Starz went back out on tour in 2019, co-headlining with Angel on East Coast (April) and Midwest (May) show dates. Starz and Angel were supporting acts for Ace Frehley on May 4, 2019, at Chesterfield Amphitheater in St. Louis County, Missouri. The St. Louis show kicked off the Midwest leg…
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Alex Kane took over the second guitar slot in 2013. Kane played guitar and Ginger Wildheart subbed on bass for a one-night-only gig in the UK at The Garage, London in London’s Highbury section on December 18, 2013. The band released privately-made DVDs of the show, some copies signed on…
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Former Ted Nugent drummer Cliff Davies filled in for Dube at a Starz show in San Francisco, California , in October 2007. For additional shows in California in April 2008, Billy Howe filled in on guitar for Messano. Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick did the honors at that year’s Kiss…
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In addition, a show recorded in Cleveland, Ohio , in 2004 was released on CD in late 2006. The Ohio show was performed as a four piece, as Harkin had missed his flight to Cleveland. In 2005, Messano once again replaced Harkin as the second-guitarist. Ranno also performed shows on…
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Ranno was approached in 2003 by a British promoter who wanted to bring STARZ over to the UK. This particular UK tour never materialized; however, the surviving original members (Smith, Ranno, Harkin, and Dube) regrouped that same year for a number of successful club dates, culminating in the two-day, 2005…
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The albums have been subsequently re-released on CD (by other labels and the band themselves), with bonus tracks primarily composed of material from the band’s days as Fallen Angels, as well as a few songs from the 1992 reunion (independent) album, Requiem .
The songs were released (with some live tracks, plus other previously written, yet unreleased songs) on their own label, Drastic CD, in 1992 as the aforementioned Requiem . After this, Ranno continued on his own with the Richie Ranno Group, which put out a CD ( RRG ) in 1996.
Pieter Sweval died of complications from AIDS on January 23, 1990.
Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records contacted Ranno in 1989, telling him of his longtime admiration of the band and asked if Ranno held the rights to any of the band’s material.
In 1981 Smith, Ranno, Madick, and Scance regrouped and rebranded as Hellcats. Hellcats recorded five new songs, released as an EP on the independent label Radio Records in 1982.