HANOI ROCKS Bassist SAMI YAFFA To Release Debut Solo Album

03 June 2021

Sami Yaffa, best known for his work with NEW YORK DOLLS, Michael Monroe and HANOI ROCKS, will release his first solo album, "The Innermost Journey To Your Outermost Mind", on September 22, 2021.

The first single, "The Last Time", will be released on June 11 via Livewire/Cargo Records.

Recording lineup:

- Sami Yaffa (HANOI ROCKS, MICHAEL MONROE, NEW YORK DOLLS) - Vocals, Bass Guitar

- Rich Jones (MICHAEL MONROE) - Guitar

- Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) - Guitar

- Rane Raitsikka (SMACK) - Guitar

- Timo Kaltio (IZZY STRADLIN, CHEAP AND NASTY) - Guitar

- Janne Haavisto - Drums

After the breakup of HANOI ROCKS, Yaffa was asked to join some of the most notable artists in rock and roll history, such as JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS (2002-2004), as well as one of HANOI ROCKS' major influences, the NEW YORK DOLLS (2004-2010). In 2009, he started a band with HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe. This collaboration continues to this day, but now Yaffa is also releasing music under his own name.