Gay for Johnny Depp
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| Gay for Johnny Depp | |
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| Origin | New York City |
| Genre(s) | Queercore Hardcore Heavy metal |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Captains of Industry |
| Members | |
| Sid Jagger Marty Leopard Chelsea Piers JJ Samanen |
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| Former members | |
| Nick Feledziak | |
Gay for Johnny Depp is a hardcore/metal band formed in New York, USA. Members are: Sid Jagger (Guitar - Real name: Joe Grillo), Marty Leopard (Vocals - Real name Arty Shepherd), Chelsea Piers (Bass), JJ Samanen (drums) and formerly Nick Feledziak (Kazoo). They are known for the lyrical content of their songs, which is often concerned with the band's obsession over the actor Johnny Depp.
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[edit] History
Formed from ex-members of post-hardcore bands Garrison and Instruction in 2004, Gay for Johnny Depp released their first recording effort, Erotically Charged Dance Songs for the Desperate, on 12 July 2004. The 5-track EP was met with positive reviews which often compared Gay for Johnny Depp to fellow hardcore bands The Blood Brothers and The Locust.
The band recorded their second EP, Blood: The Natural Lubricant (An Apocalyptic Adventure Beyond Sodom and Gomorrah), in the summer of 2005, and released it on 19 September 2005 on the UK label Captains Of Industry. This was supported by a small tour of the UK. The record gained Gay for Johnny Depp a lot of fans, due to the unusual song titles as much as the music itself.
On 9 June 2006 Gay for Johnny Depp played at the Download Festival in Donington Park, UK.
The band have recorded one full-length album, The Politics of Cruelty. It was released on 5 November 2007 and was rare example of a hardcore band receiving positive reviews in publications such as NME, Q, The Guardian and Uncut! as well as heavier rock publications such as Rock Sound. A number of tracks were also aired on BBC Radio 1.
Instead of featuring the usual biographical material, advance copies of the album sent to the media caused contained a highly explicit pornographic fan letter to actor Johnny Depp, purported to be written by someone simply known as 'Brad'. This approach was in keeping with the band's previous promotional material, which have included bottles of amyl nitrite, surgical rubber gloves, condoms, explicit homosexual photographs and further explicit letters from 'Brad'.
The band's debut album featured in the NME Top 10 chart throughout November 2007.
Gay For Johnny Depp toured the UK in January and February 2008 and in April 2008.
[edit] Style
Gay for Johnny Depp have been described as spazzcore, hardcore, and metal. They are most well known for their vulgar, homoerotic lyrics focused around Johnny Depp; for example on "Kill The Cool Kids", Leopard sings "Cos I want my Johnny bleeding, fuck him in the ass!" The vocals are most often delivered in a high-pitched scream reminiscent of bands such as Ed Gein, The Locust, Gallows, The Blood Brothers. Musically, the band are recognisable for a frantic, relentless style, with few songs lasting more than three minutes in length.
The band have been remixed by The Blacksmoke Organisation.
[edit] Discography
[edit] EPs
- Erotically Charged Dance Songs for the Desperate (2004)
- Blood: The Natural Lubricant (An Apocalyptic Adventure Beyond Sodom and Gomorrah) (2005)
[edit] Albums
- The Politics of Cruelty (2007)
[edit] Trivia
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- Gay for Johnny Depp played their first ever UK show on September 14, 2005 in Exeter, supporting Million Dead. During the show, frontman Marty Leopard was punched by an angry crowd member and had to go to hospital to receive 5 stitches in his face.[1]
- The band's song "Shh, Put the Shiv To My Throat" has been remixed by art collective Blacksmoke.
- A music video for "Shh, Put the Shiv To My Throat" exists, featuring the band playing blindfolded in a dark room, covered in blood.
