The Hangmen (British band)
The Hangmen are an English 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 Hangmen | |
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Origin | North East England |
Genres | Punk Rock Rock & Roll Psychobilly Rockabilly Horror Punk |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website | The Hangmen Website (also has links to social media) |
Members | Loz Firewalker - Guitar/Voc.
Andy Boyce - Double Bass/Voc. Garry McKenna - Drums |
Past members | Mark 'Spoony' Windebank (drums) |
The instrumentation is vocals, guitar, double bass and drums.
To date they have released eight albums of mostly their own material, one of these Play Dead being a live concert recording the rest being studio recordings. They have also released two 7" EPs, a 10" EP and a split 7" single.
Their live activities have included many festivals and repeated tours internationally, across countries which include The UK, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Austria, Czech, Slovenia, Croatia and Belgium.
Personnel
- Loz Firewalker (Guitar, Lead Vocals)
- Andy Boyce (Double bass, Backing Vocals)
- Garry McKenna (Drums)
Discography
Albums
Title | ||
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Exhumed & Groomed | 2014 | Mortuary Records - ToeTag008 |
Cacklefest | 2007 | Abattoir Records - AB0701 |
Play Dead | 2004 | Tombstone Records - TOMBCD2062 |
No Happy Endings | 2001 | Ripper Records - RiP1888 |
No Happy Endings | 2001 | P&P Records - PP004 |
Original Sins | 2000 | Crazy Love Records - CLCD6490 |
Tested on Animals | 1998 | Bone Tone - BTCD981 |
Last Train to Purgatory | 1995 | Bone Tone - BTCD951 |
Gutbucket Rock N'Roll | 1991 | Rockhouse Records |
EPs and singles
Title | ||
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"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
- List of psychobilly bands
- punk rock bands
References
- "The Hangmen | Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.