but unlike their future offspring, Hanoi Rocks' roots weren't in heavy metal, but rather punk and garage rock (the Stooges, early Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Dead Boys).Īfter some lineup tweaking, the "classic" Hanoi Rocks lineup was put in place, consisting of Monroe, guitarists Andy McCoy and Nasty Suicide, bassist Sam Yaffa, and drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley. Preceding Mötley Crüe by several years, Hanoi Rocks was one of the first groups in several years to adopt the glam look (something that would become commonplace on L.A.'s Sunset Strip in only a few years) - heavy on the make-up and hair spray, flashy outfits, etc. Born Matti Fagerholm on June 17, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland, Monroe played saxophone with a variety of Finnish bands throughout the late ‘70s before eventually switching to vocals, and helping co-form Hanoi Rocks in 1980.
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Preceding Mötley Crüe by several years, Hanoi Rocks Read Full Bio In a perfect world, Michael Monroe would have been one of the leading frontmen of the ‘80s glam metal movement - leaving most of his unbearable contemporaries in the dust. In a perfect world, Michael Monroe would have been one of the leading frontmen of the ‘80s glam metal movement - leaving most of his unbearable contemporaries in the dust.
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