▁Dan ish ▁bands , ▁and ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁Rock ▁N alle ▁& ▁The ▁Fl ames . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Mer cy ful ▁F ate ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁time , ▁before ▁dec iding ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁music . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁L . A . ▁G uns ▁( 1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 5 ) ▁ ▁L . A . ▁G uns ▁were ▁first ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁by ▁guitar ist ▁Tra cii ▁G uns ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Rob ▁Gard ner . ▁The ▁first ▁line up ▁included ▁G uns , ▁Be ich , ▁Gard ner ▁and ▁singer ▁Michael ▁Jag osz . ▁The ▁band ▁recorded ▁an ▁EP ▁Collect or ' s ▁Edition ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Jag osz ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁following ▁an ▁arrest ▁involving ▁a ▁bar ▁fight ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Bill ▁Ba iley ▁( who ▁would ▁later ▁change ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁A xl ▁Rose ). ▁Ba iley ▁had ▁previously ▁front ed ▁Rap id fire ▁with ▁Kevin ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁Hollywood ▁Rose ▁with ▁Iz zy ▁Str ad lin ▁and ▁Chris ▁We ber . ▁Jag osz ▁came ▁back ▁after ▁Rose ▁left ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁ 2 ▁weeks ▁and ▁for ▁ 5 ▁shows . ▁ ▁When ▁L . A . ▁G uns ▁was ▁reform ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Be ich ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁M ick ▁C ri pp