Rancid Hell Spawn

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Rancid Hell Spawn was a punk rock band, active between 1988 and 1995. Discovered in London, England, the band released five albums and three extended play records. Rancid Hell Spawn also provided two songs for the soundtrack of Dennis Worden's "Stickboy" video in 1993. Their music was characterized by a distinctive noisy and distorted sound, featuring a Casio organ and large amounts of feedback. The majority of Rancid Hell Spawn songs are short, high-speed punk burnouts with melodies hidden beneath the feedback. Steven Wells of New Music Express described it as "listening to Eddie Cochran while wearing an astronaut's suit full of angry wasps."

The band was fronted by Charlie Chainsaw, former editor of Chainsaw (punk zine) which started in 1977 and continued until 1984. Charlie Chainsaw remains active in the London punk scene, running the Wrench Records record label and mailorder company.

Rancid Hell Spawn have recently reformed, and have announced that they will be releasing a new EP in early 2007.

[edit] Discography

• "Festering Pus" EP, Wrench Records, 1988
• "Jumpin Jack Flesh" LP, Wrench Records, 1989
• "Gas Mask Love" mini-LP, Wrench Records, 1990
• "Chainsaw Masochist" LP, Wrench Records, 1990
• Split EP with The Fells, Toxic Shock Records, 1991
• "Gastro Boy" EP, Wrench Records, 1992
• "Axe Hero" CD, Wrench Records, 1993
• "Teenage Lard" EP, Wrench Records, 1995
• "Scalpel Party" Retrospective CD, Wrench Records, 2000