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TKO was a hard rock and heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, which was active between 1977 and 2001. The group's lead vocalist and only consistent member was Brad Sinsel. ==Biography== Sinsel, a native of Yakima, Washington, got his start in rock in the early 1970s in Ze Whiz Kidz, a flamboyant, influential glam rock band that opened a Seattle show by the New York Dolls in 1974. Eventually, he joined a reformed version of the band Mojo Hand () which featured co-founding members Mark Seidenverg (bass) and Darryl Siguenza (drums), along with former Whiz Kidz guitarist Rick Pierce. With the addition of Sinsel and Tony Bortko (guitar, keyboards) the band became TKO. Represented by managers who also worked with platinum sellers Heart, the band signed a major label recording contract in 1977, though it would be more than a year before the first album would appear. The group released their Mike Flicker produced debut ''Let It Roll'' on the Infinity Records division of MCA Records in early 1979; it went on to sell roughly 150,000 copies. During this time the group had a type of glam rock image and fans compared their music favorably with The Who. TKO toured the U.S. extensively, including shows with the Kinks, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Van Halen as well as Heart and made their way to Japan where they appeared at Japan Jam in 1979, with new rhythm section Evan Sheeley (bass) and Bill Durham (drums), both formerly with Yakima act Water Closet,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=When Yakima, Washington’s Velvet Illusions And Tokyo, Japan’s Flowers Came Together )〕 in tow. TKO was unable to deliver a follow-up album when Infinity went out of business and was absorbed by MCA in the spring of 1980. By 1980, the line-up consisted of Sinsel, Sheeley, new drummer Gary Thompson and 17-year-old hot shot guitar player Adam Brenner, brought into the fold by Tony Bortko, who left shortly thereafter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with Adam Bomb )〕 Thompson and Brenner came from a local cover band named Tyrant which also featured future Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate and bassist Scott Earl. Brenner quickly became a driving force and co-wrote most of the new material with Sinsel. Boasting a much grittier, more heavy metal oriented sound, the band would record their sophomore album, ''In Your Face'', in 1981 with producer Rick Keefer at Sea West Studios in Oahu, HI but could not get signed to a record label. Brenner left in 1982 in order to pursue a solo career, surfacing as Adam Bomb and signed to Geffen Records for his 1984 debut ''Fatal Attraction''. Pierce, Sheeley, and Thompson all left to join guitarist Floyd Rose and vocalist Scott Palmerton, aka Jonathan K., in Q5, releasing the much lauded ''Steel The Light'' album in 1984. After a period of inactivity, Sinsel put together a new TKO line-up consisting of former Culprit members, guitarist Kjartan Kristoffersen and bassist Scott Earl, and drummer Ken Mary from the band Strike. They began to play out around Seattle and with the help of Rick Keefer signed a record deal with Combat Records who would finally release ''In Your Face'' in 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TKO - 'In Your Face' LP )〕 The song "End of the Line", whose intro is taken from the classical piece "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", was also included on the 1984 Shrapnel Records compilation ''US Metal Vol. IV''. TKO found a secure new fan base with the growing heavy metal audience and was part of a vibrant Seattle metal scene which included Metal Church, Queensrÿche, Rail and Culprit, among many others. Sinsel would also contribute lead vocals to ''Burning at the Speed of Light'' (1985) by Thrasher, an all-star project initiated by Combat Records and led by the songwriting team of guitarist Andy 'Duck' MacDonald of Bible Black and drummer Carl Canedy of The Rods. Sinsel appeared on "Hot and Heavy" with MacDonald, Canedy and bassist Kenny Aaronson (Dust, Derringer, HSAS) and "Widowmaker", featuring Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big) on bass. TKO toured the U.S. with the likes of Foreigner, Ted Nugent, Robin Trower and Dio to promote ''In Your Face'' before heading back in the studio with Rick Keefer for their third album. Released in 1986 on the Roadrunner label, ''Below the Belt''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TKO - 'Below The Belt' LP )〕 was not as well received as its predecessor and featured Sinsel, Kristoffersen, Earl and Mary who soon left to join Alice Cooper. He was briefly replaced by Michael Alexich, an old friend of Sinsel's; TKO would play their last show in 1986 at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TKO (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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