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Warrant is a hair metal band from Los Angeles, California that enjoyed their greatest success in 1990 with the smash single and album Cherry Pie. The music of Warrant, which has undergone a significant evolution during the band's 20 year history, is difficult to comprehensively characterise. However, it is the music created during the 1980s and early 1990s which, for better or worse, remains the band's signature. Few of the hair metal bands to gain noteriety during this period captured the Sunset Strip's party spirit with more authenticity than Warrant. The band's brand of heavy metal was loud, cheesy, sex-obsessed, and usually delivered with a mischievous sense of humour. The generally lighthearted band became famous for its raucous party anthems filled with thinly-veiled references to sex, such as "Down Boys" and "Cherry Pie", but also for its sentimental, melodic ballads "Heaven", "Sometimes She Cries", "I Saw Red".

Warrant was formed in Los Angeles by guitarist Erik Turner in July 1984, and bassist Jerry Dixon joined soon after. Early members of Warrant included vocalist Adam Shore, guitarist Josh Lewis, and drummer Max Asher. Vocalist Jani Lane and drummer Steven "Sweet" Chamberlain joined the band in September 1986, and guitarist Joey Allen completed the line-up in March 1987. Lane and Sweet were previously in the band Plain Jane, which had recorded several demos. The recruitment of Lane proved pivotal in the band's future, with the singer quickly assuming the role of Warrant's song writer. After having spent some time on the L.A. club scene, the band recorded a demo tape in September 1987 for Paisley Park Records, a record label owned by musician Prince.

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In January 1988 Warrant signed a contract with Columbia Records, and in April they began recording their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The record veered between sleaze and sentimentality, but was held together throughout by a strong sense of melody. It was a significant success, spawning 3 hits: the #2 power ballads "Heaven" and "Sometimes She Cries", and the rock anthem "Down Boys". Shortly following the release of the album, Warrant toured with Paul Stanley, Queensryche, Cinderella, Poison, Motley Crue and Kingdom Come. Kingdom Come members Rick Steier and James Kottak later joined Warrant. The band's second record, the sexually-charged Cherry Pie, was released in March 1990, and featured guest appearances by Poison's C.C. DeVille, Danger Danger's Bruno Ravel and Steve West, and Fiona. The album, which spawned the hits "Cherry Pie", "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "I Saw Red", reached the Top Ten in the United States, and went on to sell 3 million copies. The record's title track, only included on the album as a result of record company pressure, received strong exposure on MTV became the band's most successful single. The release of "Cherry Pie" was followed by a tour with the band Poison, which ended in January 1991 after a conflict between the two bands over stage room. The band's European tour with David Lee Roth was cut short after Lane fractured several ribs in a stage dive in Birmingham, England. Warrant soon continued touring, however, performing headlingin shows in America on their 'Blood, Sweat And Beers' tour, supported by Firehouse and Trixter.

The 1990s represented a turbulent time in Warrant's history, characterised by frequent line-up changes. In 1992, Warrant released Dog Eat Dog. The record, an impressive attempt by the band to evolve in the face of changing musical trends, received critical acclaim but achieved only moderate commercial success. Later that year, vocalist Lane temporarily left the band, which was then dropped by Columbia, following the arrival of grunge and the death of Warrant's long-time manager Tom Hulet. In May 1994, guitarist Allen left Warrant and was followed by drummer Sweet in the following month. In November 1994, Rick Steier replaced Allen on guitar and James Kottak replaced Sweet on drums. Lane returned to the band and a new record deal was signed with Tom Lipsky of CMC Records in September 1994. A Japanese deal was signed with Pony Canyon Records at the same time. Ultraphobic, released in March 1995, was even less successful than Dog Eat Dog. Drummer Kottak left the band in March 1996 and was replaced by Bobby Borg, formerly of Beggars and Thieves, Left For Dead, and Opinion. Belly to Belly was released in July 1996 in Japan and October 1996 in the United States. In October 1997, drummer Borg left the band. We was replaced by Danny Wagner in September 1998. Guitarist Steier and drummer Wagner left the band in January 2000. Keri Kelli replaced Steier on guitars and Mike Fasano replaced Wagner on drums. Keri Kelli and Mike Fasano had previously played together in Dad's Porno Mag. In August 2000, Kelli left Warrant to tour with Slash's Snakepit and was replaced by Billy Morris. Warrant's latest record, Under the Influence, was released in May 2001. The band toured with Poison again in the summer of 2001, but the tour was cut short due to back injuries sustained by Poison bassist Bobby Dall. In April 2003, Lane replaced drummer Fasano with Kevin Pharis. Lane left Warrant again in January of 2004, taking Morris and Pharis with him. Lane was forced to cancel his first series of solo shows in Michigan after former band members took legal action to prevent the Warrant logo from being used on tour posters. Mike Fasano was briefly rehired, before Steven Sweet rejoined the band. Allen also rejoined in February 2004. Warrant is currently fronted by former Black N' Blue vocalist Jaime St. James. Warrant commenced production of their 7th studio album on February 4 2005 with producer and engineer Pat Regan, who has previously worked with KISS, Deep Purple, Mr Big and L.A. Guns. The record (as of May 05 2005) is to be titled "Born Again", and it is scheduled for release in summer 2005.