• Justin Schlosberg - vocals
• William McGonagle - guitar
• Tom O'Donoghue - guitar
• James Findlay - bass
• Joe Birch - drums

Once the onslaught of the Nu Metal movement had begun to die down, a handful of less overtly commercial-sounding rock acts from both sides of the Atlantic began to edge into the spotlight. Tightly-knit thanks to a relentless tour schedule on which many of the bands - Hundred Reasons, Reuben and Biffy Clyro, to name but a few - revolved headline slots and generally played every shack calling itself a venue in the nation. Initially, the mainstream music press were cautious with their coverage, but as time developed the bands built up truly diehard fanbases and inked deals with proper record labels like Beggars Banquet (Biffy Clyro) and Columbia (Hundred Reasons).

Hell Is For Heroes were the tortoise to the others' hare. Formed from the ashes of ace Britrock teenagers Symposium, Will McGonagle and Joe Birch dug out their phonebooks and got into contact with old schoolfriends James Findlay and Tom O'Donoghue. Eventually recruiting singer Justin Schlosberg to complete the line-up, the band released their own single, a home recorded version of 'Sick/Happy', before signing to EMI/Chrysalis. The label wisely kept the album under wraps for a few months, while their live reputation built up and a brace of singles kept the public interested.

Finally, in February 2003, their long-awaited debut, The Neon Handshake, was released. Recorded by former Refused producers, Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovstrom, the album was a highlight of the post-hardcore rock scene, entering the UK charts at No. 16. Tom Edwards

Releases

• Hell Is For Heroes - album, out 11/06/2007 on Golf. (post review)
• Transmit Disrupt - album, out 14/03/2005 on Captains of Industry. 1 review (read/post)
• Models For The Programme - single, out 28/02/2005 on Captains of Industry. 1 review (read/post)
• One Of Us - single, out 16/08/2004 on Captains of Industry. 1 review (read/post)
• Retreat - single, out 05/05/2003 on EMI Records. 1 review (read/post)
• The Neon Handshake - album, out 03/02/2003 on Chrysalis. 1 review (read/post)
• You Drove Me To It - single, out 20/01/2003 on Chrysalis. 1 review (read/post)
• Night Vision - single, out 21/10/2002 on Chrysalis. (post review)
• I Can Climb Mountains - single, out 05/08/2002 on Chrysalis. 1 review (read/post)
• You Drove Me To It - single, out 28/01/2002 on Wishakismo. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Mon 12 Nov at London ULU. (post review)
• Sun 11 Nov at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Sat 10 Nov at Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire University. (post review)
• Fri 09 Nov at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Thu 08 Nov at Barrow-in-Furness The Canteen. (post review)
• Wed 07 Nov at Milton Keynes The Pitz at Woughton Centre. (post review)
• Mon 05 Nov at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Sun 04 Nov at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Sat 03 Nov at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Fri 02 Nov at Falmouth Princess Pavilion. (post review)
• Thu 01 Nov at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
• Wed 31 Oct at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms. (post review)
• Mon 29 Oct at Birmingham Barfly. (post review)
• Sun 28 Oct at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). (post review)
• Sat 27 Oct at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Fri 26 Oct at Dundee Reading Room. (post review)
• Thu 25 Oct at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
• Mon 25 Jun at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
• Sun 24 Jun at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
• Fri 22 Jun at Glasgow Barfly. (post review)
• Wed 20 Jun at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Tue 19 Jun at Liverpool Barfly. (post review)
• Mon 18 Jun at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Wed 23 May at Paris Le Batofar. (post review)
• Mon 21 May at Birmingham Barfly. (post review)
• Wed 02 May at Leeds The Wire Club. (post review)
• Thu 26 Apr at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
• Tue 06 Feb at Nottingham Rock City Basement. (post review)
• Mon 05 Feb at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Fri 15 Dec at Mansfield The Mill. (post review)
• Mon 24 Apr at Cambridge The Soul Tree. (post review)
• Thu 01 Jul at Peterborough Metropolis Lounge (Met Lounge). 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 10 Dec at Birmingham Academy 2. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 22 Feb at Brighton Concorde 2. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 06 Jul at Grays Music Festival. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 12 Dec at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). 1 review (read/post)

News

• 01/04/2008: Captains Of Industry call time on record releasing
• 06/07/2007: Essex Rocks - Official
• 13/12/2006: Hell Is For Heroes return in 2007
• 14/09/2005: STA all-dayer THIS Saturday + more fun on Sunday!
• 18/07/2005: Smalltown All-dayer Number 2: HIFH, Seafood, Pipettes...
• 27/06/2005: Bulldog Bash bill changes
• 24/05/2005: Six In The City: TAAS, YCNI:M, HIFH, full line up!
• 21/03/2005: Hell Is For Heroes Transmit Tour
• 30/06/2004: Hell Is For Touring
• 22/06/2004: Hell Is For Heroes: single

Features

• 06/07/2007: Raz on The Raz @ Reading
• 26/01/2003: DiS Gig Round-up: February '03
• 24/09/2002: D-Frag Nationwide: September tour guide...

Links

• Hell Is For Heroes - official site

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