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The Electric Hellfire Club
12+ albums
industrialindustrial rockindustrial metalebmGothic
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The Electric Hellfire Club is an industrial metal band mixing elements of glam metal, industrial, gothic rock, and psychedelia. The bands lyrics contain tongue-in-cheek references to sex, blood, violence, drug worship, Satan! and similar themes. Band members define themselves as Satanists. The Church of Satan also supports this ensemble. The band also makes use of sampling, mainly from low-budget horror films. Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, the Electric Hellfire Club was formed in 1991 when Thomas Thorn (aka Buck Ryder) departed My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. The band has undergone many changes in membership, with only frontman Thomas Thorn remaining throughout its history. The Electric Hellfire Club initially comprised Thorn (vocals, keyboard programming), co-founder and keyboardist Shane Lassen (aka Rev. Dr. Luv), and guitarist Ronny Valeo. After the initial string of live shows, drummer Eric Peterson (aka Janna Flail) would be added to enhance the band's live shows, thus completing the band's original lineup. Prior to recording the first album Burn, Baby, Burn! (1993), dancer and back-up singer Sabrina Satana would join the group, and Peterson would be replaced on drums by Richard Frost. The EHC toured extensively throughout the early to mid-1990s, both as an opening act, and as headliners in their own right. They toured with Type O Negative, Christian Death, Spahn Ranch, Penal Colony, and Genitorturers, amongst others. During this period, the band
