Adam Bomb (born Adam Brenner, 1963) is a
guitarist and
singer who has worked with several bands.
Biography
Seattle
In 1979, when Adam Bomb was 16 years old, he and
Geoff Tate started a cover band called Tyrant. Later he joined the band TKO, with whom he recorded the album
In Your Face.
California
in 1982, at age 18, Bomb auditioned for
Kiss. He flew to Los Angeles and played three songs with them, but was not invited to join the band. Instead, he moved to Hollywood and shared an apartment with Jeffrey Isbelle, better known as
Izzy Stradlin. Bomb quickly became friends with
Tommy Thayer, a neighbor and guitarist for the rock band
Black N' Blue (now guitarist in KISS), who suggested Adam should do his own project and call it
Adam Bomb. In 1983, Adam recorded his first demos with producer Rick Keefer. He also played two gigs with
Steeler as a replacement for
Yngwie Malmsteen. One year later, Adam recorded more songs with the aid of drummer
Chuck Ruff of
Montrose and bassist
Cliff Williams of
AC/DC and finalized his first album,
Fatal Attraction.
The Adam Bomb Band
In 1984, Bomb signed a long-term management deal with
Leber Krebs and moved to New York to start a band with former
Billy Idol drummer
Gregg Gerson, Billy Idol/
Riot bassist
Phil Feit, and
Aerosmith guitarist
Jimmy Crespo. Later, the band moved to
Los Angeles and...
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