Warrant (American band)

Warrant
From left to right: Steven Sweet, Jani Lane, Erik Turner, Joey Allen, Jerry Dixon
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Glam metal[1] heavy metal hard rock[2]
Discography	Warrant discography
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Columbia CMC Down Boys Cleopatra
Members	Erik Turner Jerry Dixon Steven Sweet Joey Allen Robert Mason
Past members	Jani Lane Adam Shore Max Asher Josh Lewis Chris Vincent Scott Warren Terry Ingram David "Dave" White Rick Steier James Kottak Danny Wagner Bobby Borg Vik "Vikki" Foxx Mike Fasano Keri Kelli Billy Morris Mike Morris Timm Hamm Shawn Zavodney Kevan Phares Jaime St. James Brent Woods Dan Conway Michael Foster
Website	warrantrocks.com

Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) and one of its singles, "Heaven", which reached No. 1 in Rolling Stone and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] The band's success continued in the early 1990s with the double platinum album Cherry Pie (1990), which provided the hit song of the same name.

Following the critically acclaimed gold album Dog Eat Dog (1992), the band started to experience frequent changes to the line-up and despite the drop in popularity with the arrival of grunge, they released Ultraphobic in 1995 and a successful greatest hits album in 1996. The band also changed their musical direction with the release of the grunge-influenced Belly to Belly in 1996, but returned to their roots very quickly by the end of the decade. The band experienced highs and lows in the 2000s with successful tours, a new covers album Under the Influence, lead singer Jani Lane leaving, a new album called Born Again with Black 'n Blue singer Jaime St. James and a brief reunion of the original line up. In 2011, Jani Lane died of alcohol poisoning. As of 2024, the band is still recording music and performing, now with former Lynch Mob lead vocalist Robert Mason.