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The Cycle Sluts from Hell were an American heavy metal band from the late 1980s to early 1990s. The band was made up of four women singing under the stage names Queen Vixen, She-Fire of Ice, Honey One Percenter, and Venus Penis Crusher, backed by various musicians, including Pete Lisa, Christopher Moffett, Tom Von Doom, Fernando Rosario, Brian Smith, Scott Duboys, Bobby Gustafson, and Eddie Coen.
Queen Vixen She-Fire of Ice Honey 1%er Lord Roadkill Tony Wolfmann Nick Marden Ash Gray
Past members
Venus Penis Crusher (a.k.a. Betty Kallas) Donna She Wolf Scott Duboys Tom Von Doom Chris Moffett
The music was primarily written by Pete Lisa, along with writing contributions from Daniel Rey, Mark Durado, Christopher Moffett, and Tom Von Doom.
The group had a pretty high profile in the New York City area in the late 1980s and performed shows with artists such as Jane's Addiction at The Cat Club, Danzig at The Old Studio 54, Joey Ramone at the Ritz, and also at the Palladium on 14th St.
The band's self-titled debut album was their only release. The song "I Wish You Were a Beer" is their best-known track, written by Honey 1%er and Tom Von Doom. The track featured in the MTV show Beavis and Butthead, who reacted favorably to it.[3] The band's biggest gig was a European tour with Motörhead in the early nineties.
July 24, 2006, brought a "one-time-only" reunion of some of the original band at The Delancey in New York. In presence were Queen Vixen, Honey 1percenter, She Fire of Ice, Lord Roadkill, and Scott Duboys.
They reunited once again on October 31, 2007, for the Motherfucker Halloween party at Club Rebel in New York. Performing were Queen Vixen, Honey 1percenter, She Fire of Ice, and Lord Roadkill (accompanied by Nick Marden from The Stimulators on bass and She Wolves' Tony Mann).[5]
Past membersedit
Venus Penis Crusher, a.k.a. Betty Kallas, went on to the industrial duo Hanzel und Gretyl.
Scott Duboys, drums, had previously played for Nuclear Assault, Cities, VonHelsing, and then joined Warrior Soul after CSFH.
Tom Von Doom, bass, co-wrote the single "I Wish You Were a Beer", and previously played with Bebe Buell and The Great Kat. He produced the song "Waiting" by Jamie Coon, featured in the CBS show Ghost Whisperer.
Chris Moffett went on to replace John Ricco of Warrior Soul for one CD and a European tour.
Discographyedit
Cycle Sluts from Hell (self-titled, Epic Records, 1991)
Referencesedit
^Prato, Greg. "Cycle Sluts from Hell – Cycle Sluts from Hell". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
^McPadden, Mike (September 21, 2015). "The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 1". VH1. Viacom. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
^"Way Down Mexico Way, broadcast May 26, 1993". Beavis and Butthead episode guide. tv.com.[permanent dead link]
^Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story at IMDb
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Star & Dagger | Rock from New Orleans, LA". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^She Wolves press page Archived August 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, article from Crusher Magazine
^"POPTOWN RECORDS For fans of rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s -". Poptownrecords.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.