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Black ‘N Blue is
just one of those bands that never made it. From Portland, Oregon, they rocked clubs and even opened for KISS. After many
albums, the has band parted ways but have never disbanded, and they are recording a new album called Hell Yeah!. Tommy
Thayer, the band’s guitarist, has moved on to play the Spaceman in KISS, while Jaime St. James, vocals, is now the frontman
for Warrant.
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Black 'N Blue were melodic pop-rockers that were labeled
to be the "next big thing" in the mid 80's, but despite having a loyal fan base, they never broke through commercially. The
group was formed by Jaime St. James (vocals), Tommy Thayer (guitar), Jeff Warner (guitar), Patrick Young (bass) and Pete Holmes
(drums) in Portland, Oregon in 1981. By relocating to Los Angeles, they made their debut on the first Metal Massacre
compilation with the song "Chains Around Heaven", before landing a major label deal. The band opened for Kiss in 1985, and
was able to reach a much larger audience, yet it failed to translate into sales for the boys. Kiss' Gene Simmons even produced
the In Heat album, but even that couldn't sell the band to the public, and by 1989 the group had disbanded. Lack of
a hit single seemed to be the missing ingredient for this hard rocking quintet. By opening for some of the biggest names in
the metal scene, the band was able to sell roughly a million units of their albums, but with expectations so high that just
wasn't enough. Since the groups demise, St. James has recorded with Freight Train Jane, Dry Rot and St. James.
Thayer went on to record with Doro, Harlow and Shake The Faith. Holmes would form Monster with some ex-Malice members. Black
'N Blue reformed in 1997 for a show that would be recorded and released as One Night Only - Live. The band would once
again reform in 2003, with Shawn Sonnenschein filling in for Thayer (who is currently playing the Space Ace in Kiss); to work
on a new album due for release called Hell Yeah! A big break came to St. James in 2004 when he replaced Jani Lane as
the front man for multi-platinum rockers Warrant. Black 'N Blue is another band that just didn't get the recognition they
deserved.
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