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"Gore Gore Girls mix Stooges
spit with Supremes soul like an itching in my heart
full of napalm" - Chuck Eddy, Village
Voice
Harnessing sheer rock power for the forces of good,
the GORE GORE GIRLS strut their stuff with boldness
and attitude, throwing down dirty grooves and instigating
scenes of libertine abandon in nightclubs around the
world. What sets them apart is their underlying respect
for the legends of earlier eras. From BO DIDDLEY to
THE RONETTES, THE SONICS to THE SAINTS, the GORE GORE
GIRLS take inspiration from the greats and inject it
with hi-octane ferocity, forging a new sound with a
modern edge.
Formed in Detroit in 1997, the band has released a string
of albums that earned raves from the likes of the Village
Voice and capturing the attention of fans like LITTLE
STEVEN VAN ZANDT, who has given the band plenty of airplay
on the syndicated show "Underground Garage"
and included them in the line-up of his garage rock
festival in New York City, where they joined IGGY AND
THE STOOGES, THE PRETTY THINGS and the NEW YORK DOLLS.
The band held down a slot on the national tour in 2006
in support of THE ZOMBIES and MOONEY SUZUKI, carrying
the rock n' roll torch with their usual style and aplomb.
The band took their name from the 1972 grindhouse classic
The Gore Gore Girls, directed by thrill-king Herschell
Gordon Lewis, it was distinquished by its extreme gore
and weird humor, as dancers were stalked by a killer.
Lewis contributed the liner notes to Get The Gore, nailing
their nuances, stating, "To appreciate the GORE
GORE GIRLS' music, you have to have a streak of wildness,
a fierce independence of spirit, and an absolute belief
in the unusual, the strange, the unpredictable, the
offbeat and even the generally unacceptable." Long
known as the 'Godfather of Gore' for movies like Blood
Feast, 2000 Maniacs and The Wizard of Gore, Lewis incited
the band to emerge from Detroit's urban jungle to fight
against the tyranny of bland music with their own brand
of nitroinjected rock & roll. Hypnotizing audiences
everywhere with a shambolic fusion of girl group, go-go
and garage, with the GORE GORE GIRLS, a new movement
is born.
"I don't know if the Girls want to sex me up
or kick my ass, but in the end, who really cares as
long as they're delivering the goods. (ed. They want
to kick your ass.)" -
Hearya.com
GORE GORE GIRLS have delivered a call to the dancefloor
that is impossible to ignore.
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