Pantychrist
| Pantychrist | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hardcore Punk, Punk Rock, Riot Grrrl, Metal |
| Years active | 2003 – Present |
| Labels | AMP Records, D.O.R. Records, Suburban White Trash Records |
| Associated acts | Chop Suicide, Slander |
| Website | www |
| Members | Danyell DeVille Jen O'Cyde Statia Ace Emma Sunstrum |
| Past members | Izabelle Steele Amy Hell Nick Tops Patty Christ Emma-O Cari Corpse |
Pantychrist is a female hardcore punk rock band from Hamilton, Canada and was formed in 2003 by Danyell DeVille, Izabelle Steele, Amy Hell and Patty Rotten. They have been described as “a full throttle blast of estrogen fueled aggression: angry, intense and unrelenting”. The group has a growing catalogue of recorded output and have played shows that supported causes such as Rock Against Rape, Breast Cancer Awareness and Inasmuch Women’s Shelter. There have been many lineup changes since the band’s inception and as of 2013 DeVille is the only original member left in Pantychrist.
Previous to Pantychrist, Danyell DeVille had played in a band called Die Human Die, and Amy Hell and Patty Rotten played in a group called the Bitter Ex’s. After Danyell and Izabelle Steele met Amy and Patty in a women’s washroom they formed Pantychrist with Patty changing her name to Patty Christ to reflect her involvement in the band.
The group released a demo called ShEPed in 2004 and followed that up with a limited edition cd entitled Demo-lition Dirty in 2005 that was distributed at the NXNE and CMW festivals. AMP Records put out their debut full length Never Love Anything cd in 2005 and the record release party was free and featured “lots of spilled beer, blood and public nudity.”
Early Pantychrist shows featured Izabelle Steele playing in her underwear and drummer Patty Christ having a 'beer slave' onstage pouring beer into her mouth while she played. Singer Danyell DeVille would throw drinks in peoples faces, smash bottles on stage and in the audience, climb speaker stacks, slam microphones into her head, throw herself onto the floor and generally be “a blustering fury tearing everyone and everything in her real or imagined way a new asshole”. A documentary film crew followed the band over a period of weeks in 2005 and the result was a DVD called Skirting With Disaster that was issued through AMP Records in 2006.
Pantychrist parted ways with Patty Christ at the end of 2006 and she was replaced by Nick Tops from Toronto band The G-Men who was to be filling in temporarily while the group attempted to find a new female drummer. This lineup issued a self-titled cd in 2007 and Tops played with the band until they went on hiatus in June 2008. DeVille during this time had started a rock and roll band with Toronto guitarist Staci T. Rat called Chop Suicide. They released a 5 track cd and toured the United Kingdom before that outfit stopped.
In 2010 Pantychrist returned with new drummer Cari Corpse. Bass player Amy Hell was replaced by Jen O’Cyde in 2011 and the group released a cd called Break It Down on D.O.R. Records which was a compilation featuring some of their rare and out of print early material and some new songs. Pantychrist recorded a 7” record for Suburban White Trash Records called The Girls Next Door but before it was released Danyell DeVille was arrested on a charge of First Degree Murder in January 2012. That charge was subsequently withdrawn by the Crown Attorney and she pleaded guilty to being an accessory to robbery. Shortly after DeVille’s arrest a documentary was posted online called The Rise Of Pantychrist: Portrait Of A Band that was composed of interviews and footage with the 2007 lineup.
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