Davey and his band of the week: Ladies and Dudes, I give you, The Bloody Hells

Hey guys and gals

It is the end of the week and you know what that means...... I got busy, tired and above all, lazy and have yet to post up a Band of the week. So, beer in hand, some Redskins playing in the background, I give you my band of the week.

This week I figured I would dig into a group of locals that have been rocking your stages and filling your ears with a variety of punk that they can call their own. High speed, full throttle punk rock that can bring into play thoughts of old school hard core lumped in with a solid dose of 90's skate punk and the topic matter that we all loved so dearly as teenagers. If you haven't guessed it by now, then you obviously have not left your house in too long or have ear herpes. Of you course, I am talking about The Bloody Hells.

Now, once again, I am left to try and explain just what the hell these guys are from a shady and speckled memory, so bare with me here. Somewhere around 2006/2007(ish), this band had come out of the gate swinging. Consisting of former members of the former band Gudenpist, Chris Holly (Guitar/vocals), Justin Courtney (Guitar), Mikey Blotto (Drums) and Ryan Delnick (Bass) had already made a name for themselves. Having done westward tours with bands such as The Seven Deadly Grins, not to mention other projects and stints in past ages, they knew just what they wanted to play and sound like. Lucky for them, it is just what many in the punk community wanted to hear. Fast, well played music that could make you dance, laugh and think.

Many shows would come and go and you could watch them evolve into their own. A self titled disk would be released with some great tracks such as Inside your head and Don't care about you, it was a fun and fast release. This is also the album you can find the fabled Hits from the bong cover for all you smokers out there.  Following the self titled came "Why hasn't anyone killed you yet". The very familiar and raw sound of hard core punk rock comes standard and you can almost hear how the songs have grown from that first disk to the last track.

The songs would remain fun and upbeat while expressing thoughts on certain topics such as the infamous Carla Holmolka (sp?) or the song You are such a dick that is pretty self explanitory. The songs blast out and require that they are played well beyond your parents comfort levels. I loosly quote one fellow show goer as saying that he "Loved the way that the singer just spits out the lyrics and does it so well". I think it is a pretty accurate description. But, with that being said, the band, I do not think would not be the same without each individuals efforts within it. Watching them play, you can see just what I mean when I say that. I would be like taking the leg off your favorite chair and replacing it with a chunk of a branch you broke off from the tree out front.

As time would carry on, they would only have one change in the line up. Ryan Delnick would part ways with the band. This alarmed me. The dude has talent like a mother fucker. But, BUT, this would not stop them. With a pleasant send off, Ryan would make his way and we would see Marcus Wodrazka (if the spelling is wrong, I'm sorry dude, I cheated and stole it up from the facebook) take the spot up. As Marcus is a vet of the local circuit and fit the bill instantly, they stood up and got back to work.

As of today, it is my understanding that they are recording like crazy, playing insane amounts of poker, getting into the bag and getting on the stage. The music, ever progressing, they are a mainstay for the locals stages. Always a crowd pleaser and playing the music they love, you can usually find a show not too far away to take in as when a show is coming along, you can bet they are one of the first asked to play.

Like many, I am hoping to see another album soon. Until then, might I suggest you take in a track off of the Why hasn't anyone killed you release. Hometown is one of my favorite tracks. I think it best rounds out just what the band is capable of, but doesn't let you in to see just what all they are going to and will do. It can only get better from here.

Check out the facebook and hit the links to have a listen. You can buy the albums online of course, but you'll probably be best to get the disk at one of their shows. Though good, the released material doesn't stand as well as they can on stage.

You can catch their next show at Vern's on Just 15th

Cheers all! See you at the shows!
-Davey