Kïll Cheerleadër
Kïll Cheerleadër | |
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Kïll Cheerleadër performing in 2003. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Sleaze metal,[1] biker metal[2] |
| Years active | 1999–2006 |
| Labels | Spinerazor, Sonico, Corporate Punishment |
| Spinoffs | |
| Past members | Chad "Dallas" MacKinnon Christopher "Rites" Chartrand Ethan Deth Jason Decay Anthony Useless Zach "Jakki" Slaughter Jimmy Nova Brandon Wars |
Kïll Cheerleadër (previously known as Cheerleader 666) was a Canadian rock band whose members formed in 1999 in Toronto. Mainly influenced by punk rock and heavy metal acts such as the Stooges, early-era Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, the Ramones, Girlschool, Joan Jett, and Neil Young, they had crafted their own unique, sleazy style of rock and roll, once being described as "a derailed train hitting a Baptist Church".[3] Lemmy from Motörhead described Kïll Cheerleadër as the "greatest rock n' roll band since Guns N' Roses".[4]
History
After some 8,000 demo CDs were sold, a German record label licensed one of their unmixed/unmastered recordings and released it as 7-track LP titled Gutter Days, which was rereleased on 10" vinyl in 2003. Lemmy Kilmister from Motörhead invited them to open their UK tour[5] and talked about them on SuicideGirls.com and in Playboy, declaring Kïll Cheerleadër as the "greatest rock and roll band since Guns N' Roses".[4]
After travelling to the U.S. West Coast and playing a number of high-profile shows in Los Angeles. Their debut album, All Hail, was released in 2004 through Spinerazor Records.[6]
The band broke up in 2006 on the eve of a major record deal.[7]
Discography
- 2000: Demo CD-R
- 2001: Gutter Days (CD-R released in 2001, 10" vinyl released in 2003 as Cheerleader 666)
- 2004: All Hail (debut full-length CD as Kill Cheerleader released on Spinerazor/Corporate Punishment in 2004, re-issued on Sanctuary in 2006, limited vinyl release on Yeah Right Records in 2015.)
See also
References
- ^ "KILL CHEERLEADER – ALL HAIL". Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ ""Spin" Goes Back To Beck". Idolator. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
Then he read the text, and learned that Kath used to be known as Ethan Deth, bassist for the biker-metal band Kill Cheerleader.
- ^ "On The Record With...Ethan (Kill Cheerleader)". Sugarbuzzmagazine.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Kemp, Rob (2006) "Kill Cheerleader", SPIN, October 2006, p. 50, retrieved December 15, 2011
- ^ "www.skratchmagazine.com - Kill Cheerleader interview". www.skratchmagazine.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ ""All hail" (sound recording) / Kill Cheerleader", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 150029747, AMICUS No. 32396745, retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ Reilly, Phoebe (2008) "Thick as Thieves", SPIN, September 2008, p. 72-79, retrieved December 15, 2011