The Laughing Hyenas

Laughing Hyenas
Background information
Origin	Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Genres	Garage rock, hardcore punk, punk blues, post-hardcore, noise rock
Years active	1985–1995
Labels	Touch and Go Records
Associated acts	Negative Approach, L-Seven, Mule, Necros, Easy Action
Past members	John Brannon Jim Kimball Kevin Strickland Larissa Strickland Todd Swalla Kevin Ries Ron Sakowski

Laughing Hyenas was an American garage rock band that existed from 1985 to 1995. According to AllMusic, "At first, the band specialized in dirges overlaid with the tortuous, throat-shredding vocals of frontman John Brannon. As time passed, their blues connections became more and more explicit".

Laughing Hyenas formed in 1985 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The original lineup consisted of vocalist Brannon (previously of Negative Approach), guitarist Larissa Strickland (aka Larissa Stolarchuk, previously of L-Seven), drummer Jim Kimball and bassist Kevin Strickland (aka Kevin Munro). Following an eponymous 1986 demo cassette, they released their debut EP, Come Down to the Merry Go Round in 1987 on Touch and Go Records.

The band released their first studio album, You Can't Pray a Lie, in 1989.Life of Crime followed in 1990, and later that year, the original rhythm section of Kimball and Kevin Strickland left the Hyenas and teamed up with P.W. Long to form Mule. After their departure, former Necros members Todd Swalla (drums) and Kevin Ries (bass) joined the band, which released the Crawl EP in 1992. Ries was later replaced by another Necros bassist, Ron Sakowski, who appeared on their third and final album, Hard Times (1995). The band self-released a covers EP, Covers: Stolen Tapes 92 to 94 that same year, before splitting.

Brannon later formed Easy Action, and reunited with Negative Approach.

Larissa Strickland died on October 8, 2006, at the age of 46, from a drug overdose in North Port, Florida.

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