Chris Holmes played guitar with Los Angeles bands Buster Savage, LAX, and Slave and joined W.A.S.P. in 1982, remained with the group until 1990. In 1996 Chris rejoined W.A.S.P., and remained lead guitarist until 2001, he has not played with W.A.S.P. since. Songs like "Let It Roar" and "Born Work Die" are already cult classics and live favorites due to the music videos on Youtube reaching over ½ million views and praised by fans worldwide. After the success of his first album, he started recording his second solo album, "Shitting Bricks", which was released in late 2015 and he is actively touring all around Europe with his new band "Mean Man"since the release of Shitting Bricks. 2016 will see Chris Holmes and "Mean Man" heavily touring across Europe and with the recording of the first new album Chris Holmes and his Mean Man band later in the year.