A Swedish glam metal band that kept playing through the death of their original singer and multiple vocalist shifts.
For the early sound, 'Rest in Sleaze' still hits. Later, something like 'Reptile' keeps that same energy alive.
They came out of Stockholm in the late '90s with a sound that mixed 1980s glam metal with punk touches, and their debut album 'Rest in Sleaze' gave them an early following. Songs like 'Riot In Everyone' and 'Cocaine Cowboys' became staples, and the title track 'Rest in Sleaze' stayed a live favorite even after original vocalist Dave Lepard died from a drug overdose in 2001. They kept going through different singers, and tracks like 'Reptile' and 'Change The World' show how they held onto that sleaze rock energy.
Crashdiet formed in 1997 with Dave Lepard on vocals, Peter London on guitar, Martin Sweet on bass, and Eric Young on drums. After Lepard's death in 2001, they brought in Olliver Twisted for 2005's 'Generation Wild', then Gabriel Keyes sang on 2007's 'The Unattractive Revolution' before the group announced a new lineup in 2011.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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