Band

Hell City Glamours album bio 2009

        Sydney's Hell City Glamours have been dolling out rock 'n' roll headaches of the good kind around Australia for the last seven years both as headliners and as support for some of the world's biggest names, including Paul Stanley, Sebastian Bach, New York Dolls and many more.

 

Combining the swagger of the 'Stones and Hanoi Rocks with punk energy and attitude has carved them a niche that's hard to mimic.

 2008 saw them fund and release their first full length album after a string of successful EPs and a 7”

        Self titled and brimming with influence whilst copying no-one, It drips with the passion of four guys making music for the love of it, injected with the influence of Black Crowes, Hellacopters, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Rancid, Chuck Berry and a myriad of others in between

THE BAND

Oscar McBlack - Vox & Guitar
Mo Mayhem - Guitar & Vox
Robbie Potts - Drums
Jonny - Bass & Vox

THE BIG GIGS

Brides Of Destruction (Motley Crue)
Rose Tattoo
Young Heart Attack (Australian tour)
Sahara Hotnights (Australian tour)
Something With Numbers (Australian Tour)
Tommy Lee (DJing)
Shihad (Pacifier)
Living Color
Headlined Utopia stage at "Come Together Festival"
Paul Stanley of Kiss (four shows)
Airbourne (Australian Tour)
Alice Cooper
LA Guns
Hardcore Superstar (Sweden)
Sebastian Bach of Skid Row (five shows)

THE NICE ALBUM QUOTES

www.bombshellzine.com
Unlike the Aussie rock bands currently hogging the airwaves, HCG aren't a one trick pony, or just recycling previous generations sound, variety is key, and no two songs sound the same, nor do any songs drag, they get your attention from the outset and manage to hold it, which quite frankly, I cannot think of any other Aussie bands doing this kind of sound have been able to do...

Rave Magazine (Brisbane)
Without resorting to straight out plagiarism, these four guys convincingly channel the swagger and debauchery of early Aerosmith and Guns 'n' Roses with such conviction and attention to detail that you can tell they"re not doing it with an ironic wink to the audience...

www.dirtyrock.net
There is nothing better than listening to a CD that blows you off your feet time and time again with its power, versatility, and originality...After listening to this album continuously for the last few days, I can only come up with one reason as to why Hell City Glamours" are not one of the "hype bands" - they are too original... Let"s hope that the world opens their eyes (and ears) to Hell City Glamours, because they deserve to be at the top of the heap.

www.messandnoise.com
...their eponymous debut is a rollercoaster of a record; as straight out rock"n"roll as it is glam, as pop infused as it is power-chorded, as filthy as it is polished. Sound like the complete antithesis of itself? Perhaps, but after a few listens, it begins to run together....