Hellion
Hellion was one of the cult bands of the 80's, a band that won its
fair share of acclaim but never got the breaks it deserved.
Formed by and fronted by the charismatic Ann Boleyn (later to
become founder of New Renaissance Records), the band attracted
the attention of Ronnie James Dio and his wife Wendy, the latter
of which became Hellion's manager for a time.
A debut mini-LP was released, but the band broke up soon afterward.
Boleyn recruited a different lineup and released what is probably the
band's best-known album,
Screams In The Night.
Hardly the most complex or original album in existence,
Screams'
rather basic, anthemic hard rock/metal sounds a bit dated now
(particularly songs such as "Bad Attitude" and "Easy Action", which
are almost glam in their approach), but on the other hand it delivered
some old fashioned headbanging pleasure, and it remains a cult
favorite for many.
That lineup also disintegrated, and in an interesting twist, most of the
original lineup was recruited for the next two albums, neither of which
generated the same interest as the first two.
In the intervening years the band has been an on-again, off-again
affair, recording sporadically, yet Boleyn and crew
are still alive and kicking, with their
latest album, the aptly titled
Will Not Go Quietly, released in 2003.
Current Members
Ann Boleyn
vocals
Ray Schenk
guitars
Chris Kessler
guitars
Glenn Cannon
bass
Sean Scott
drums
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Former Members/Guests
Alan Barlam
guitars
Chet Thompson
guitars
Bill Sweet
bass
Alex Campbell
bass
Dave Dutton
bass
Rex Tennyson
bass
Sean Kelly
drums
Greg Pecka
drums
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Discography
(EP) Hellion
1983
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- Break The Spell
- Don't Take No
- Backstabber
- Lookin' For A Good Time
- Driving Hard
- Up From The Depths
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- Ann Boleyn
- Ray Schenk
- Alan Barlam
- Bill Sweet
- Sean Kelly
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Screams In The Night
1987
New Renaissance
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- Screams In The Night
- Bad Attitude
- Better Off Dead
- Upside Down Guitar Solo
- The Hand
- Explode
- Easy Action
- Put The Hammer Down
- Stick 'Em
- Children Of The Night
- The Tower Of Air
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- Ann Boleyn
- Chet Thompson
- Alex Campbell
- Greg Pecka
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(EP) Postcards From The Asylum
1988
New Renaissance
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- Nevermore!
- The Evil One
- Exciter
- Run For Your Life
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- Ann Boleyn
- Ray Schenk
- Alan Barlam
- Dave Dutton
- Sean Kelly
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The Black Book
1990
Music For Nations
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- The Black Book
- Stormrider
- Living In Hell
- The Discovery
- Losing Control
- Arrest ... Jail ... Bail
- Daemon Attack
- Conspiracy
- Amnesia
- The Warning
- The Room Behind The Door
- The Atonement
- Immigrant Song
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- Ann Boleyn
- Ray Schenk
- Alan Barlam
- Chet Thompson
- Rex Tennyson
- Sean Kelly
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Up From The Depths (compilation)
1997
New Renaissance
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- Nightmares In Daylight
- Backstabber
- Fire
- Up From The Depths
- Break The Spell
- Nevermore
- The Evil One
- Exciter
- Run For Your Life
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Live And Well In Hell (also "Uh Oh")
1999
New Renaissance
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- Ann Boleyn
- Ray Schenk
- Alan Barlam
- Bill Sweet
- Sean Kelly
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(EP) The Witching Hour
2000
New Renaissance
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- The Witching Hour
- Morning Star
- The Hand
- Children Of The Night
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- Ann Boleyn
- Chet Thompson
- Alex Campbell
- Greg Pecka
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Queen Of Hell
COMPILATION
2000
New Renaissance
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- Bream The Spell
- Driving Hard
- Don't Take No For An Answer
- Run For Your Life
- Witching Hour
- Screams In The Night
- Bad Attitude
- Exciter
- Breakdown
- The Black Book
- Stormrider
- Dead And Gone
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Will Not Go Quietly
2003
Massacre
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- Will Not Go Quietly
- Resurrection
- Welcome (To My Humble Home)
- Revenge (Is Sweet)
- The Last Straw
- Wildest Dreams
- Dead And Gone
- Dream Deceiver
- Shit
- Duchess of Debauchery
- User 7
- See You In Hell
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- Ann Boleyn
- Ray Schenk
- Chris Kessler
- Glenn Cannon
- Sean Scott
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