Biography
Harnessing sheer rock power for the forces of good, the GORE GORE GIRLS
strut their stuff with boldness and attitude, throwing down dirty
grooves and instigating scenes of libertine abandon in nightclubs
around the world. What sets them apart is their underlying respect for
the legends of earlier eras. From BO DIDDLEY to THE RONETTES, THE
SONICS to THE SAINTS, the Gores take inspiration from the greats and
inject it with hi-octane ferocity, forging a new sound with a modern
edge.Formed in Detroit in 1997, the band has released a string
of albums that earned raves from the likes of the Village Voice, toured
with The Cramps, and captured the attention of fans like Little Steven
Van Zandt, who has given the band plenty of airplay on the syndicated
show "Underground Garage" and included them in the line-up of his
garage rock festival in New York City, where they joined Iggy and the
Stooges, the Pretty Things and the New York Dolls.The band took their name from the 1972 grindhouse classic The Gore Gore Girls, directed by thrill-king Herschell Gordon Lewis (who also the liner notes to Get The Gore),
it was distinguished by its extreme gore and weird humor, as dancers
were stalked by a killer. Long known as the ‘Godfather of Gore’ for
movies like Blood Feast, 2000 Maniacs and The Wizard of Gore,
Lewis incited the band to emerge from Detroit’s urban jungle to fight
against the tyranny of bland music with their own brand of
nitro-injected rock & roll. Hypnotizing audiences everywhere with a
shambolic fusion of girl group, go-go and garage, with the Gore Gore
Girls, a new movement is born.They ask, nay, DEMAND your presence on the dance floor. Don't ignore them.(From Bloodshot Records, 5/27/09)
strut their stuff with boldness and attitude, throwing down dirty
grooves and instigating scenes of libertine abandon in nightclubs
around the world. What sets them apart is their underlying respect for
the legends of earlier eras. From BO DIDDLEY to THE RONETTES, THE
SONICS to THE SAINTS, the Gores take inspiration from the greats and
inject it with hi-octane ferocity, forging a new sound with a modern
edge.Formed in Detroit in 1997, the band has released a string
of albums that earned raves from the likes of the Village Voice, toured
with The Cramps, and captured the attention of fans like Little Steven
Van Zandt, who has given the band plenty of airplay on the syndicated
show "Underground Garage" and included them in the line-up of his
garage rock festival in New York City, where they joined Iggy and the
Stooges, the Pretty Things and the New York Dolls.The band took their name from the 1972 grindhouse classic The Gore Gore Girls, directed by thrill-king Herschell Gordon Lewis (who also the liner notes to Get The Gore),
it was distinguished by its extreme gore and weird humor, as dancers
were stalked by a killer. Long known as the ‘Godfather of Gore’ for
movies like Blood Feast, 2000 Maniacs and The Wizard of Gore,
Lewis incited the band to emerge from Detroit’s urban jungle to fight
against the tyranny of bland music with their own brand of
nitro-injected rock & roll. Hypnotizing audiences everywhere with a
shambolic fusion of girl group, go-go and garage, with the Gore Gore
Girls, a new movement is born.They ask, nay, DEMAND your presence on the dance floor. Don't ignore them.(From Bloodshot Records, 5/27/09)
