Halloween (metal band)
| Halloween | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Heavy Metal Horror Show |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Glam metal, Thrash metal |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Motor City Metal, Molten ,Pure Steel Records |
| Website | www |
| Members | Brian Thomas George Neal TJ Richardson Don Guerrier Chris "Boo" Buczek |
| Past members | Donny Allen Billy Adams(BA) Jason Rossvannes Jason Nikou Tommy 'V' Vendetta John Guarascio Tim Franquist Kevin Clifford Rob Brug Tim Wright Kenny Hill Billy Gray Rick Craig Bill Whyte Tommy Stewart |
Halloween is a heavy metal band from Detroit, Michigan.
The group was formed in 1983 by members Rick Craig, Brian Thomas, George Neal and Bill Whyte. Its debut album Don't Metal with Evil was released in 1985 on the Motor City Metal label. In 1986, Halloween started work on its follow up to Don't Metal With Evil, Victims of the Night. However, the record was shelved until it was finally released on Molton Metal Records in 1997.
In 1988, members Rick Craig and Bill Whyte left to pursue other careers. In 2000, Craig was asked to join Charlie Huhn and the British band Humble Pie with Jerry Shirley to go on a U.S Tour. He also at the time was playing in the band NOON, in which he and Ean Evans were the primary songwriters. Their replacements were future Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart and guitarist Billy Gray, who would go on to play in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti-based rock band Fair Game (not to be confused with the band led by former Keel vocalist Ron Keel). Bill whyte went on to open his own recording studio and later (in 2003) joined Detroit based band Abandoned and released a 5-song EP called "Project unrealty" which was Recorded, produced and engineered by Bill whyte. The band and EP got great reviews but the band was short-lived.
In 1989, Halloween opened for Crimson Glory on a couple of dates on their Transcendence tour. In that same year, Halloween began work on a new album with Jon Drenning of Crimson Glory and Warren Wyatt management. The album never made it to the shelves.
In 1990, Halloween recorded a 5 track demo entitled Vicious Demos with producer Rob Tylak, Stewart and Gray. The demo was released on cassette for show and promotion only and sold at Halloween shows.
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