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The Cycle Sluts from Hell were an American heavy metal band, active from 1986 to 1992. The band was made up of four women, singing under the stage names Queen Vixen, She-Fire of Ice, Honey One Percenter, and Venus Penis Crusher, with a group of backing musicians including Pete Lisa, Christopher Moffett, Tom Von Doom, Fernando Rosario, Brian Smith, Scott Duboys, Bobby Gustafson, and Eddie Coen. They released one self-titled album in 1991.
Cycle Sluts from Hell | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–1992, 2006, 2007 |
| Labels | Epic |
| Members | Queen Vixen She-Fire of Ice Honey 1%er Lord Roadkill Tony Wolfmann Nick Marden Ash Gray |
| Past members | Venus Penis Crusher (a.k.a. Betty Kallas) Donna She Wolf Scott Duboys Tom Von Doom Chris Moffett |
Career
editThe band's music was primarily written by Pete Lisa, with contributions from Daniel Rey, Mark Durado, Christopher Moffett, and Tom Von Doom.[citation needed] They performed around the New York City area in the late 1980s, playing shows with Jane's Addiction at The Cat Club,[citation needed] Danzig at The Old Studio 54,[citation needed] and Joey Ramone at the Ritz and the Palladium.
The band's self-titled debut album was their only release. Their best known track is "I Wish You Were a Beer",[3] written by Honey One Percenter and Tom Von Doom. The track featured in the MTV show Beavis and Butthead, receiving a positive response.[4] The band's most high-profile performance was a European tour with Motörhead in the early nineties.
On July 24, 2006, some of the original band played a reunion show at The Delancey in New York,[citation needed] where the line-up included Queen Vixen, Honey 1percenter, She Fire of Ice, Lord Roadkill, and Scott Duboys.[citation needed] They reunited again on October 31, 2007, for the Motherfucker Halloween party at Club Rebel in New York, where the line-up included Queen Vixen, Honey 1percenter, She Fire of Ice, and Lord Roadkill (accompanied by Nick Marden from The Stimulators on bass and She Wolves' Tony Mann).[5]
Discography
edit- Cycle Sluts from Hell (self-titled, Epic Records, 1991)
References
edit- ^ Prato, Greg. "Cycle Sluts from Hell – Cycle Sluts from Hell". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ McPadden, Mike (September 21, 2015). "The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 1". VH1. Viacom. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Detrick, Ben (April 6, 2011). "All-Night Sendoff for a Clubland King". The New York Times.
- ^ "Way Down Mexico Way, broadcast May 26, 1993". Beavis and Butthead episode guide. tv.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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Other sources
- Cycle Sluts from Hell page at AllMusic
- Cycle Sluts from Hell page at BNR Metal
- The Day I Met the Cycle Sluts from Hell, by Daniela
- The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal, Sterling, 2003, ISBN 0-7607-4218-9
External links
edit- Official website (archived)
- MySpace page