Whitefoxx – Come Pet the Foxx (2014)
Pure Philadelphia Hard Rock Songs recorded in the mid 80’s during the Heyday of great Philadelphia bands like Cinderella, Britny Fox, Tangier, And Heavens Edge. All songs remastered and sounding better than ever.
WHITEFOXX is known as one of the pioneers in the rise of the Philadelphia Metal scene in the mid 80s. Formed originally as PRECIOUS METAL in 1982 as a cover band, the group’s first incarnation comprised of vocalist Tony Harnell, guitarist Barry Bennedetta, keyboard player Mark Soma, bassist Mike Regina and drummer Craig Soma. As the cover scene started to go sour, Harnell quit the band and eventually winded up fronting Norwegian outfit TNT. Bennedetta went on to play briefly in the band WAYSTED with UFO’s Pete Way.
In 1984 vocalist / guitarist Mark Chasen joined PRECIOUS METAL and began writing songs with Mike Regina where they traded off lead vocals. They recruited drummer
Billy Sipp and in 1985 started playing out as a power trio. As the band gained notoriety in the Philadelphia / South Jersey metal scene, guitarist Jeff LaBar was added to the fold which propelled him into the local spotlight where he was quickly recruited to fill the void left by Michael Kelly Smith with Polygram recording artists, CINDERELLA. emaining good friends with PRECIOUS METAL, LaBar recommended fellow guitarist Jimmy Maropoulos to take his place. Shortly thereafter, drummer Billy Sipp was replaced with new up and coming skin beater, Jimmy “Feek” Ferraioli. Feek was young, had some monster “chops” and he brought his own special brand of humor to the band. Soon PRECIOUS METAL had to change their name when an all-girl band with the same name landed a major label record deal. This is how WHITEFOXX was born…
01. Beverly Hills
02. Starry Eyes
03. Hit The Road
04. Reach Out
05. Love Is On The Way
06. There Is A Way
07. It’s So Hard
08. Harder (Live 1985)
09. Drive All Night (Live 1985)
10. Suicide (Live 1985)
Mark Chasen – Vocals, Guitar
Mike Regina – Vocals, Bass
Jimmy Maropoulos – Guitar
Rik Anthony – Drums
Whitefoxx – Come Pet the Foxx (2014)