Rikki Frost (Guitar) originally rose to marginal fame as the lead guitar player for 80's hair metal demi-gods Cynder Block, the band he began with childhood friend and lead singer Dave "The Jackhammer" Riviera. After Riviera OD'd, Rikki joined Canter's Deli Kibbutz Room regulars Sickk Quickk Lipstickk where Arsenal lead singer Stacee Jaxx first spotted him. Once Stacee and Rikki sat down, a union stronger than fire was forged. Formerly a cigarette-taster for Camel, Rikki was trained at an early age on the guitar and Jew's harp, which led to his transplant to Los Angeles after his junior year of high school, where he wrote Arsenal's seminal power ballad "I Want Your Cans" and the title track to last year's album "Taste of Tongue," (which was performed on the Richard Grieco-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live.) With a song in the forthcoming Fred Savage film The Wizard, Rikki is poised and ready to drift out as a solo artist, although he calls it, "Just an album, Arsenal ain't breaking up no time soon." Stacee Jaxx calls Rikki's playing as "pretty f*ckin' decent" and describes him as full of "Rebellious Rhythm and Fire-Breathing Ferocity. And shit. Old Rikki is definitely full of shit." He'd like to thank his girlfriends. And their moms.
J.D. Baretta (Guitar) is a master of every known guitar technique and the inventor of several others. He is considered by most to be the best guitar player in the world. Also a master composer, J.D. wrote his first etude at age 2 and his first symphony at age 6. When not rocking the globe with Arsenal, J.D. is working on his first opera entitled, Glorious Sea of Fire. J.D.would like to thank: his sister Trixie, Pablo Picasso, Slide Up Management, Ghandi, Helen of Troy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Apple Jacks breakfast cereal. To all the ladies: "You're welcome!"
Mynk Diamondz (Keyboards) was born and raised on the Jersey docks. He ecided to become a rock god after seeing an episode of The Liberace Show followed by an airing of Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Mynk's done the math and figures he's the 14th best keyboardist ever. When asked if there's any special girl in his life, his reply was "They're ALL special." Favorite food: Scotch.
Beau "Day" Shus (Bass) is a native of Sweden, he joined Arsenal after rescuing Stacee Jaxx from an avalanche while working ski patrol in the town of Sundsvall. Originally a drummer, he switched to bass after a ferry accident injured members of his first group, Scallion (formerly Boyschool). Their seminal hits "Grab A Pick And Pick Yourself Up," and the gender bending "Buddy You're A Good Girl" were back-to-back number one hits in Norway and Finland. To unwind, Beau enjoys pinhole photography, designing cornfield mazes, and clubbing the people who club Harp seals. Lång levande kungen! Long live the King!
