Demolition 23

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Demolition 23.
Origin	New York, USA, Finland
Genres	Glam punk
Years active	1993–1994
Labels	Music for Nations
Associated acts	Hanoi Rocks Star Star

Members	Michael Monroe Sami Yaffa Jay Hening (deceased) Jimmy Clark Nasty Suicide

Demolition 23. was a rock band formed in 1993 in New York by the former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe and the ex-Star Star guitarist Jay Hening, following the ending of Monroe's Jerusalem Slim project with Steve Stevens.

Initially Demolition 23. was a covers band playing live shows in New York with Monroe and Hening joined by the accomplished session drummer Jimmy Clark. Their shows were notable for guest appearances by music industry friends such as Sebastian Bach and Kory Clarke.

Demolition 23.'s eponymous first album, Demolition 23., was recorded at Power Station Studios in New York City and produced by Little Steven. Monroe's former Hanoi Rocks bandmate Sami Yaffa played bass guitar on the album and the music was a return to Monroe and Yaffa's punk roots with tracks such as "Same Shit Different Day", "Hammersmith Palais" and covers of songs by Johnny Thunders, UK Subs and The Dead Boys. The album was dedicated to the memory of Stiv Bators and released on the Music For Nations label in 1994.

Hening was injured in a road accident in 1994 and after being refused entry to the UK for a tour of Europe was replaced on guitar by Nasty Suicide. With three former members, the touring line-up of Demolition 23. was the closest to a reunion of Hanoi Rocks since that band had split up in 1985. On February 14, 1995, the former Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy joined Demolition 23. for three songs at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki. That date, despite the 2001 rebirth of Hanoi Rocks, marks the only time that the four surviving members of the classic Hanoi Rocks line up (Monroe-McCoy-Suicide-Yaffa) has played together since January 1985 at the Europe-A-Go-Go Festival in Helsinki.

In March 1995, Nasty Suicide announced his departure from the band much to the surprise of Michael Monroe who then decided to end the band.

Discography

Albums

Demolition 23. (1994) - Music For Nations CDMFN 176

External links

Demolition 23. on Little Steven's official website

v t e Hanoi Rocks

Michael Monroe Andy McCoy Conny Bloom Andy Christell George Atlagic Nasty Suicide Sami Yaffa Stefan Piesnack Gyp Casino Terry Chimes Timo Kaltio Razzle Jesu Hämäläinen Nedo René Berg Peki Sirola Costello Hautamäki Timpa Stevie Klasson Lacu

Studio Albums	Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks Oriental Beat Self Destruction Blues Back to Mystery City Two Steps from the Move Twelve Shots on the Rocks Another Hostile Takeover Street Poetry

Live albums	All Those Wasted Years Rock & Roll Divorce

Compilations	The Best of Hanoi Rocks Dead By Christmas The Collection Tracks From A Broken Dream Lean On Me Decadent, Dangerous, Delicious Hanoi Rocks Up Around The Bend...The Definitive Collection This One's for Rock'n'roll – The Best of Hanoi Rocks 1980–2008

Singles and EP's	"I Want You" "Tragedy" "Desperados" "Dead By X-Mas" "Love's An Injection" "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Until I Get You" "Up Around the Bend" "Underwater World" "Don't You Ever Leave Me" "People Like Me" "A Day Late, A Dollar Short" "Keep Our Fire Burning" "Back In Yer Face" "Fashion" "This One's For Rock'n'Roll" "Teenage Revolution"

Other songs	"Oriental Beat" "Million Miles Away"

Videos and DVD's	All Those Wasted Years The Nottingham Tapes Buried Alive

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