| Helvis are a band that is based out
of Nottingham who has been together in one guise or another for four years now. More like
a rock `n` roll collective than simply a band in the purist form, it’s made up of
most of the people who have been in or around the local hardcore scene. With what can only
be termed as a ‘fluid’ line-up over the years, people seem to feature as and
when convenient for live shows. The bands that members have also been associated with come
across as a veritable who’s who of hardcore and include Hard To
Swallow, Dead Inside, 666 Dead, Iron Monkey, Consumed, Cerebral Fix and The Varukers. Definitely with
an old school, DIY, underground punk ethic there have been a number of self released
demo’s produced since 1999, as well as an EP on Weird Records and most recently of
all, their intense debut full length LP - Reverence The Sacrifice
- on Loudspeaker Records during 2002. There have also been tracks featured on Now That's What I Call Terror (18), Loudspeaker’s Speech Lessons For The Dumb and Organ’s Smack
My Gorilla Head Off (16) compilations.
On the gig front, they have played live shows with bands
such as Hard To Swallow, The Varukers and Sweep The Leg Johnny, but the most notorious was the first Helvis
gig which was performed at Whispers night club in Nottingham with sixhundredandsixtysixdead.
Remembered as the legendary "six minutes of shame" – as that was how long
the set lasted - certain drunken members don't even remember doing a show that night!
There show can be described as being what rock n roll should be all about - 100% anarchic
excess - and was perfectly demonstrated during their recent set for the Notts Morrowfest tribute, which on this occasion featured Gords Holmes on
vocals who performed an absolute blinder. Don’t miss these guys live, they know how
to put on a really good show!
(AUG, 2002) |
HELVIS FOR HER
PLEASURE DEMO
(Self Released CDR/Cassette)
Release Date: 13th May, 2001
Produced: Chris Neary
Recorded: Thumb Studios, Nottingham
1. Underkill 2. Five Speed Super Chair
3. Same Bitch, Different Face
4. Fake Biology, Fake Religion
5. Tenebrae/24 Men
SIX MINUTES OF SHAME DEMO
(Self Released CDR/Cassette)
Release date: 13th Dec, 2000
Produced: Chris Neary
Recorded at: Thumb Studios, Nottingham
1. Wrapped In Plastic 2. Black Discharge
3. Snail Speech 4. Stolen By Idiots
5. Hand Of Glory
DISGRACELANDS DEMO
(Self financed CDR/Cassette)
Release date: 13th October, 1999
Produced: Chris Neary
Recorded at: Thumb Studios, Nottingham
1. Shallow Be Thy Grave 2. Dead Man's Hand
3. Bred From Tha' Past 4. Underkill
5. Tenebrae/24 Men
GENOCIDER E.P
Weird Records (Weird 013)
Release Date: Jan, 1999
Produced: Ben Lappin
Recorded Rubber Biscuit Studios, Nottingham
1. Genocider 2. Church Of Satan
3. Time to Kill 4. Whole Lotta
Old Rosie
5. Alright Boys |
