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The Hangmen
OriginNorth East England
GenresPunk
Rock
Rock & Roll
Psychobilly
Rockabilly
Horror Punk
Years active1991–present
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) [1]
Photograph of Loz Firewalker playing guitar live in The Hangmen in 2018.
Loz Firewalker playing live in The Hangmen in 2018.
Photo of The Hangmen guitarist and drummer live in 2018.
The Hangmen guitarist and drummer live in 2018.

Photograph of Andy 'Rockin' Bones' Boyce playing double bass.
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.

The instrumentation is vocals, guitar, double bass and drums.

To date they have released nine albums, one of these Play Dead being a live concert recording. They have also released two 7-inch EPs, a 10-inch EP, a split 7-inch single and a download single. They have appeared on eighteen compilation albums, one of which was a covermount on 'Big Cheese Magazine'.

They've were prominently featured in the book 'Hell's Bent On Rocking' by Craig Brackenridge about the 'Psychobilly' movement and have appeared in cinematic documentaries such as 'New York Rumble' (USA) 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.

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, Catalonia, Hungary, Austria, Czech, Slovenia, Croatia and Belgium.

Personnel

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  • Loz Firewalker (Guitar, Lead Vocals)
  • Andy Boyce (Double bass, Backing Vocals)
  • Blaxxi Graves (Drums)

Discography

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Albums

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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

The Hangmen on Spotify

The Hangmen on Instagram

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