Steel Panther announce the departure of Lexxi Foxx
In an announcement, Steel Panther announced the departure of their bassist, Lexxi Foxx, after many years of collaboration. Steel Panther announced the departure of their longtime bassist, Lexxi Foxx. The band wrote a statement explaining his departure on their website.
By Dimitris (Bari) Polyzois
The Steel Panther announced the departure of their longtime bassist, Lexxi Foxx. The band wrote a statement explaining his departure on their website .
The group posted an emotional video photo collection and footage of the bassist on their YouTube channel, titled 'The End of An Era' (Το τέλος μιας εποχής). 'For all the laughs. For all the metal. Thank you.' Check out their full statement below and watch the video underneath.
The announcement
'The great pandemic of 2020-2037 has affected all of us. For some, though, it has opened doors of opportunity and been the catalyst for the search for a true calling in life. This is the story of LexxiHe started his side business, "Sexy Lexxi's Most Beautiful Pets," to bring in money for Botox during the lockdown. But something miraculous happened. He realized that his love for beautiful pets was greater than his love for being beautiful himself. Lexxi discovered a greater love. Possibly, the greatest love of all.
Lexxi chose to shut the mirror and focus on his new passion. Making ugly dogs beautiful. Anyway, after almost 40 years of rocking together and taking Steel Panther from the Viper Room to headlining Wembley Arena, with heavy hearts – but with great heavy metal memories – we bid farewell to Lexxi Foxx. We love you and wish you a wonderful future, putting eyeliner on chihuahuas.
The Steel Panther will keep on rocking the world. And even though we may never find a bassist as gorgeous as Lexxi, it shouldn't be too hard to find someone who matches his towering intellect.
Good luck… And farewell Lexxi Foxx !!’
Quite a few Steel Panther fans took to the comments section of their announcement to react to the news.
"So bummed! From now on I'm no longer a man, but a genderfluid spare tire that wants to die. We are Lexxi's latex lovers," wrote one fan.
"Very sad. But the show must go on," commented another.
"Good luck to Lexxi and the rest of the crew. God bless you all. It's tough, but that's life."
Foxx has been a member of the band since they were founded as Metal Shop in 2000. Later, they changed their name to Metal Skool and then became Steel Panther in 2008. They've released five studio albums since 2009 – 'Feel the Steel’, ‘Balls Out’, ‘All You Can Eat’, ‘Lower the Bar' and, most recently, 'Heavy Metal Rules' from 2019. Over the years, they've grown into one of the most beloved and gorgeous bands on the rock and metal scene.
We wish Foxx all the best in his future endeavours.
