FREAKSHOW - USA

Freakshow - 2009 - Retrospect
So Shall It Be - 2023 - Eönian

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Members
Vocals
Amsterdam, Trixie, Miss Crazy, Solo>>RONNIE BORCHERT>>Miss Crazy, Solo

Guitar
Trixie, Miss Crazy, Solo>>RONNIE BORCHERT>>Miss Crazy, Solo - Cinderella, Naked Beggars, Skid Row>>Jeff LaBar>>Cinderella, Solo, Cheap Thrill - Speed Of Light, Snow, Heat, Big Noize, Power Project, Quiet Riot, Ratt, 3 Legged Dogg, Rough Riot, King Kobra, Hurricane>>CARLOS CAVAZO>>Snow, Big Noize, Rough Riot, King Kobra, Hurricane

Bass
Roy Harper, The Firm, Driver, Blue Murder, The Cage, Mari Hamada, Pearl, Marty Friedman, Whitesnake, Menchen, Gary Hoey, Docker's Guild, Lana Lane, Sir Lord Baltimore, The Jimmy Whip Project>>Tony Franklin>>The Jimmy Whip Project, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Heaven & Earth, Rated X, Legacy X, The All, Ironwill - Legs Diamond, Britton, Surgical Steel, Steeler, Terriff, Badlands, Die Happy, Red Sea, Blindside Blues Band, David Reece, Sircle Of Silence, Solo, Troglodyte Dawn, Atomic Kings, Red Dragon Cartel>>Greg Chaisson>>Solo, Troglodyte Dawn, Atomic Kings

Drum
Steppenwolf, Quiet Riot, Dokken, Faster Pussycat, W.A.S.P, Alex Masi, Heavy Bones, Blackthorne, Twisted Sister>>Frankie Banali [Francesco Felice Banali]>>Quiet Riot, Player - Blackfoot, Impellitteri, W.A.S.P., Belladonna, Violent Storm, Stream, Killing Machine, Temple Of Brutality, Slamnation, Run 21, Lita Ford, Where Angels Suffer, 10,000 Views, Four By Fate, Metal Church>>STET HOWLAND [WILLIAM STETSON HOWLAND]>>Temple Of Brutality, 10,000 Views, Metal Church




History & Biography
The act was founded in 2005 and quickly became a supergroup playing hard rock. The band came to be initially when Christopher invited Labar to play on his upcoming solo album.With introduction to friends the act became Freakshow.

The band’s debut album featured founding member Miss Crazy’s Ronnie Borchert, Cinderella’s Jeff LaBar, Quiet Riot’s Frankie Banali and Tony Franklin who had played in The Firm, Blue Murder, and Whitesnake. Frankie Banali died of cancer in 2020. The members relate that Freakshow turned down Rocklahoma and tour opportunities as Banali was not interested in the offers. He and the other members had a falling out. Jeff LaBar died in 2021.

Eönian Records released So Shall It Be on October 27th 2023. It featured Ronnie Borchert, Carlos Cavazo, Greg Chaisson and Stet Howland. Chaisson had left the act by now and was replaced by Rik Fox. In fact, the new bassist was in the promotional videos. Chaisson Had recommended Fox. The band intended to tour.


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