The Black Halos Explained

The Black Halos
Background:group_or_band
Alias:The Black Market Babies
Origin:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre:Punk rock
Years Active:–present
Label:Yeah Right! Records, Sub Pop, History Music, Liquor & Poker Music, Die Young Stay Pretty
Website:theblackhalos.bandcamp.com
Current Members:Billy Hopeless
Rich Jones
Jay Millette
Danni Action
John Kerns
Past Members:Adam Becvare
Johnny Stewart
Jahmeel "JR" Russell
Rob Zgaljic
Denyss McKnight
Matt Camirand
Davey French
Robbie Hunter
CC Voltage
Make Up Mike

The Black Halos are a Vancouver, British Columbia-based punk rock band. Their music also includes 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 (not to be confused with the American band with the similar name). With the addition of Matt Camirand, Jay Millette and Rob Zgaljic, they released their first album, Black Halos in 1999.[1] They then toured the USA, playing with Nikki Sudden, the Lazy Cowgirls, L7 and The Hellacopters, among others.[2]

In 2001, they released the album The Violent Years, on Sub Pop Records.[3] [4] [5] They toured around Canada with The Offspring and Millencolin, and played Edgefest and the Warped Tour.[6] In 2009, the song "No Tomorrow Girls", from The Violent Years, was featured in the Xbox 360-exclusive racing video game Forza Motorsport 3.[7]

The band then had some major line-up changes, when Camirand left to join Blood Meridian, and Jones left to join Amen. They were replaced by guitarist Adam Becvare and bassist Denyss McKnight.

In 2005, they signed with Liquor & Poker Music, released the album Alive Without Control [8] and headed off for a 7-week, 40-show tour of Europe.[9]

In 2007, The Black Halos signed with History Music and, in 2008, released their fourth album, We Are Not Alone.[10] By this time, the band consisted of Hopeless, Zgaljic, Becvare, Johnny Stewart and Jahmeel "JR" Russell. They played Canadian Music Week and went on tour with Social Distortion.[11] [12] Later that year, while on tour, the band's van, gear and merchandise were stolen, and they decided to break up.[13] [14]

The band reformed in 2016, with Hopeless, Jones and some new members, and began playing sold-out shows, including a concert at Toronto's Bovine Sex Club during Canadian Music Week 2019.[15] Some singles followed, including 2020's "Ain’t No Good Time to Say Goodbye", which was written upon the death of Hopeless' close friend, SNFU frontman and punk icon Ken Chinn (aka Mr. Chi Pig).[16] The band is now original members Billy Hopeless, Jay Millette and Rich Jones in addition to new members Danni Action and John Kerns.[17] [18] In 2020, they independently released the 17-track album F.F.T.S. - Demos & Rarities, a collection of demos and rare tracks going back as far as 1996.[19] In 2021, they released the EP Uncommonwealth.[20] In November 2022, the band released their first full-length album since 2008, How the Darkness Doubled.[21]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Members

Current members
Former members

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/black-halos-die-young-stay-pretty-mw0000243478 " The Black Halos Black Halos Die Young Stay Pretty"
  2. Web site: The Black Halos's Concert History . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives . 11 February 2022.
  3. Web site: The Black Halos: The Violent Years, March 2001 . popmatters.com . 19 March 2001 . Pop Matters . 10 February 2022.
  4. http://www.chartattack.com/news/2001/08/17/black-halos-tour-with-supersuckers/ "Black Halos Tour With Supersuckers"
  5. http://www.popmatters.com/review/blackhalos-violent/ "The Black Halos The Violent Years"
  6. Web site: The Black Halos's Concert History . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives . 11 February 2022.
  7. https://racingsoundtracks.com/game/forza-motorsport-3 Forza Motorsport 3 soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com
  8. Web site: The Black Halos Alive Without Control, 2005 . punknews.org . Punk News . 11 February 2022.
  9. Web site: White . Adam . The Black Halos in Europe, 2005 . punknews.org . Punk News . 11 February 2022.
  10. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/black_halos-we_are_not_alone "The Black Halos We Are Not Alone"
  11. Web site: Fitzgerald . Nicole . Black Halos, Mar 2007 . piquenewsmagazine.com . Pique Newsmagazine . 11 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Paul . Aubin . Social Distortion Tour . punknews.org . Punk News . 11 February 2022.
  13. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/vancouvers_black_halos_officially_throw_in_towel "Vancouver's Black Halos Officially Throw in the Towel"
  14. Web site: Black Halos Break Up . 2010-11-19 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20100825215944/http://www.chartattack.com/news/74754/black-halos-break-up . 2010-08-25 . "Black Halos Break Up"
  15. Web site: Valente . Angie . Throwback Thursday Live Music Edition, May 2019 . weraddicted.com . 23 May 2019 . Addicted . 11 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Farkas . Steven . Jay Millette Interview, Oct 2020 . thepunksite.com . 2 October 2020 . The Punk Site . 10 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Lawrence . Grant . ...The Black Halos, Jan 2020 . vancouverisawesome.com . Vancouver is Awesome . 2021-09-06.
  18. Web site: MacInnis . Allan . A reunited Black Halos leave the bad blood behind, Feb 2020 . straight.com . 5 February 2020 . The Georgia Straight . 2021-09-06.
  19. Web site: The Black Halos. F.F.T.S. - Demos & Rarities . discogs.com . Discogs . 11 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Sigler . Gabriel . Canadian punks The Black Halos...July 2021 . badfeelingmag.com . 20 July 2021 . Bad Feeling Magazine . 11 February 2022.
  21. Web site: Hudson . Alex . The Black Halos Return with 'How the Darkness Doubled,' Share "Tenement Kids" Video . exclaim! . 28 November 2022.

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