Leatherface
Leatherface , named after the villain from Tobe Hooper's blood dish in Texas (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), is a British punk band from Sunderland around guitarist and singer Frankie Stubbs and drummer Andrew Laing. The band has existed since August 1988 and has already released eight albums. Their music is described as a mixture of Hüsker Dü and Motörhead .
From 2006, Dickie Hammond was back after a 12 year break. So the band played with the exception of the bassist (since 1999 Davey Burdon) in the original line-up.
Jack Rabid , music critic and editor of The Big Takeover magazine , named Leatherfaces Mush (1992) one of the 50 best punk records of all time.
In 2008 Rubber Factory Records released a tribute album. On the double CD (limited to 2000 copies), 39 bands from eight countries cover Leatherface classics, including Hot Water Music , The Sainte Catherines and Radon.
Dickie Hammond died in the fall of 2015 at the age of 50.
Discography
- 1989: Cherry Knowle
- 1990: Fill your boots
- 1991: Smokey Joe (EP)
- 1991: Mush
- 1992: Compact and Bijou (EP)
- 1993: Do the right thing (EP)
- 1993: Minx
- 1993: Your Choice Live Series ( split with Jawbox )
- 1994: The Last
- 1995: Live in Oslo (live album)
- 1999: BYO Split Series vol. 1: Hot Water Music / Leatherface
- 2000: Horsebox
- 2004: Dog Disco
- 2010: The Stormy Petrel
Web links
- Official website
- Official website of the tribute sampler
- The Shipyards - Private Leatherface Site
- Leatherface at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melancholia and raw pain: the sad end of Leatherface. theguardian.com , accessed February 28, 2016 .