Lynch Mob (band) - 2008 Reunion To Present

2008 Reunion To Present

The popular lineup of Dokken was set to reunite to play Rocklahoma 2008 in Pryor, Oklahoma and tour during the summer, however those plans fell apart. George used this chance to reunite Lynch Mob (with vocalist Oni Logan) to play at Rocklahoma 2008 sans Esposito and Brown. As of January 2010, Oni Logan and George Lynch have tried another incarnation of the Lynch Mob. Releasing Smoke and Mirrors in 2009, featuring Marco Mendoza on bass. A tour followed, with Fred Coury on drums. Drummer Brian Tichy joined Lynch Mob in 2010.

Anthony Esposito plays bass on tour with former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley and is featured on his 2009 release Anomaly, Mick Brown is still doing shows playing drums with Dokken and Ted Nugent and Robert Mason is currently Warrant's lead singer.

Lynch Mob is set to tour worldwide in 2010.

Bassist James Lomenzo joined Lynch Mob in late July 2010, replacing Marco Mendoza. James previously jammed with Lynch Mob drummer Brian Tichy in both Pride & Glory and Slash's Snakepit. Two recent shows (August 26, 2010 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and August 27, 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) saw Marq Torien (Bullet Boys) handle the vocal duties.

Keith St. John (Montrose and Burning Rain) replaced Marq Torien on vocals for the last two US dates on the tour... October 15, 2010 @ Feelgoods (now Count's Vamp'd) in Las Vegas, NV. and October 16, 2010 @ The Ramona Mainstage in Ramona, CA.

Bassist Robbie Crane of Ratt joined the touring line up of Lynch Mob for the band's fall of 2010 European tour. Crane become the permanent bassist of Lynch Mob thereafter, but on September 17, 2012 a press release stated that after 2 years he'd resigned from the band.(Little known fact: Robbie was the first bassist for Lynch Mob before Anthony Esposito filled the spot)

Dokken drummer Mick Brown reunited with Lynch Mob for the first time in 15 years and is set to do a full US tour in January 2011.

George Lynch stated on Eddie Trunk's radio show that a new Lynch Mob album will be recorded with Oni Logan, Mick Brown, and Jeff Pilson. No release date has been set. On "That Metal Show" in April 2012, George stated the new Lynch Mob album would be entitled I Am Weapon and was close to being finished.

On June 6, Scot Coogan (then current Lynch Mob drummer]] posted that he would be the drummer for Lita Ford on her upcoming tour. It was then announced that Lynch Mob had tapped Brian Tichy(Whitesnake) as its new touring drummer for the upcoming summer shows in support of the band's new release.

On June 19, Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records will release a special three-disc audio/video deluxe collection of Lynch Mob's REvolution. The set features the full-length studio album REvolution with killer, supercharged renditions of classic Dokken/Lynch Mob tracks such as "Tooth And Nail", "Breaking The Chains", "Wicked Sensation" and more. It also includes professionally filmed live performances recorded during the 2005 REvolution tour, mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. These have been previously released, as separate packages, in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

Coming off a great and highly praised performance at this year's M3 Rock Festival in May, Lynch Mob entered the studio energized and ready to rock! Sound Mountain Sessions will be released in July with the first single, "Slow Drag", hitting the airwaves in the upcoming weeks.