Hangfire

Southern Welsh rockers Hangfire serve up a massive slab of blues groove with monsterous power and melody. The band’s 'far reaching' influences spans the classic rock heyday of late July to the middle of August ’87! Guitarist Lee ‘Lizzy’ Evans is a blind musical virtueoso with unfathomable touch and feel that gives the band it's southern bluesy edge. An incredibly talented composer, he gives the cultured feel of 'Bonamassa' blended with the awesome 80’s riffs of 'Jake E Lee'. Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

Southern Welsh rockers Hangfire serve up a massive slab of blues groove with monsterous power and melody. The band’s 'far reaching' influences spans the classic rock heyday of late July to the middle of August ’87! Guitarist Lee ‘Lizzy’ Evans is a blind musical virtueoso with unfathomable touch and feel that gives the band it's southern bluesy edge. An incredibly talented composer, he gives the cultured feel of 'Bonamassa' blended with the awesome 80’s riffs of 'Jake E Lee'. Frontman Max Rhead could be the bastard love child of 'Coverdale' and 'Grohl' providing the swaggering aggression and passion that every classic rock band craves! Always delivered with a wink and a smile, that compels an audience to come along for the ride! Former Tigertailz drummer Matt Blakout gives the band it's gigantic powerful foundation with a 'Bonam'esk' sound and feel, and an 80’s American rock sense of drama and showmanship. Bassist Bobby Goo draws on such diverse influences as 'The Bad Seeds' and 'Black Sabbath' to generate a sleezy, smouldering groove like the unholy union of 'Nikki Sixx' and 'The Chilli Pepper’s Flea'. The roller-coaster ride of their first album 'Confessions' was brought to a premature halt by the sad loss of their brother and drummer Aaron. There followed a period of intense writting and 'soul searching' during which time long time friends Matt Blakout and Bobby Goo joined the line up – culminating in the explosive release of the second album ‘Shoot the Crow’. The band’s performances on this album encapsulate an awesome fusion of light and shade – from the raw aggression of 'Bodies' and 'Shoot The Crow', to the blues inspired 'Slip Away' and the sombre, heartfelt tribute to their fallen brother 'Dead Man Walking'. The ‘Hangfire experience’ is like a punch in the face from someone you love, reassuringly familiar and surprising in equal measure. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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…shrink me down again