Artist / Band

Throbs

Origin Toronto & Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦 - New York, NY, 🇺🇸

Websites

facebook.com

Biography

The Throbs were a Canadian hard rock band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 1986. They featured Toronto-born singer Ronnie Sweetheart and fellow Canadians Jeff Campbell on guitar and vocals; Michael Lotimer on bass and vocals; and Peter Lotimer on drums and vocals. Ronnie moved to New York and was joined by bassist Danny Nordahl, drummer Ronnie Magri and guitarist Roger Ericson. They recorded the album titled The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds, which was produced by Bob Ezrin and Dick Wagner in 1991 for Geffen Records. Little Richard made a special appearance on piano on the track 'Ecstasy'. The band was dropped by their label six months after the release of the album and failed to continue. After the departures of Sweetheart and Magri, Ericson & Nordahl formed The Vibes.

Ronnie Sweetheart was a member/guitarist of VO5 with former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach.

Roger Ericson was a member of Smashed Gladys and can be heard on their 1988 Elektra release Social Intercourse and before that was a member of the cult band Angels in Vain.

Danny Nordahl is now in Faster Pussycat, and was in The Newlydeads with three of his current Faster Pussycat bandmates, and in Motochrist, N-Y loose and Tracii Guns's version of L.A. Guns. He also was one of the passing members of Angels in Vain.

Ronnie Magri was in the band Sweet Pain (Combat Records 1985) with former L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat bassist Kelly Nickels. After moving to New Orleans in 1995, Magri has been involved in the Neo-Burlesque scene and worked with Dita Von Teese.

A second album by The Throbs was made available online in 2014, appropriately titled Second.

Now Playing

Select a track to start playback

Use the Plyr controls below or click any playable track.