Legal Weapon

Legal Weapon were an America, Southern California-based punk band, initially composed of singer Kat Arthur and guitarist Brian Hansen (both previously of the Silencers), bassist Patricia Morrison (formerly of Bags and later of the Gun Club, the Sisters of Mercy and the Damned), drummer Charlie Vartanian and guitarist Mike R. Livingston.[1]

Legal Weapon
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresPunk rock
Years active1980–2018
LabelsArsenal Records, MCA Records, Triple X Records, Last Resort Records, Sewer Line Records
Associated actsThe Silencers, Bags, the Gun Club, the Sisters of Mercy, the Damned, the Adolescents
Past membersKat Arthur
Brian Hansen
Charlie Vartanian
Patricia Morrison
Mike R. Livingston
Steve Soto
Frank Agnew
Adam Maples
Eddie Wayne
Margo Reyes
Derek O'Brien
Tom Slick
Danny Halperin
Jerry Jones Haskin
Sharon Needles
Steve Reed
"Mad Dog" Karla

The band's early full-length albums Death of Innocence (on which their lineup included Steve Soto and Frank Agnew of the Adolescents) and Your Weapon were well received. Later efforts moved away from punk to a more hard rock sound[2] decades. The band released one album on a major label, 1988's Life Sentence to Love, during a period in which they were signed to MCA Records.

With her powerful voice, Arthur was often called "the Janis Joplin of punk".[3] She died October 14, 2018 at the age of 62.[4]

Discography
Studio albums
Singles and EPs
  • No Sorrow EP (1981, Arsenal Records)
  • The World Is Flat EP (1993, Last Resort Records)
  • "Totally Knocked Up" 7" single (1996, Subway Records)
Compilation appearances

References
  1. American Hardcore: A Tribal History by Steven Blush, Feral House. ISBN 9780922915712
  2. "LEGAL WEAPON: BEYOND PUNK". Los Angeles Times. April 27, 1986.
  3. "Interviewees — Women of Rock". Web.archive.org. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. James, Falling (October 16, 2018). "The Death of Innocence: Legal Weapon's Kat Arthur Passes Away". LA Weekly.
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