The former Great White members have put legal battles over the band name behind them, with the original band continuing to use the title and Russell moving forward with his own name at the front.

The frontman tells SleazRoxx: "Tony was the catalys - I was never as close to him as I am now. We never had the opportunity to write music together before. I also never knew he played guitar. When I first heard him, I nearly fell of my chair.