The Black Halos
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The Black Halos are a Vancouver, BC based punk rock
band founded in 1993 by lead singer Billy Hopeless and guitarist Rich Jones
as The Black Market Babies. The band was briefly on Sub Pop Records, and later signed with History Music. They broke up in 2008 after having their equipment stolen while on tour, however disagreements between the Halos and Billy Hopeless were also cited as a cause.
Former members
Jay Millette now plays in Toronto based band Darlings of Chelsea
.
Adam Becvare continues to front The Lords of the New Church
in place of deceased frontman Stiv Bators
and tours with band The Lustkillers.
Billy Hopeless now plays in the Vancouver, BC based band, the Bonitos.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band founded in 1993 by lead singer Billy Hopeless and guitarist Rich Jones
Rich Jones
Rich Jones is an English guitarist born in Coventry in 1973. He has since lived and played music in Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles before settling in London, England....
as The Black Market Babies. The band was briefly on Sub Pop Records, and later signed with History Music. They broke up in 2008 after having their equipment stolen while on tour, however disagreements between the Halos and Billy Hopeless were also cited as a cause.
Members
Current members- Billy Hopeless - vocals
- Adam Becvare - guitars
- Johnny Stewart - guitars
- Jahmeel "JR" Russell - bass
- Rob Zgaljic - drums
Former members
- Rich JonesRich JonesRich Jones is an English guitarist born in Coventry in 1973. He has since lived and played music in Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles before settling in London, England....
- guitars - Denyss McKnightDenyss McKnightDenyss McKnight was born in Vancouver, Canada in January 1982 and spent much of his early years being classically trained on piano and music theory. After relocating to the Central Interior of British Columbia as a teenager he started playing guitar and started several punk and hardcore bands as...
- bass - Matt Camirant - bass
- Jay Millette - guitars
- Davey French - guitars
- Robbie Hunter - bass
Jay Millette now plays in Toronto based band Darlings of Chelsea
Darlings of Chelsea
Darlings of Chelsea are a rock band based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada that launched in 2009. Their sound has been compared to The Rolling Stones, The Hellacopters and Johnny Thunders...
.
Adam Becvare continues to front The Lords of the New Church
The Lords of the New Church
The Lords of the New Church were an English/American post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands...
in place of deceased frontman Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators , was an American punk rockvocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands, The Dead Boys and The Lords of the New Church.- Music and film career :...
and tours with band The Lustkillers.
Billy Hopeless now plays in the Vancouver, BC based band, the Bonitos.
Discography
- Black Halos (Die Young Stay Pretty, 1999)
- The Violent Years (Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
, 2001) - Alive Without Control (Liquor & Poker, 2005)
- We Are Not Alone (History Music, 2008)
External links
- [ The Black Halos] at Allmusic.com
- http://www.chartattack.com/news/74754/black-halos-break-up