ICYMI: Riley's L.A. Guns Update

Riley's L.A. Guns is officially over. After Steve Riley died, this was inevitable. Kelly Nickels posted on the band's Facebook a few days ago, making the announcement. As for Kelly himself, it sort of sounds like he is just done with the performance scene period, writing:

"...Doesn’t mean you won’t see me at some old Honky tonk joint jammin' around, but for now...we’ll have to wait and see what the future holds."

Riley's L.A. Guns Announce 'New' Track

So this is interesting: Riley's L.A. Guns will release "The Ballad of Jayne" on August 2. This will be an acoustic version of the L.A. Guns classic tune. Riley's version will also release a 7" vinyl of the song.

I'm not exactly sure what the goal is here since Steve Riley died back in October. So without him... why keep the band going? Of course bass player Kelly Nickels is a member of this band. In a perfect world, he would go back to L.A. Guns with Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns but the world isn't perfect, so...

"The Ballad of Jayne" (original)

'The Dark Horse' Album Coming Soon

Despite Steve Riley's untimely passing earlier this year, his band will go ahead and release The Dark Horse very soon. I'm sure this is emotional for the remaining members of Riley's L.A. Guns, but it is good to know the album will see the light of day... soon.

Riley's L.A. Guns Release 'Rewind' -- New Track

Riley's L.A. Guns will release a new album called The Dark Horse later this year. One of the songs on that upcoming album is "Rewind" and the band shared an audio version of it via YouTube. This is one of those songs that sounds fine for a modern rock track, because it is. This isn't the L.A. Guns of the past because this isn't that band, which makes Steve Riley's decision to fight for the use of the name even more confusing.

I like the guitars and the chorus on "Rewind" and I bet The Dark Horse will be a strong release. I just wonder if Riley and the rest of the band would have been better off going with a whole new name, image and started off clean.

Riley's L.A. Guns Releases 'Overdrive' -- New Track

Drummer Steve Riley and L.A. Guns just released a new song called "Overdrive." The song will be included on the band's upcoming album The Dark Horse. I will say "Overdrive" doesn't exactly sound like your classic L.A. Guns (er, Riley's L.A. Guns), but this band has evolved and here we are. The new album is officially available for pre-orders today (see below).