The Hangmen (British band)

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The Hangmen
OriginNorth East England
Genres Punk
Rock
Rock & Roll
Psychobilly
Rockabilly
Horror Punk
Years active1991present
MembersLoz Firewalker - Guitar/Voc.

Andy Boyce - Double Bass/Voc.

Blaxxi Graves - Drums
Past membersMark 'Spoony' Windebank (Drums)


Jamie 'Hell Burns' Cottam (Drums)
WebsiteThe Hangmen Website (also has links to social media)
Loz Firewalker playing live in The Hangmen. Loz Firewalker.png
Loz Firewalker playing live in The Hangmen.
The Hangmen guitarist and drummer live. Band2lozade.png
The Hangmen guitarist and drummer live.

Bassist and backing vocalist Andy 'Rockin' Bones' Boyce Andy 'Rockin' Bones' Boyce.jpg
Bassist and backing vocalist Andy 'Rockin' Bones' Boyce

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.

Contents

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

Discography

Albums

Title
Debauchery In The Mortuary2023CD Version: Mortuary Records - ToeTag13
Debauchery In The Mortuary2023Vinyl Version: Crazy Love Records - CLLP64498
Exhumed & Groomed2014Mortuary Records - ToeTag008
Cacklefest!2007Abattoir Records - AB0701
Play Dead2004Tombstone Records - TOMBCD2062
No Happy Endings2001CD Version: Ripper Records - RiP1888
No Happy Endings2001Vinyl Version (+ 12" Pic. EP): P&P Records - PP004
Original Sins2000Crazy Love Records - CLCD6490
Tested on Animals2022Vinyl Version: Wreckin' Bones WBR030
Tested on Animals1998CD Version: Bone Tone Corp. - BTCD981
Last Train to Purgatory2021Vinyl Version: Wreckin' Bones WBR017
Last Train to Purgatory1995CD Version: Bone Tone Corp. - BTCD951
Gutbucket Rock N'Roll1991Rockhouse Records

EPs and singles

Title
"Necronomicon EP"2017Hang10
"Rock & Roll Freakshow EP"2002Jet13
"Spring Heeled Jack EP"2002Dislocate Records
"True Hate Never Dies"2018DL Single

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See also

References

  1. "The Hangmen | Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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