Sexepil
| Sexepil | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
 Budapest, Hungary,  Cardiff, UK
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| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1984-1996 2001-present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
| Members | László Viktor Tamás Kocsis Tibor Vangel |
| Past members | Mick Ness Csaba Mosonyi János Fazekas Miklós Csala Zoltán Fazekas Gábor Varga Judit Lorincz Zoltan Hegyi |
| Sexepil discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Music videos | 8 |
| EPs | 0 |
| Singles | 2 |
Sexepil is a Hungarian indie-alternative rock band based in Budapest, Hungary. The band was formed by Zoltán Hegyi, Viktor László, Tamás Kocsis, and Tibor Vangel in 1984.
Sexepil was originally written as Sex-E-Pil and it is a portmanteau of the English punk band, Sex Pistols and the abbreviation of Johnny Rotten's Public Image Ltd.
Sexepil were formed in 1984 in Budapest, Hungary, on the ruins of notorious punk band ETA (Kocsis, László) and art rock formation ZOO (Hegyi, Vangel). Within virtually a few months after their first gig the band achieved cult status, playing for packed houses every weekend around the Hungarian capital's famous clubs. Their influences ranged from David Bowie to Talking Heads to The Cure and to Joy Division.
In 1988, the band's first LP record entitled Egyesült Álmok was released by Ring Records. The LP was released by one of the country’s first independent record labels, Ring. Many regard the record as one of the finest albums of that era. Besides gigging throughout Hungary, Sexepil played hugely successful concerts in Kiev, Ukraine and Paris, France. After the departure of the band’s original front man and founder lead singer Zoltán Hegyi in 1989, the Dutch Mick Ness took over the singer duties.
With Ness joining, Sexepil became one of the first English-singing bands in Hungary (the hardcore fans initially reacted with hostility to this fact). The band started playing gigs after just one rehearsal with Ness. After issuing a tape only unique collection of live recordings …bi…, Sexepil released their first English-language album Love Jealousy Hate a year later in 1990 on Polygram's Nature label.
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