Laughing Hyenas
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| Laughing Hyenas | |
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| Origin | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Garage rock, hardcore |
| Years active | 1985–1995 |
| Labels | Touch and Go Records |
| Associated acts | Negative Approach, L-Seven, Easy Action |
| Past members | |
| John Brannon Jim Kimball Kevin Strickland (Kevin Munro) Larissa Strickland (deceased) Todd Swalla Ron Sakowski Kevin Ries |
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Laughing Hyenas was an American rock band that existed from 1985 to 1995. They formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan and were initially made up of former members of Negative Approach (John Brannon, vocals), L-Seven (not L7) (Larissa Strickland, guitar), plus Kevin Strickland (bass) and Jim Kimball (drums). According to Allmusic, "At first, the band specialized in noisy dirges overlaid with the tortuous, throat-shredding vocals of frontman John Brannon. As time passed, their blues connections became more and more explicit."[1] In 1990, Kevin Strickland and Jim Kimball left the Hyenas and teamed up with P.W. Long (Reelfoot) to form Mule. After the departure of the original rhythm section, former Necros members Todd Swalla (drums) and Kevin Ries (bass) joined the band. Ries was later replaced by another Necros bassist Ron Sakowski.
Larissa Strickland (Larissa Stolarchuk) died on October 8, 2006, at the age of 46, from a drug overdose in North Port, Florida.[2]
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[edit] Former members
- John Brannon – vocals
- Larissa Strickland (Larissa Stolarchuk) – guitar (deceased)
- Jim Kimball – drums
- Kevin Strickland (Kevin Munro) – bass guitar
- Todd Swalla – drums
- Kevin Ries – bass guitar
- Ron Sakowski – bass guitar
[edit] Discography
- (1986) Stain [tape] (no label)
- (1987) Come Down to the Merry Go Round EP (Touch and Go) (Re-issued 1995)
- (1989) You Can't Pray a Lie (Touch and Go)
- (1990) Life of Crime (Touch and Go)
- (1992) Crawl (Touch and Go)
- (1995) Hard Times (Touch and Go)
[edit] References
- ^ Laughing Hyenas BiographyAllmusic (accessed 1 June 2008) Huey, Steve.
- ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed August 2010
[edit] External links
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- Band's biography / discography
- Allmusic entry on Laughing Hyenas
- Trouser Press entry on Laughing Hyenas
- Laughing Hyenas Website on Touch and Go Records
- Laughing Hyenas group history and discography via Grunnen Rocks
- Corey Rusk's remembrance of Larissa Strickland
- Official 1988 Tour Diary
- Touchandgorecords.com
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