The Hangmen
Encyclopedia
The Hangmen are a punk
rockabilly
band from the North East of England
. The Hangmen play punk
/rockabilly
music under the generic term of ‘Psychobilly
’. Not to be confused with the Los Angeles, California
based punk band with the same name.
The band has released seven albums along with compilation
appearances, singles, several DVDs and also an art movie cameo
.
Live highlights include their movie-shot New York Rumble Festival appearance, performing at CBGB
in New York City
and the distinction of ‘Live-pick-of-the-week’ in the national music press during a Canadian tour.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
band from the North East of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The Hangmen play punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
/rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
music under the generic term of ‘Psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
’. Not to be confused with the Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
based punk band with the same name.
The band has released seven albums along with compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
appearances, singles, several DVDs and also an art movie cameo
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
.
Live highlights include their movie-shot New York Rumble Festival appearance, performing at CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and the distinction of ‘Live-pick-of-the-week’ in the national music press during a Canadian tour.
Personnel
Current from January 2008:- Loz Firewalker (guitar, vocals)
- Michael "Kill 'Em" Gillham (drums)
- Rick Tanner (bass)
Albums and EPs
| Album Title | Year | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| Cacklefest | 2007 | Abattoir Records - AB0701 |
| Play Dead | 2003 | Tombstone Records - TOMBCD2062 |
| No Happy Endings | Unknown | Ripper Records - RiP1888 |
| No Happy Endings | 2001 | P&P Records - PP004 |
| Original Sins | 2001 | 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 |