On August 11, 2025, the band announced via social media that the founding member Larry Gillstrom had died on August 4, at the age of 70.
On July 26, 2023, almost 20 years since their last release, Kick Axe released a new single with Daniel Nargang on vocals, “Blackout Crazy”. This was followed up with the anthemic rock song “Run to the Thunder” on October 15, 2023. The band’s websites and social media pages were updated…
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The band reformed in 2002 with original member Gary Langen singing for Criston who was unavailable to join the reunion due to prior work commitments. The new album, entitled Kick Axe IV , was released the following year. In 2008, Gary Langen left the band and was replaced with new…
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The band’s follow-up album, Welcome to the Club , was released in 1985, and included a handful of guest stars. Meanwhile, the group appeared on The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack under the name “Spectre General”, the name change being due to legal complications. The band name still appeared as Kick…
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McNary left the band in 1982, and, after an international search, he was replaced in 1983 by George Criston (from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US), giving Kick Axe the “distinguished front man” they had long desired. Shortly after his joining, the group signed a major label deal with Spencer Proffer ‘s Pasha…
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Kick Axe was formed in Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada, in 1974 by Larry Gillstrom (guitar), Victor Langen (bass guitar), and his brother Gary Langen (drums, lead vocals), but at those times they called themselves Hobbit. In 1976, they changed the name to Kick Axe. After several line-up changes, by 1979,…
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