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The '''Cycle Sluts From Hell''' were an [[United States|American]] heavy rock band from the early [[1990s]]. They were only together briefly but are remembered for their name.
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Cycle Sluts from Hell
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| origin = New York City, New York, U.S.
| genre = {{Flatlist|*[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Cycle Sluts from Hell – Cycle Sluts from Hell |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/cycle-sluts-from-hell-mw0000263054 |accessdate= October 9, 2016}}</ref>
*[[glam metal]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 1 |date= September 21, 2015 |publisher= [[VH1]]. [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/n6rdsv/hair-metal-100-part-one-100-to-81 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220518000121/https://www.vh1.com/news/n6rdsv/hair-metal-100-part-one-100-to-81 |url-status= live |archive-date= May 18, 2022 |accessdate= October 9, 2016}}</ref>}}
| occupation =
| years_active = 1986–1992, 2006, 2007
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members = Queen Vixen<br/> She-Fire of Ice<br/> Honey 1%er<br/> Lord Roadkill<br/> Tony Wolfmann<br/> Nick Marden<br/> Ash Gray
| past_members = Venus Penis Crusher (a.k.a. Betty Kallas)<br/> Donna She Wolf<br/> Scott Duboys<br/> Tom Von Doom<br/> Chris Moffett}}


The band comprised of four women singing under the stage names Queen Vixen, She-Fire of Ice, Honey One Percenter and Venus Penis Crusher, with a backing band of session players. The music was written by most of the women and their guitarist Lord Roadkill (Pete Lisa).
The '''Cycle Sluts from Hell''' were an American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band from the late 1980s to early 1990s. 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, backed by various musicians, including Pete Lisa, Christopher Moffett, Tom Von Doom, Fernando Rosario, Brian Smith, Scott Duboys, [[Bobby Gustafson]], and Eddie Coen.


The music was primarily written by Pete Lisa, along with writing contributions from Daniel Rey, Mark Durado, Christopher Moffett, and Tom Von Doom.
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The band's self-titled debut album was their only release. The song ''I Wish You Were a Beer'' is their best known track; the video clip for it got [[MTV]] airplay when released and still appears regularly around the world (eg. Australia<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/rage/playlist/archive/2006/20060708.htm Playlist 8 July 2006] for [[Rage (TV program)|Australian Broadcasting Commission ''Rage'' program]]</ref>). The track featured in the MTV show [[Beavis and Butthead]], too.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/beavis-and-butt-head/show/3417/episode_guide.html&printable=1 Beavis and Butthead episode guide] at tv.com, ''Way Down Mexico Way'', broadcast 26 May 1993</ref> The band's largest gig was a brief tour with joan jett in the early nineties.
The group had a pretty high profile in the New York City area in the late 1980s and performed shows with artists such as [[Jane's Addiction]] at The Cat Club, [[Glenn Danzig|Danzig]] at The Old Studio 54, [[Joey Ramone]] at the Ritz, and also at the Palladium on 14th St.


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The band's self-titled debut album was their only release. The song "I Wish You Were a Beer" is their best-known track, written by Honey 1%er and Tom Von Doom. The track featured in the MTV show ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', who reacted favorably to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/beavis-and-butt-head/show/3417/episode_guide.html&printable=1|work=Beavis and Butthead episode guide|title=''Way Down Mexico Way'', broadcast May 26, 1993|publisher=tv.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The band's biggest gig was a European tour with [[Motörhead]] in the early nineties.
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== Past Members ==


Several of their songs are featured in the [[true crime|true-crime]] [[TV-movie|TV movie]] ''[[Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story]]'', directed by [[Joyce Chopra]] and starring [[Helen Hunt]] and [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]].<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q1947363|title=Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story}}</ref>
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* Venus Penis Crusher, aka Betty Kallas, went on to the industrial duo [[Hanzel und Gretyl]]
* [[Donna She Wolf]] has since formed the band [[She Wolves]].<ref>[http://www.shewolves.com/press.html She Wolves press page], article from Crusher Magazine</ref> Their early material was released on Poptown Records <ref>[http://www.poptownrecords.com</ref> including collaborations with punk luminaries such as Sylvain Sylvain and Jayne County.
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* Scott Duboys, drums, had previously played for [[Nuclear Assault]] and Cities, and joined [[Warrior Soul]] after CSFH


== Reunion ==
== Reunions ==
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July 24, 2006, brought a "one-time-only" reunion of some of the original band at The Delancey in New York. In presence were Queen Vixen, Honey 1percenter, She Fire of Ice, Lord Roadkill, and Scott Duboys.


They reunited once again on October 31, 2007, for the Motherfucker Halloween party at Club Rebel in New York. Performing were 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).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.punkglobe.com/sluts.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104133/http://www.punkglobe.com/sluts.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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July 24, 2006 brought a "one time only" reunion of some of the original band at The Delancey in New York.

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== Past members ==
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* Venus Penis Crusher, a.k.a. Betty Kallas, went on to the industrial duo [[Hanzel und Gretyl]].
* Donna She Wolf is now writing and playing guitar in the New Orleans-based band Star & Dagger,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/stardagger|title=Star & Dagger &#124; Rock from New Orleans, LA|website=ReverbNation.com|accessdate=October 11, 2020}}</ref> a collaboration with [[Sean Yseult]] ([[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]) that began in 2010, along with vocalist Von Hesseling, [[Dave Catching]] ([[Eagles of Death Metal]]) on guitar, and [[Gene Trautmann]] ([[Queens of the Stone Age]]) on drums. She also formed the group She Wolves with Tony Mann around 2000.<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0715,smith,76349,22.html She Wolves press page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805120419/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0715,smith,76349,22.html |date=August 5, 2007 }}, article from Crusher Magazine</ref> Their early material was released on Poptown Records,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.poptownrecords.com/|title=POPTOWN RECORDS For fans of rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s -|website=Poptownrecords.com|accessdate=October 11, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031003108/http://poptownrecords.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> including collaborations with punk musicians [[Sylvain Sylvain]] and [[Jayne County]].
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* Scott Duboys, drums, had previously played for [[Nuclear Assault]], Cities, VonHelsing, and then joined [[Warrior Soul]] after CSFH.
* Tom Von Doom, bass, co-wrote the single "I Wish You Were a Beer", and previously played with [[Bebe Buell]] and [[The Great Kat]]. He produced the song "Waiting" by Jamie Coon, featured in the [[CBS]] show ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''.
* Chris Moffett went on to replace John Ricco of [[Warrior Soul]] for one CD and a European tour.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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* ''Cycle Sluts from Hell'' (self-titled, [[Epic Records]], 1991)

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* ''Cycle Sluts from Hell'', self-titled, Sony, 1991


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.cycleslutsfromhell.com]
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=13752035]
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*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:1m9yxdsbjols Cycle Sluts from Hell page] at All Music Guide, by Greg Prato
*[http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/csfh.htm Cycle Sluts from Hell page] at BNR Metal
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*[http://user.tninet.se/~cxq849j/CycleHe.html The Day I Met the Cycle Sluts from Hell], by Daniela


'''Other sources'''
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*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p12655|pure_url=yes}} Cycle Sluts from Hell page] at [[AllMusic]]

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*[http://www.bnrmetal.com/v5/band/band/CSFH Cycle Sluts from Hell page] at BNR Metal
== Further reading ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717043908/http://user.tninet.se/~cxq849j/CycleHe.html The Day I Met the Cycle Sluts from Hell], by Daniela
* [http://www.cycleslutsfromhell.com Cycle Sluts From Hell] ''Official Website''
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* ''The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal'', Sterling, 2003, ISBN 0-7607-4218-9 (has an entry for the Cycle Sluts) <!-- I hate to cite amazon, but they list the bands in the book -->[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0760742189/104-0169882-8002367?v=glance&n=283155]
* ''The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal'', Sterling, 2003, {{ISBN|0-7607-4218-9}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205054225/http://cycleslutsfromhell.com/ Official website] (archived)
*[http://www.myspace.com/cycleslutsfromhell MySpace page]

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Latest revision as of 12:40, 1 January 2024

Cycle Sluts from Hell
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active1986–1992, 2006, 2007
LabelsEpic
MembersQueen Vixen
She-Fire of Ice
Honey 1%er
Lord Roadkill
Tony Wolfmann
Nick Marden
Ash Gray
Past membersVenus Penis Crusher (a.k.a. Betty Kallas)
Donna She Wolf
Scott Duboys
Tom Von Doom
Chris Moffett

The Cycle Sluts from Hell were an American heavy metal band from the late 1980s to early 1990s. 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, backed by various musicians, including Pete Lisa, Christopher Moffett, Tom Von Doom, Fernando Rosario, Brian Smith, Scott Duboys, Bobby Gustafson, and Eddie Coen.

The music was primarily written by Pete Lisa, along with writing contributions from Daniel Rey, Mark Durado, Christopher Moffett, and Tom Von Doom. The group had a pretty high profile in the New York City area in the late 1980s and performed shows with artists such as Jane's Addiction at The Cat Club, Danzig at The Old Studio 54, Joey Ramone at the Ritz, and also at the Palladium on 14th St.

The band's self-titled debut album was their only release. The song "I Wish You Were a Beer" is their best-known track, written by Honey 1%er and Tom Von Doom. The track featured in the MTV show Beavis and Butthead, who reacted favorably to it.[3] The band's biggest gig was a European tour with Motörhead in the early nineties.

Several of their songs are featured in the true-crime TV movie Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story, directed by Joyce Chopra and starring Helen Hunt and Chad Allen.[4]

Reunions[edit]

July 24, 2006, brought a "one-time-only" reunion of some of the original band at The Delancey in New York. In presence were Queen Vixen, Honey 1percenter, She Fire of Ice, Lord Roadkill, and Scott Duboys.

They reunited once again on October 31, 2007, for the Motherfucker Halloween party at Club Rebel in New York. Performing were 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]

Past members[edit]

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Cycle Sluts from Hell – Cycle Sluts from Hell". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Way Down Mexico Way, broadcast May 26, 1993". Beavis and Butthead episode guide. tv.com.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Star & Dagger | Rock from New Orleans, LA". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  7. ^ She Wolves press page Archived August 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, article from Crusher Magazine
  8. ^ "POPTOWN RECORDS For fans of rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s -". Poptownrecords.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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