Tony Richards

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Tony Richards
Birth name	Anthony Richard Orlando
Born	Phoenix, Arizona
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Drums
Years active	Late 1970s-present
Associated acts	W.A.S.P. Great White DellaVella

Tony Richards (born Anthony Richard Orlando)^{[citation needed]}, is an American musician and drummer. He was the original drummer of shock metal band W.A.S.P. from 1982 till 1984.

Richards played for various bands in his early career before relocating to the Los Angeles, CA area from Phoenix, AZ in 1980. He began making a name for himself as one of the hottest drummers in the LA heavy metal scene with a band called Dante Fox, later to become known as Great White. With fellow band mates Don Costa (W.A.S.P./M80), Mark Kendall (Great White), and Jack Russell (Great White), they regularly played the most popular heavy metal clubs in Hollywood and LA such as the Troubador, Roxy Theatre, Whisky a Go Go, and Starwood Club.

In late 1982, Richards, along with Costa, left Dante Fox after being asked by Blackie Lawless to join the new band he was assembling called W.A.S.P. Richards left the band for unspecified reasons following the release of their debut album W.A.S.P. in 1984, being replaced by Steve Riley, who would later leave to join L.A. Guns.

Richards is currently playing in a band called DellaVella along with Carl Della Vella on bass guitar and Lee Oliver on lead guitar.

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Studio albums	W.A.S.P. The Last Command Inside the Electric Circus The Headless Children The Crimson Idol Still Not Black Enough Kill Fuck Die Helldorado Unholy Terror Dying for the World The Neon God, Pt. 1: The Rise The Neon God, Pt. 2: The Demise Dominator Babylon

Live albums	Live...In the Raw Live...Animal (EP) Double Live Assassins The Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A.

Compilation albums	First Blood Last Cuts

Singles	"Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" "I Wanna Be Somebody" "I Don't Need No Doctor"

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Name	Richards, Tony
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Short description	American musician
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Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona
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