HELLSIDE STRANGLERS

Hellside Stranglers started in May of 1999 at the Satyricon club in Portland Oregon drinking beer during happy hour. The club promoter asked them if they wanted to open up for the Candy Snatchers in a couple of weeks (he didnt know they were’nt a group), "Of Course well do it, dont be a fool" said Dan. "geez dont give me shit for lyin, we looked like a band, there was six of us gettin drunk and causin shit, it was a natural", two weeks later they opened up for a sold out show. Sounds like a good beginning to me! To this day the band has included ex-members of: Poison Idea, Bastard Children of the Roman Empire, Nervous Christians, Die Jobs, the Blackouts, the Submissives, New Wave Hookers, Lady Speed, BlackJack, Atomic 61, Apartment 3G, the Weaklings & the Culprits. With releasing tracks on various comps. from Old Skars and Upstarts (Disaster records), Damned For All Time (National Dust), Carbon 14 Magazine E.P., Fistful of Rock & Roll (Victory) and the release of "Love You to Death" (National Dust) the Stranglers have more fans than they’re even aware of. Hellside has definitely Carved a hole in the heads of thousands with their killer riffs and maniacal stories of Hatred, Ridicule and Contempt. "hey, you got to live it to give it" says drummer Dean Johnson, who has been playing this kind of music since 1980, his first band was the legendary Poison Idea. "Dan’s a f%cking genius, crazy or not, im in !" says Johnson. If you get a chance to see the band live you’ll never know whats going to happen, Wether they will all blow up, smash someones head in with a guitar or get chased off by a gang of bikers, its really just a gamble. So take a listen, buy a record or drop them a line and tell them how much you hate or love em, im sure they would appreciate it ...