Hayride to Hell

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Hayride to Hell was started as an earlier incarnation in 1994. Fellow United Rocker brothers John Long and Craig Hart wanted to put together a band to play the European style of Psychobilly, which was pretty much unheard of in the U.S at the time with exception to a few bands. John had played three chords since he was in grade school and Craig had been a bass tech for an upright bass player so over many beers and Jack and Cokes, they got to work learning and writing. Mutual friend Josh Perkins, a third generation guitar luthier and virtuoso helped John and Craig hone things and even played a couple of the earliest gigs. Another friend Paul Perez sat in on drums and songs could now be played. John’s roommate JJ Nichols (brother of Eddie Nichols of Royal Crown Revue), took on the vocals. Wrecking Ball was the name that was settled on and several gigs were performed throughout 1994 including The Monsters of Pomp festival. After discovering that another band in Chicago was using the same band name and had released an album, the boys decided to take the band apart or do something completely different… After not doing anything musically for a while, John and Craig began formulating another band in 1995. They wanted to play a harder and faster version of Psychobilly with a lineup similar to early Neo-Rockabilly bands. The band would be a trio with John on guitar and Craig on the upright bass. They both would share the lead vocals but a great drummer was neede

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Hayride To Hell

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Psychobilly Box

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Hotter Than Hell... An Injection Of Psychobilly Madness

Halloween Rockabilly & Psychobilly

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Kicked Outta Purgatory... Psychobilly

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Kicked Outta Purgatory...Psychobilly

Hayride To Hell... And Back

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Start Your Engines

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Psychobilly Halloween Freak-out!

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Psycho Killers

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Hotter Than Hell

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