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Infobox musical artist | name = The Last Vegas| image = Lv alley.jpg| caption = The Last Vegas in 2005| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Chicago , Illinois USA | genre = Hard rock , Heavy metal music|Heavy metal , Glam metal | years_active = 2003& ndash;present| label = Eleven Seven Music|Eleven Seven , Get Hip Records|Get Hip , Scarey| associated_acts =| website = http://www.thelastvegas.com/ www.thelastvegas.com| current_members = Adam Arling
Danny Smash
John Wator
Chad Cherry
Nate Arling
The Last Vegas are a hard rock band from Chicago whose style draws from glam rock|glam , punk rock|punk , and sleaze rock|sleaze metal . Composed of Chad Cherry (lead vocals), John Wator (guitar), Adam Arling (guitar), Danny Smash (bass), and Nate Arling (drums), the band released the album Whatever Gets You Off , in April 2009, on Eleven Seven Music . The album was produced by Nikki Sixx , Sixx:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba , as well as Marti Frederiksen .

Sound


The Last Vegas are a hard rock band with influences from genres including glam rock , Heavy metal music|heavy metal , and punk rock , citing influences such as Aerosmith , Guns N' Roses , Mötley Crüe , Cheap Trick , and Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row . They hail from Chicago, Illinois and have performed all over the world since 2003.

Music videos


#Hot Leather
#All the Way
#So Young, So Pretty, So What
#Ain't A Good Man
#Loose Lips
#I'm Bad
#Whatever Gets You off
#Apologize
#The Other Side

History


The Last Vegas made their recording debut with the full-length album '' Lick 'Em and Leave 'Em (2004) on the independent label Get Hip Records . A second full-length album, Seal the Deal (album)|Seal the Deal (2006), followed on the same label.

After leaving Get Hip, the Last Vegas released a five-track EP High Class Trash (2007), spotlighting the song "Raw Dog", which was featured in the popular video game Guitar Hero II (2006). The full-length, The Last Vegas (album)|The Last Vegas (2008), showcased the band growth with new singer Cherry and bassist Smash. In December 2008 the Last Vegas won Guitar Center 's On-Stage: Your Chance to Make Rock History contest opening for Mötley Crüe . They also won $25,000 cash, $20,000 in new gear from Gibson Guitars , a management deal from 10th Street Entertainment and a recording deal from Eleven Seven Music . They beat out 8,000 contestants for the coveted prize.

In 2008, The band was also picked as Spin (magazine)|Spin magazine's "Best New Discovery" at SXSW 2008. http://www.spin.com/blog/sxsw-08-spins-best-and-worst SPIN.com

The Last Vegas joined Mötley Crüe on their United States|US winter Saints Of Los Angeles Tour , along with Theory of a Deadman and Hinder . The band released its fourth full-length album and first major label album Whatever Gets You Off , the album was released to mainly positive reviews, produced by Mötley Crüe 's Nikki Sixx , Sixx:A.M. 's DJ Ashba and frequent collaborator Marti Frederiksen , although most of the material on the album consists of the band's self-released The Last Vegas (album)|self-titled album from 2008. The first single from the album was "I'm Bad".

With the release of the major label debut, the band toured with many bands, including Motley Crue, AC/DC, Buckcherry , Papa Roach and landed headlining concerts in over 17 countries worldwide, currently touring to promote their latest album.

Discography


  • 2009 - Whatever Gets You Off

  • 2008 - The Last Vegas (album)|The Last Vegas

  • 2007 - High Class Trash EP

  • 2005 - Seal the Deal (album)|Seal the Deal

  • 2004 - '' Lick 'Em and Leave Em

  • 2004 - You Want to Know How to Love Me/S & M

  • ::- Split/with Bible of the Devil (Scarey Records - Italy)

    References


    reflist
  • http://www.escapistmagazine.com/print/72/10 Escapistmagazine.com

  • http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/10/25/guitar-hero-ii-bonus-tracks-leaked.htm Videogamesblogger.com

  • http://www.glam-metal.com/thelastvegas.html Glam-metal.com

  • http://www.lowcut.dk/027_lc/interview/7.asp Lowcut.dk


  • External links


  • http://www.thelastvegas.com Official Website

  • http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thelastvegas Rolling Stone

  • http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/chadcherry.shtml Chad Cherry Interview on Sleaze Roxx

  • The Second Supper http://www.secondsupper.com/review.php? r=145 interview with Chad Cherry

  • http://www.thelastvegas.forumactif.com The Last Vegas Forum

  • http://thelastvegas.jimdo.com/ Fans site on The Last Vegas


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