Releases by tko

There are 5 artists and or groups with this name. 1) Tom 'TKO' Owens is an Australian hip-hop artist from Newcastle, Australia and currently taking the scene by storm. 2) A Seattle-based hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1977 Brad Sinsel (ex-Ze Whiz Kidz, Mojo Hand) formed TKO in 1977 with Rick Pierce (ex-Mojo Hand). Two years later, TKO released its debut LP, Let It Roll. By 1980, 17-year-old hot shot guitarist Adam Brenner joined from a local cover band named Tyrant which featured future Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate. Brenner assisted with the writing of the next album but left in 1982 to become Adam BombTKO's best-known album In Your Face, was released in 1984, and its final album, Below the Belt, in 1986. TKO broke up in 1987, and Sheeley and Pierce formed Q5 with Floyd Rose. In 1997, the band reunited for Seattle's Pain in the Grass concerts. The band reissued albums through Metal Mayhem Music, and their Northwest Passage show in 2001 was in celebration of the Seattle band's best works. A 2-CD compilation was released in 2000, titled In Your Face And Up Your Ass. In July 2017, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready released a red-vinyl 7-inch TKO single on his label, HockeyTalkter Records. The single features "My Memory" and "Not a Kid Anymore," two unreleased tracks recorded by the original Yakima line-up, consisting of Sinsel, Pierce, Tony Bortko, Sheeley and Bill Durham. The single was a teaser for the limited edition full-length vinyl-only release "Round Two: The Lost Demos", issued by NW Metalworx Music in September 2017. The songs were recorded in the summer and fall of 1979 and intended for a second album with Infinity Records before the label folded. 3) An Irish jam/rock band formed in 2004 TKO are a jam/rock band from Dublin, Ireland formed in 2004. The TKO sound is best described as micro-orchestral jam rock, infusing drums, bass and guitars with saxophone, acoustics, violin, clarinet, banjo, harmonica and lap steel. It combines the band’s influences of rock, bluegrass and classical with the members’ current inspirations. TKO’s first release, the Hats Off EP (May 2005) has to date sold over a thousand copies. Their 2006 single, Let's Go (released to help raise awareness for Irish road safety), went top 40 in Ireland. The supporting tour visited venues around Ireland and the band made numerous radio appearances for publicity. Having supported influential Irish band The Frames in Vicar Street, and having supported Duke Special, Mundy, Delorentos, Jack L, Damien Dempsey, Ham Sandwich, The Blizzards and many other established acts. The band came to public attention in 2007 with over 80 shows played, a live album Act One, Scene One released and the aptly titled thirteen-date ‘Tour For The Sake Of Touring’ successfully undertaken. They received much positive media attention from many publications including Metro, Northside People, The Star, The Irish Times and Hotpress. A TV appearance on Dublin’s City Channel and a very well viewed performance on webby award nominee website Balcony TV were also recorded during this time. The Summer of 2010 was a busy season, with the band clocking up 15 festival dates. Winning the Hot Press competition to play Castlepalooza. And finalizing their debut album, due for release mid 2011. As of March 19th 2011 the Keystone EP has been released. Band Members: As of 2011, the band consists of Mic Geraghty (vocals, acoustic guitar, twelve-string), Graham Geraghty(electric guitar, bass, harmonica, backing vocals), Si McArdle (violin, bass, backing vocals), Eoghan Russell (saxophone), Stephen Lynch (electric guitar, clarinet, backing vocals), and Mikey Madden (drums, percussion). The band underwent some membership changes in 2008, losing Silvestro ‘Cat’ Mascali on drums and gaining the jazz element of the saxophone. The band changed drummers again in 2010, with the departure of Andreas Onnberg. www.tkohq.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKO-HQ http://www.facebook.com/tkohq 4) TKO is a Hungarian gangster hip-hop group, originally formed by Kicsi Tyson and Ogli G. Their most known track titled Nesztek featuring Dopeman and Ganxsta Zolee is dissing a gypsy rap group called Fekete Vonat. They released their Mesél Az Alvilág album in 1999. 5) TKO is a hip-hop artist born in New Jersey who recently released her 3rd album 'Step 7' Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.