The Black Halos

The Black Halos
Also known as The Black Market Babies
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Punk rock
Years active 1993 (1993)–2008 (2008)
Labels Sub Pop, History Music, Liquor & Poker, Die Young Stay Pretty
Past members Billy Hopeless
Adam Becvare
Johnny Stewart
Jahmeel "JR" Russell
Rob Zgaljic
Rich Jones
Denyss McKnight
Matt Camirand
Jay Millette
Davey French
Robbie Hunter

The Black Halos are a Vancouver, BC based punk rock band. Their music also included some glam rock.

History

The band was founded in 1993 by lead singer Billy Hopeless and guitarist Rich Jones, and at first was called The Black Market Babies. They released their first album, Black Halos (Die Young Stay Pretty) in 1999.[1]

The band went through a number of lineup changes,[2] toured around Canada, and released an album, The Violent Years, on Sub Pop Records in 2001.[3][4] They later signed with History Music. They performed at Canada Music Week in 2007.[5]

The Black Halos' fourth album, We Are Not Alone, came out in 2008.[6] The band had a setback later that year after having their equipment stolen while on tour.[7] They decided to disband,[8] and by 2009 Hopeless had joined the Vancouver band The Bonitos, Millette was playing in Toronto-based band Darlings of Chelsea, and Becvare had rejoined his former band The Lustkillers. Becvare later fronted The Lords of the New Church and Millette moved on to Brutto Monstro and the rock 'n' roll band Midnight Towers. Jones moved to the UK after leaving the band and played with Ginger Wildheart, Dogs D'amour frontman Tyla, and Alec Empire. French plays lead guitar in the rock band Everclear.

The band reformed in 2016, with Hopeless and Jones as well as some new members.

Trivia

The song "No Tomorrow Girls", from their 2001 album "The Violent Years", was featured in the Xbox 360-exclusive racing video game Forza Motorsport 3.[9]

Members

Current members
  • Billy Hopeless - vocals
  • Adam Becvare - guitar
  • Johnny Stewart - guitar
  • Jahmeel "JR" Russell - bass
  • Rob Zgaljic - drums
Former members
  • Rich Jones - guitars
  • Denyss McKnight - bass
  • Matt Camirand - bass
  • C.C. Voltage - bass
  • Jay Millette - guitar
  • Davey French - guitar
  • Robbie Hunter - bass

Discography

  • Black Halos (Die Young Stay Pretty, 1999)
  • The Violent Years (Sub Pop, 2001)
  • Alive Without Control (Liquor & Poker, 2005)
  • We Are Not Alone (History Music, 2008)

References

  1. ↑ " The Black Halos Black Halos Die Young Stay Pretty". AllMusic Review by Steve Huey
  2. ↑ "Black Halos Punk Preservationists". Exclaim!, By Shawn Merrill Feb 01, 2000.
  3. ↑ "Black Halos Tour With Supersuckers". Chart Attack - Aug 17, 2001
  4. ↑ "The Black Halos The Violent Years". Pop Matters, Wilson Neate 19 March 2001
  5. ↑ "The Black Halos @ CMW 2007". Chart Attack, Mar 12, 2007
  6. ↑ "The Black Halos We Are Not Alone". Exclaim!, By Keith Carman Mar 17, 2008
  7. ↑ "Vancouver's Black Halos Officially Throw in the Towel". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes Sep 24, 2009
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-11-19. "Black Halos Break Up"]. Chart Attack.
  9. ↑ " Track list of Forza Motorsport 3. on nfssoundtrack.com"
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