In Collection
#630
Rating:
7
#630
Rating:
7
| 01 | Hero For The Damned | 03:39 | ||||||
| 02 | Forced Entry | 03:48 | ||||||
| 03 | After Midnight Cowboy | 03:35 | ||||||
| 04 | The Hunter | 04:56 | ||||||
| 05 | Kicking & Screaming | 04:25 | ||||||
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Notes
After a long time in the making Hell City Love became a reality in the beginning of 2001. Coming straight from the underground of Hell City (Halifax NS, Canada) they've lit a fire under the ass of rock and roll making people pay attention. A quick rise on the local scene has helped the band to achieve a strong following and a solid reputation in a very short time. Infamous music critic and writer Ronald Thomas Clontle has said "Hell City Love rock, and they have the potential to rule, without a doubt." Sterling J. Ramone himself has said "There is finally someone who can fill the long empty void in rock music, this band will blow you away." Think the directness of Motorhead with the songwriting of Johnny Thunders, throw in the attitude of The Stooges and the drunken unpredictability of early Replacements and you¼ve got the basic formula for Hell City Love. Comparisons to Fear, The New York Dolls and the Damned have come out of more than a few well-informed mouths. Fueled by alcohol and volume the band has become known for a memorable live show where the audience is just as much part of the experience as the band. Already the band has shared the stage with such artists as Nashville Pussy, Guided by Voices, Reverend Horton Heat and April Wine among many others and managed to win new fans with every show they play. Hell City's newest heroes, Hell City Love are an electrifying display of the true spirit of rock. People can love them or hate them, but there is no ignoring them. They command their audience and own the stage with their songs that will make you want to get on up, shake ya ass and watch yo'self. In the words of the mighty Desmond Troyer "We make no excuses, no apologies, if you don't like it face the f*cking wall!"
Produced by Brobdingnagian Records mastermind Dennis Stewart the debut EP was recorded over a drunken three day period in the remote Tanta Lon wastelands past the outskirts of Hell City. Recorded with the help of the same team that has worked with Funkadelic and mixed Ted Nugent's seminal Cat Scratch Fever album is a concise example of what the band is made of: hard driving rock riffs with an undeniable sense of melody and lyrics that push the envelope and get stuck in your head like a tumor.
The band is made up of three very distinct personalities and backgrounds all coming together to produce a guttural mix of hard rock attitude and oh so catchy tunes. Heading the band is the larger than life and completely unstoppable Desmond Troyer; master of offensive stage banter, king of beer spitting and the man-beast behind the loud guitars and vocals that sound like they're coming straight from hell. He'll have you singing along to every single chorus before the show is over. Spryfield native Daye Vasslehoff holds down the low end strutting around the stage with the attitude of a seasoned rock veteran and a need for alcohol that AA couldn't help. He has a strange love for chains and shiny things and a masters degree in metal. Newly reformed Tantalonese terrorist Sirpena Trator is the king of rhythm, beating his skins like a chronic masturbator and keeping this rock machine in tight shape night after night.