Hell's Kitchen (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hell's Kitchen


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Origin = Oakland, California, USA
Genre = Hard rock
Speed Metal
Years_active = 1987-1990
Label = Boner Records
Weird System Records
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Current_members = Luke Skeels
Jimmy Hayes
Troy Takaki
Mike Branum
Past_members = Chachi
Greg
Marty Ros
Tom Flynn
Dave Chavez
Sean Condon

Hell's Kitchen was a rock group formed in 1987. When Guitarist Luke Skeels decided to leave Boneless Ones, due to ongoing conflict with the singer. When the other members heard the news, they too, left en masse, and Hell's Kitchen was born. The band recruited members of Verbal Abuse and Fang, for the first lineup. The band was know for it's expert musicianship and total irreverence for the music scene in general, and Heavy Metal in particular. Their attitude was "shows should be fun"...

After various line-up changes, the band's first release featured: Luke Skeels (guitar) , Sean Condon (vocals), Troy Takaki (bass), Mike Branum (drums). Condon was later replaced by Jimmy Hayes.

Their songs, performed in a mock-speed-metal/punk style, include such topics as beer, satan, chicken and The Grateful Dead.

Hell's Kitchen has released two full-length albums as well as appearing on an episode of "HBO's Tales From The Crypt".

The band toured Europe twice in 1990, covering most, if not all, of Western Europe as well as parts of Scandinavia, and a few Eastern Block countries as well. Shows were played with German punk bands such as Spermbirds and Militant Mothers.

Members

Primary

* Jimi Haze - Vocals ‡
* Luke Skeels - Guitar †‡
* Troy Takaki - Bass †‡
* Mike Branum - Drums †‡

Past

* Tom Flynn - Guitar (1988)
* Dave Chavez - Vocals (1988)
* Chris Kontos - Drums (1988)
* Sean Condon - Vocals (1988-89) †
* Chachi - Guitar (1989) ‡
* Marty Ros - Guitar (1990-91)
* Andy - Bass (1991)
* Greg Elliot - Guitar (1990)
* Pat Mack - Bass (1990)

Discography

* "If You Can't Take The Heat" (LP - Boner Records) - 1988 (†) [http://www.discogs.com/release/468102]
* "Fistful Of Chicken" (LP - Weird System Records) - 1989 (‡) [http://www.discogs.com/release/444325]

There was a demo cassette released with the original line-up called "Fast Food Demo" in 1987.