New Tattoo

Occupation

New Tattoo is the title of which appeared in 2000 eighth studio album by the American band Mötley Crüe. It is the only album the band in its absorption founding member Tommy Lee was not involved. He was replaced after his 1998 exit explained by the drummer Randy Castillo.

Background

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil was replaced in 1992 by John Corabi, with which the band recorded the album Mötley Crüe. After the album failed to meet the commercial expectations of the record company Elektra Records, they exerted pressure on the band to bring back Neil in the band and to dismiss Corabi. With Neil already commenced with Corabi recordings and songwriting for Generation Swine continued. Especially Tommy Lee did not agree with this development, as he perceived a musical reverse orientation, took the group in 1998 but still the two new titles for the best-of album Greatest Hits ( Bitter Pill and Enslaved ) on. He also played on the subsequent tour with the band, but then announced his retirement from the band. After discharge from the four-month imprisonment, which he had in 1998, serving for an attack on his wife, Pamela Anderson, he formed Methods of Mayhem.

His former band decided to continue their careers without Lee, and undertook Randy Castillo, the longtime drummer for Ozzy Osbourne, for the recording of their next album. As producer Mike Clink was won, who had taken their debut album as well as the two - Use Your Illusion albums with Guns N ' Roses. Nikki Sixx expected that the new album would be at least as successful as 1989 Dr. Feelgood. The published on 11 July 2000 album contained a cover version of the song White Punks on Dope, the The Tubes had established in 1975. As a single, the song Hell on Heels was published, the number 13 of the mainstream rock charts in the U.S. reached.

Just before the start of the New Tattoo tour in the U.S. fell ill Castillo of cancer; he was replaced by the drummer of the band Hole, Samantha Maloney. Castillo died on 26 March 2002.

Others

  • One of the background singers on the tour was Pearl Aday.
  • The live DVD Lewd, Crewd, and Tattoed was recorded at the New Tattoo tour.

Reception

New Tattoo reached No. 41 of the album charts in the United States.

According to the Nielsen SoundScan New Tattoo in the U.S. was sold to date 203,000.

Title list

The European edition of the album contained a bonus track:

In Japan New Tattoo was released with the bonus track American Zero.

Record label Compact Disc Digital Audio Genre Saints of Los Angeles Use Your Illusion II Hole (Band) Billboard 200 James Michael Too Fast for Love Shout at the Devil Theatre of Pain Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album) Dr. Feelgood (Album)
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