The Hangmen (British band)
The Hangmen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | North East England |
| Genres | Punk Rock Rock & Roll Psychobilly Rockabilly Horror Punk |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Members | Loz Firewalker - Guitar/Voc.
Andy Boyce - Double Bass/Voc. Blaxxi Graves - Drums |
| Past members | Mark 'Spoony' Windebank (Drums)
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| Website | The Hangmen Website (also has links to social media) [1] |
The Hangmen are a three-piece band from the north-east of England who play their own compositions. Musically they are a punk-rockabilly hybrid often categorised as 'psychobilly', with dark and often dramatic lyrics.
The instrumentation is vocals, guitar, double bass and drums.
Recordings
To date they have released nine albums, one of these Play Dead being a live concert recording, another Exhumed & Groomed being a collection of rarities and the rest being studio albums. They have also released two 7-inch EPs, a 10-inch EP, a split 7-inch single and a download single. A 12" picture disc EP accompanied the vinyl album release of No Happy Endings. They have appeared on eighteen compilation albums, one of which was a covermount on 'Big Cheese Magazine'.
Features
They were prominently featured in the book about the 'Psychobilly' movement 'Hell's Bent On Rocking' by Craig Brackenridge and have appeared in cinematic documentaries such as 'New York Rumble' (US) and 'The Story Of Psychobillies' (DE) as well as 'Live From the Charlotte' (UK) which showcased bands performing live at a festival in Leicester, England.
Live
Their live activities have included many festivals and repeated tours internationally across countries which include The UK, US, Canada, The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia, Croatia and Belgium.
Personnel
- Loz Firewalker (Guitar, Lead Vocals)
- Andy Boyce (Double bass, Backing Vocals)
- Blaxxi Graves (Drums)
Discography
Albums
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| Debauchery In The Mortuary | 2023 | CD Version: Mortuary Records - ToeTag13 |
| Debauchery In The Mortuary | 2023 | Vinyl Version: Crazy Love Records - CLLP64498 |
| Exhumed & Groomed | 2014 | Mortuary Records - ToeTag008 |
| Cacklefest! | 2007 | Abattoir Records - AB0701 |
| Play Dead | 2004 | Tombstone Records - TOMBCD2062 |
| No Happy Endings | 2001 | CD Version: Ripper Records - RiP1888 |
| No Happy Endings | 2001 | Vinyl Version (+ 12" Pic. EP): P&P Records - PP004 |
| Original Sins | 2000 | Crazy Love Records - CLCD6490 |
| Tested on Animals | 2022 | Vinyl Version: Wreckin' Bones WBR030 |
| Tested on Animals | 1998 | CD Version: Bone Tone Corp. - BTCD981 |
| Last Train to Purgatory | 2021 | Vinyl Version: Wreckin' Bones WBR017 |
| Last Train to Purgatory | 1995 | CD Version: Bone Tone Corp. - BTCD951 |
| Gutbucket Rock N'Roll | 1991 | Rockhouse Records |
EPs and singles
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| "Necronomicon EP" | 2017 | Hang10 |
| "Rock & Roll Freakshow EP" | 2002 | Jet13 |
| "Spring Heeled Jack EP" | 2002 | Dislocate Records |
| "True Hate Never Dies" | 2018 | DL Single |
See also
References
- ^ "The Hangmen | Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.