Where is Bang Tango from?

Los Angeles, CA
Bang Tango/Origin

What happened to Bang Tango?

The break up of the original line up of Bang Tango occurred in 1995 after returning from a European tour in support of Love After Death. Frontman Joe Leste’ and bassist Kyle Kyle then reformed the band in 1996 with a revolving door of musicians. Frontman Joe Leste’ went on to sign a record deal with Warner Bros.

Who’s the lead singer of Bang Tango?

Bang Tango’s long-time frontman Joe Lesté was recently interviewed by LA Weekly and commented on the movie documentary on his band entitled Attack Of Life: The Bang Tango Movie, which was created, produced and edited (over four years) by Drew Fortier and who later on went on to join the group as its second guitarist.

What happened to the original Bang Tango?

In 1999 the band released Greatest Tricks, which was a compilation of the band’s most well known songs re-recorded with Bang Tango’s current line up at the time. The Joe Leste’ and Kyle Kyle version of the band continued to tour under the Bang Tango name until dissipating 1999.

Who is the drummer of Bang Tango?

At the suggestion of Rough Cutt’s Amir Derakh, vocalist Joe Leste’ joined the band as its frontman which led to Leste’s childhood friend, Tigg Ketler, completing the 5 piece line up as Bang Tango’s drummer.

Where does Bangbang Tango rank on VH1’s hair metal 100 list?

Bang Tango were placed at No. 36 for VH1’s The Hair Metal 100, a list ranking the top 100 hair metal bands of the 1980s. Someone Like You was featured at number 9 in LA Weekly ‘s The 10 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the Hair Metal Era list.

Where did Bang Tango’s Psycho Cafe rank on Rolling Stone’s list?

Bang Tango’s Psycho Cafe’ landed at No. 37 for Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time list. Bang Tango were placed at No. 36 for VH1’s The Hair Metal 100, a list ranking the top 100 hair metal bands of the 1980s.

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