Mick Sweda of Lies, Deceit, & Treachery – EP095

Episode Description: Guitarist Mick Sweda joins Sonny and Steven to
talk about his current band Lies, Deceit, & Treachery, as well
as his time in the Bulletboys and King Kobra. Sweda is joined in
Lies, Deceit & Treachery by two other original members of
Bulletboys plus Last In Line frontman Andrew Freeman. We chat about
some of the trials and tribulation of the music business and get
into his earliest musical memories. What's The Story? We use the
term "desert island" album a lot on this show. For both Sonny and
I, the Bulletboys debut album falls into that category. Like so
many others, I discovered the Bulletboys through the "Smooth Up In
Ya" video on MTV, quickly went out and got the album, and became a
fan. In addition to the Bulletboys record, I was also a fan of the
King Kobra debut, and although not a "desert island" record, I was
known to crank it up from time to time. So it was a real pleasure
to speak to Mick, who was absolutely cool as hell and very gracious
with his time. - Steven Michael Mick Sweda is
a songwriter, guitarist and singer born
in Gowanda, New York on April 18, 1960. After attending
college on a drama scholarship and touring the east coast with
various bands, Sweda moved to Los Angeles. He spent time in various
musical projects, including the band Stormtrooper whose Armies of
the Night EP surfaced in 1985. In 1984, he was approached by
Carmine Appice to join his new band King Kobra, which had
been signed to Capitol Records. Sweda recorded two records
with King Kobra (Ready to Strike and Thrill of a
Lifetime) and toured extensively, opening for bands such
as Iron Maiden, Kiss and Ted Nugent. Sweda left
the band in 1987 and started BulletBoys with Lonnie
Vencent and Marq Torien, the latter of whom had briefly served
as King Kobra's lead singer. The band signed to Warner Bros.
Records in 1988. Upon the release of their eponymous debut,
the band toured extensively opening for bands such as Cheap
Trick, Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne and others, as well
as headlining theaters. BulletBoys recorded two more records for
Warner Bros. (Freakshow and Za-Za) and supported both
records with tours before Sweda left the band in 1993. Everyone’s
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