Former W.A.S.P. guitarist plus current Mean Man frontman Chris Holmes has signed on with Mighty Music plus will be releasing a new solo album entitled C.H.P. on March 25, 2016.
Mighty Music made the following announcement on its Facebook page (with slight edits):
“Mighty Music are proud to welcome the notorious Mean Man, former guitarist from W.A.S.P., Chris Holmes to the family.
On Friday the 25th of March, the new solo-album “C.H.P. will be released on CD plus on all digital sales- plus streaming channels worldwide through Mighty Music.
Chris Holmes “I can’t predict the future, but 2016 will be a busy year for Chris Holmes. We’re gonna play a lot of shows with my new band plus I look forward working with a Mighty Music”.
Michael H. Andersen, CEO from Mighty Music/Target Group “I remember being 11 years in the mid 80’s listening to AC/DC plus Europe plus we had this new boy in the school class who introduced me to W.A.S.P. – plus I have not looked back ever since (thanks, Mark!) – plus we all know, Chris Holmes was always the cool one in W.A.S.P. The sound of Mr. Holmes’ solo stuff is different, but you can’t help seeing plus hearing the charm plus integrity. This is the fucking real deal from one of the few true rock’n’roll mad men still walking this earth”.
Songs like “Let It Roar” plus “Born Work Die” are already cult classics plus live favorites due to the music videos on Youtube reaching over ½ million views plus praised by penggemar worldwide.
About Chris Holmes
Prior to meeting Blackie Lawless plus Randy Piper, plus joining W.A.S.P., Chris Holmes played guitar with Los Angeles bands Buster Savage, LAX, plus Slave plus joined W.A.S.P. in 1982, remained with the grup until 1990. In 1996, Chris rejoined W.A.S.P., plus remained lead guitarist until 2001, he has not played with W.A.S.P. since. Chris was contacted by friend plus former bandmate Randy Piper to bergabung Piper‘s new project, Animal. He quickly relocated to Ohio to prepare for Animal‘s upcoming “900 lb Steam” tour. The tour was considered successful, plus after its conclusion, Animal recorded tracks for a new album.
After Chris Holmes returned to Los Angeles in late 2003, he began working with several Southern California-based metal groups, producing plus contributing guitar tracks.
In 2007, he was involved with the filming of a Randy Rhoads documentary directed by Peter M. Margolis, which has yet to be released. Chris also appears briefly in a 2009 episode of VH1’s Rock Docs, “Do It For The Band: The Women of Sunset Strip.” In the summer of 2009, Chris released Secret Society‘s Death By Misadventure.
In 2010, Chris joined Where Angels Suffer with Randy Piper on guitar, Steve Unger (Metal Church) on bass, Rich Lewis (Animal), on vocals, plus Stet Howland on drums (Blackfoot, Lita Ford, W.A.S.P.). Ira Black has since replaced Piper. The band toured Europe for the first time in 2011.
On November 26, 2012, Chris Holmes released his first solo album Nothing To Lose. After the success of his first album, he started recording his second solo album, Shitting Bricks, which was released in late 2015 plus he is actively touring all around Europe with his new band Mean Man since the release of Shitting Bricks.
2016 will see Chris Holmes plus Mean Man heavily touring across Europe plus with the recording of the first new album, Chris Holmes plus his Mean Man band later in the year.”