Coming from New Orleans, HAGAN was primarily influenced by seventies bands like Led Zeppelin,Aerosmith, Van Halen and Black Sabbath, but also embraced the sounds of their ’80scontemporaries like Dokken, Dio, Def Leppard and Ratt and definitely leaned the heavier end of the Hard-Rock spectrum.

Describedas “genuine UK contenders for Bon Jovi’s crown”, MONRO debut album (originally released during1987) took the AOR-world by storm. They were slick and good looking; if only they’d have been American then theywouldhavebeen massiveand adored by the American girls they sang about!

Atlanta, Georgia, USA rockers Mad Margritt featuring long-time frontman Eddie Smith will be releasing a compilation album titled Mad Margritt: Best of 1999-2021 via Perris Records on November 19, 2021.