* En anglais uniquement
Although there have been a plethora of punk revivalists over the course of the 1990s, Vancouver's
Black Halos look to a slightly different golden age than that of
the Clash and
the Buzzcocks; they're more enamored of the glammed-up trash-rock of
the New York Dolls, the sonic scuzz of
the Stooges, the snotty nihilism of the Dead Boys. The Black Halos consist of vocalist Billy Hopeless, guitarists Rich Jones and Jay Millette, bassist Matt Camirand, and drummer Rob Zgaljic. The group released their self-titled debut record on Stay Young Die Pretty before switching to Sub Pop, where they released the Jane Doe/Russian Roulette seven-inch and their
Jack Endino-produced second album. The Violent Years arrived in spring 2001. ~ Steve Huey