Jani Lane’s ‘That Metal Show’ Episode Broadcast Date Moved Forward

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When former Warrant singer Jani Lane recently taped an episode of ‘That Metal Show,’ nobody would have guessed that it would be his last major interview. Sadly, the singer was found dead at a hotel in California on Thursday (Aug. 11). As a result, the episode featuring Lane has now been bumped up to air on Aug. 27.

The show, originally scheduled to air on Oct. 1, targets the glam days of Hollywood and also features Michael Sweet from Stryper and Taime Downe from Faster Pussycat. In the early ’90s, Warrant opened for Stryper and now, about twenty years later, ‘That Metal Show’ brought the two vocalists together again. Allegedly, Warrant were never paid for that opening performance, and both Lane and Sweet have a laugh about this during the episode.
‘That Metal Show’ co-hosts Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine both made comments regarding their visit with Lane recently. Florentine remembers that Lane was “in great sprits” during the taping, while Jamieson says “I found him bright, interesting and extremely likeable. An easy guy to root for. He seemed like he had turned the corner on his personal problems, so I’m really bummed to hear of his passing.”
‘That Metal Show’ kicks off its eighth season on Aug. 20, with an appearance from Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi.

Jani Lane, Former Warrant Singer, Dead at 47

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Former Warrant singer Jani Lane was found dead in a hotel room in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Thursday (Aug. 11). No cause of death has been released for the rocker, who was 47 years old.
Lane, who had battled alcohol problems, was the singer of Warrant during the band’s formidable years in the late ’80s and early ’90s. During his tenure with the group, the hair-metal band released such hits as the ballads ‘Heaven’ and ‘Sometimes She Cries’ off the band’s debut disc, 1989′s ‘Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich,’ and the ubiquitous title track to the band’s 1990 album, ‘Cherry Pie.’
Lane left and rejoined Warrant a few times over his career, most recently parting ways with the band in 2008. He also released a solo album and a disc with an all-star side project Saints of the Underground.
More recently, Lane appeared on the VH1 reality show ‘Celebrity Fit Club.’ He also made headlines last year when he was busted for DUI and sentenced to 120 days in jail.
Only a few weeks ago, Lane taped an episode of VH1 Classic’s ‘That Metal Show’ set to air on Oct. 1

Jani Lane Dead: Rockers React on Twitter

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A flood of musicians and friends from the classic rock and hair metal communities have taken to twitter in reaction to the loss of former Warrant singer Jani Lane, who was found dead at age 47 in a hotel room in Woodland Hills, Calif. yesterday (Aug. 11). Motley Crue members Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx's tweets shifted quickly from joy over their concert last night in Portland, Wash. to grief when they heard the news.
In addition, artists ranging from Bret Michaels to Slash and Stephen Adler all paid their respects to Lane and offered condolences to his loved ones. See how classic rockers and others reacted to the loss of Warrant's Jani Lane in the list of Twitter posts below: