Halo of Flies

For the song by Alice Cooper, see Halo of Flies (song). For other uses, see Halo of Flies (disambiguation).
Halo of Flies
Halo of Flies (1990)
Halo of Flies (1990)
Background information
Also known asH•O•F
OriginMinneapolis
GenresNoise rock[1]
Years active1986—1991, 2007—present
LabelsAmphetamine Reptile, Twin/Tone
MembersTom Hazelmyer
John Anglim
Paddy Costello
Tim mac

Halo of Flies is an American noise rock band from Minneapolis. Named after an Alice Cooper song,[2] Halo of Flies was formed in 1986 by Tom Hazelmyer, John Anglim and Tim Mac. Over the next five years they released a series of seven inch singles and mini LPs starting with a limited edition, hand numbered single called “Rubber Room”. These singles were released on Hazelmyer’s label Amphetamine Reptile Records and later compiled on a number of LPs, and eventually as the CD (Music for Insect Minds) in 1991. The band partially reformed in 2007 under the name H•O•F, and continued to release new material.

Life of band

Sales of Halo of Flies records was assisted by a manufacturing/distribution deal with the popular Minnesota label Twin Tone records. Influenced by early punk bands MC5 and The Stooges, the band had a loud, raw sound that was heavily guitar influenced garage rock. Halo of Flies stopped recording in the early 1990s but Hazelmyer kept Amphetamine Reptile Records in business for 20 years by releasing music by Boss Hog, Helmet, The Melvins, Cows, God Bullies, Helios Creed and Unsane.

Discography

As Halo of Flies

  • Rubber Room 7-inch, 1986
  • Snapping Black Roscoe Bottles 7-inch, 1986
  • Circling the Pile 7-inch, 1987
  • Richies Dog 7-inch, 1987
  • Four from the Bottom cassette, 1988
  • Garbage Rock! 12-inch, 1988
  • Garbageburn 12-inch, 1988
  • No Time 7-inch, 1988
  • Death of a Fly 7-inch, 1989
  • Singles Going Nowhere 12-inch, 1989
  • Winged 7-inch, 1990
  • Big Mod Hate Trip 7-inch, 1991
  • Mod Showdown! 7-inch, 1991
  • Music For Insect Minds, 1991 (compilation of all the previously released material)

As H•O•F

  • split 7-inch with Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire, 2007
  • A New Kind of Hate 7-inch, 2008
  • When I'm Loaded 7-inch (with Lydia Lunch), 2008
  • F.T.W. EP, 2008
  • Gay Witch Abortion Sessions CD, 2009
  • Resurrect a Bad Idea LP, 2010

References

  1. ^ Gardner, Noel (March 30, 2016). "The Sound Of Impact: Noise Rock In 1986". The Quietus. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-0760346488.