From Girl to Man Raze

Do you know Man Raze?

The band features Phil Collen (Def Leppard, Girl) Simon Laffy (Girl) and Paul Cook (Sex Pistols). Some define the band as "alternative" but I'm going to say they are "post-glam." Many of the early Man Raze songs were originally written for Def Leppard, and I know you'll agree the Leps are anything but alternative!

Man Raze created their own label, Surrealist Records, and released the Skin Crawl  EP in 2005. It's available on www.amazon.com as an import, but for domestic pricing.

Skin Crawl features these tracks:

Skin Crawl
You're So Wrong
Runnin' Me Up
Skin Crawl (remix)

Man Raze is different for Phil Collen because he sings lead in addition to his guitar duties. Laffy plays bass for Man Raze, as he did with Girl and Cook plays drums.

According to www.manraze.com, the release of the band's full length debut has been pushed back, thanks to external commitments. My guess would be that Phil Collen underestimated how hard it would be to record with his side project while touring with Def Leppard and contributing lead guitars to the upcoming Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, due sometime next year. As with anything connected to DL there's usually a delay, but I'm confident Man Raze will release their much anticipated disc as soon as possible.

Here's the promotional video for "Turn It Up"