The Hangmen (British band)

The Hangmen
The Hangmen
Origin	North East England
Genres	Punk; Rock; Rock & Roll; Psychobilly; Rockabilly; Horror Punk
Years active	1991–present
Members	Loz Firewalker - Guitar/Voc. Andy Boyce - Double Bass/Voc. Blaxxi Graves - Drums
Past members	Mark 'Spoony' Windebank (Drums) ; Jamie 'Hell Burns' Cottam (Drums)
Website	The Hangmen Website (also has links to social media) [1]

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.

Photo of The Hangmen guitarist and drummer live in 2018. — The Hangmen guitarist and drummer live in 2018.

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

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

Discography

Albums

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