The Leeds Gig Guide

Band Biography for the kingcrows:

THE KINGCROWS are the product of a sick mind - specifically that of RATBAG, veteran of the Leeds rock scene and former drummer of such bands as Sticky Fingers, Assassination Bureau and the Poison Hearts. The plan was to form a band who combined the energy of punk, the flash of sleaze and the sheer reckless abandon of being in a band with no aspirations towards a career or commercial acceptance - simply the rush of playing noisy, filthy rock 'n' roll for the pure hell of it. A chance meeting between Ratbag and his old mate LEE J (guitar, ex-Dead Bard's Ghost) at an Alice Cooper gig provided the catalyst for the birth of the Kingcrows, and the embryonic unit made their live debut just before Christmas 2006.
2007 and 2008 saw the band honing their act to razor sharpness, and a variety of lineup changes resulted in the current band - consisting of Ratbag, Lee, ROCCO (bass, ex-No Thrills) and Ratbag's old Assassination Bureau bandmate PHIL E STINE (vocals).

Influences: MOTORHEAD, THE DAMNED, HANOI ROCKS, RAMONES, WILDHEARTS, BACKYARD BABIES, NEW YORK DOLLS, SUPERSUCKERS, ALICE COOPER, SEX PISTOLS, CRAZYHEAD, AC/DC, IGGY & THE STOOGES, DEAD BOYS, UNCLE SAM, D.A.D., MC5, D*GENERATION, HELLACOPTERS

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