And as you can guess, the band has had quite a reshuffle of their line up with the total number of members ever to grace the stage under the name Hanoi Rocks hitting twenty. However, the band would later rejuvenate their love for rock music, having the band team up from 2001 to 2009. Sadly, the band would disband following the death of their recent new man in their lineup, drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley, who died in a car accident in December 1984. In the first years of their inception, Hanoi Rocks would tour tons of Finnish clubs for live performances playing Monroe and McCoy’s songs and covers to other songs. The band was quite popular, having them be the first Finnish band to chart in the UK.

Other founding members were guitarist Stefan Piesnack, drummer Peki Sirola, and bassist Nedo Soininen. The two would have a pact that Andy would join the band later on to have a smooth transition from his previous band to the new Hanoi Rocks band. Our Top 10 Hanoi Rocks Songs takes a look at a legendary rock band from Finland that played a big role in the 1980s Glam Metal Scene.Formed in 1978, Hanoi Rocks is a band that puts Finland on the map for rock music thanks to vocalist Michael Monroe aka Matti Fagerholm, and guitarist Andy McCoy aka Antti Hulkko, formerly in the punk band Pelle Miljoona Oy, for their efforts to see the Hanoi Rocks band established.

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