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Vesterinen soon became the band's manager after speaking with McCoy and Monroe. At one of the band's first shows was Seppo Vesterinen, who had brought big-name artists like Iggy Pop and Frank Zappa to Finland. The band toured Finnish clubs, playing McCoy and Monroe's own songs and covers like Cheap Trick's 'He's a Whore', The Police's 'Born in the 50s' and MC5's 'Looking at You'. The original line-up of Hanoi Rocks was Michael Monroe on vocals, former Pelle Miljoona Oy guitarist Stefan Piesnack, Monroe's guitarist Nasty Suicide, bassist Nedo Soininen, and drummer Peki Sirola. McCoy allowed Monroe to form the band with an agreement that McCoy would join later. McCoy did not join the band immediately, because he was the guitarist for the Finnish punk band Pelle Miljoona Oy. Hanoi Rocks were formed in Helsinki in 1979 by Michael Monroe (Matti Fagerholm) and his friend, guitarist Andy McCoy (Antti Hulkko). History Formation and early days (1979–1980) The original line-up of the band (Monroe, McCoy, Suicide, Yaffa and Casino) reunited at Monroe's 60 year birthday concert on 23 September 2022 at the Helsinki Ice Hall.

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Although musically closer to traditional rock n' roll and punk, the band have been cited as a major influence in the glam metal genre for bands such as Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row and Poison.Īccording to Finnish radio and TV personality Jone Nikula, who was the band's tour manager in the 2000s, Hanoi Rocks's albums have sold between 780,000 and 1,000,000 copies around the world, mostly in Scandinavia and Japan. Original vocalist Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy reunited in 2001 with a new lineup that lasted until 2009. After their initial break-up, Michael Monroe was the first Finnish artist to chart on the American Billboard 200 in 1989. The band broke up in June 1985 after drummer Nicholas 'Razzle' Dingley died in a drunk driving incident with Vince Neil behind the wheel during their first US tour in December 1984. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979. Johanna Kustannus, Lick, Nippon Phonogram, CBS, Major Leiden Productions, Liquor and Poker Music, Backstage Alliance, Pronit

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