Heavy Bones

A superb yet overlooked melodic sleaze band, sounding like a more mature Motley Crue. Formed by former Cats In Boots vocalist Joel Ellis and guitar virtuoso Gary Hoey in the early 90's. They recruited Rex Tennyson (bass, ex-Hellion) and Frankie Banali (drums, Quiet Riot). They recorded their debut album {Heavy Bones} with famed producer and session guitarist Richie Zito, but by 1992 the music scene wasn't very kind to sleazy metal bands. The video for "4:AM T.M." saw very limited airplay and the album shamefully sunk without a trace. However they did receive some attention for the song "Turn It On". Hoey would resume his solo career and Banali re-teamed with the revamped Quiet Riot.

2024 Heavy Bones fans are in for a treat as the band’s frontman Joel Ellis has finally finished the process of bringing various rare and unreleased archived recordings to life. The Real Heavy Bones‘ album "Rare & Unreleased Archives Vol One" is now available for purchase via Joel Ellis Music‘s website. The record features the original Heavy Bones line-up of Joel Ellis on lead vocals, Gary Hoey on guitar, Frankie Banali on drums and Rex Tennyson on bass.