Not unexpectedly this Leamington Spa band was a glam metal outfit. The band was formed by several British metal scene veterans and achieved some publicity in the UK press before and after the album. The crossover act had a single names Barricades b/w Storm Break Loose and If It Don’t Make Yer Ears Bleed. The band also appeared on a compilation LP.
They were managed and produced by Phil McWalter.
Paul Quigley could be seen starring as the guy who gets knocked around in the lead role in Girlschool’s Play Dirty video. He went on to become a journalist. Holder moved to playing session bass for different bands and relocated to the USA later on. A later unrelated band by the same name performed AC/DC covers.
A reformed line-up of the band got together in 2004 and began rehearsing for an album called Rebellion and building a studio. The line-up was Paul Quigley, Pooch, Spiv and Jon Archer.
Hells Belles
LP Raw Power (1986) RAWLP 015
1. Looks Like Love
2. Overload
3. Desire Me
4. Screaming For Mercy
5. Hell’s Belles
6. Barricades
7. Strangelove
8. Dirty Girls
9. Storm Break Loose
10. Long Legs
Barricades
7″ Raw Power (1986) RAW SS001
1. Barricades
2. If It Don’t Make Your Ears Bleed (It Ain’t Rock And Roll)
3. Storm Break Loose
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