Jump to content

Broadzilla: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Telex1 (talk | contribs)
148 edits
 
(35 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American heavy rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Broadzilla
| image = Broadzilla_Virginia_2003.gif
| name = Broadzilla
| image = Broadzilla_Virginia_2003.png
| caption = Broadzilla, 2003 (L-R: Rachel May, Angie Manly, Kim Essiambre)
| caption = Broadzilla, 2003 (L-R: Rachel May, Angie Manly, Kim Essiambre)
⚫
| image_size =
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| background = group_or_band
⚫
| image_size =
| website = [http://Facebook.com/broadzilladetroit/ Official website]
| website =
| current_members = Rachel May<br />Kim Essiambre<br />Angie Manly
| current_members = Rachel May<br />Kim Essiambre<br />Angie Manly
| past_members = Marlene Hammerle<br>Jen Moffitt<br>Michelle Chapman<br>[[Melody Licious|Melody Baetens]]
| past_members = Marlene Hammerle<br>Jen Moffitt<br>Michelle Chapman<br>[[Melody Licious|Melody Baetens]]
}}
}}


'''Broadzilla''' are a heavy rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six [[Detroit Music Awards]]. The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.
'''Broadzilla''' are a hard rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six [[Detroit Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broadzilla {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/broadzilla-mn0000836184/biography|access-date=2021-07-02|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Broadzilla was formed as an all-female metal/punk band in 1996, by Detroit singer/guitarist Rachel May. The original lineup also consisted of bassist Michelle Chapman (then known as Michelle Fields), guitarist Marlene Hammerle, and drummer Jen Moffitt. This lineup released the four-song self-titled EP [[Broadzilla (album)|Broadzilla]] on cassette only in 1996. Two of the four songs, "Bondage Boy" and "Seven Ways," would be revamped by future Broadzilla lineups.
Broadzilla was formed as an all-female metal/punk band in 1996, by Detroit singer/guitarist Rachel May.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Callwood|first=Brett|title=Broadzilla|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/broadzilla/Content?oid=2144202|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Detroit Metro Times|language=en}}</ref> The original lineup also consisted of bassist Michelle Chapman (then known as Michelle Fields), guitarist Marlene Hammerle, and drummer Jen Moffitt. This lineup released the four-song self-titled EP ''Broadzilla'' on cassette only in 1996. Drummer Angie Manly joined in 1997.<ref name=":0" />


By 1999, shortly before the release of the band's first full-length album, the second guitarist spot was occupied by [[Melody Licious|Melody Baetens]] (under the stage name Melody Licious).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doster|first=Eve|title=Gore Gore lore|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/gore-gore-lore/Content?oid=2175892|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Detroit Metro Times|language=en}}</ref> The band released the CD ''Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean'' in October 1999.<ref>{{Citation|title=Broadzilla Vs. the Tramp-O-Lean - Broadzilla {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/broadzilla-vs-the-tramp-o-lean-mw0000970124|language=en|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref> The album featured a cover of "No More Fun" by the band Feisty Cadavers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Broadzilla {{!}} Songs|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/broadzilla-mn0000836184/songs|access-date=2021-07-02|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> Melody Licious was pictured on the album and credited with guitar and backing vocals, but in reality she only contributed backing vocals to the track "Cum Guzzlin Whore."
For the next few years, Broadzilla would experience several personnel changes. Hammerle and Moffitt were gone by 1997, with the drummer's chair being filled by Angie Manly, a former bandmate of May's. From 1997 to 1999, Broadzilla's lineup fluctuated around May, Chapman, and Manly, with the band sometimes operating as a trio and sometimes as a quartet with a series of temporary second guitarists.


Bassist Kim Essiambre joined in early 2000.<ref name=":0" /> A short time later, Baetens departed and was not replaced. Baetens later joined the Detroit glam band the Sirens, and also turned up in the Detroit garage punk band Gore Gore Girls, as did another former Broadzilla guitarist, Marlene Hammerle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gore Gore Girls {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gore-gore-girls-mn0000666046/biography|access-date=2021-07-02|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref>
By 1999, shortly before the release of the band's first full-length album, the second guitarist spot was occupied by [[Melody Licious|Melody Baetens]] (under the stage name Melody Licious). The band released the CD ''[[Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean (album)|Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean]]'' in October 1999. The album featured a revamped version of "Bondage Boy" and a cover of "No More Fun" by the band Feisty Cadavers. Melody Licious was pictured on the album and credited with guitar and backing vocals, but in reality she only contributed backing vocals to the track "Cum Guzzlin Whore." ''[[Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean (album)|Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean]]'' is out of print and has been sold out since 2001, becoming a collector's item.


In April 2001, Broadzilla won their first of six [[Detroit Music Awards]] for best hard rock/heavy metal artist.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Detroit Music Awards Foundation - Special Honorees|url=https://www.detroitmusicawards.net/special-honorees|access-date=2021-07-02|website=www.detroitmusicawards.net}}</ref> Their second album ''[[Lady Luck (album)|Lady Luck]]'' was released in October 2001.<ref>{{Citation|title=Lady Luck - Broadzilla {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lady-luck-mw0000311183|language=en|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2007|title=BROADZILLA: Lady Luck: CD|url=https://razorcake.org/archive-broadzilla-lady-luck/|url-status=live|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=Razorcake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182933/https://razorcake.org/archive-broadzilla-lady-luck/ |archive-date=2021-07-09 }}</ref> To date, the album has sold more than 8.000 copies. Included on the album were the lead track "Ecstasy" for which a full music video was produced,<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 7, 2005|title=Broadzilla - Ecstasy (taken from the album 'Lady Luck')|url=https://videos.antville.org/stories/1108250/|url-status=live|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=videos.antville.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183029/https://videos.antville.org/stories/1108250/ |archive-date=2021-07-09 }}</ref> a cover of the 1968 song "[[Love Child (song)|Love Child]]" by [[Diana Ross and the Supremes]],<ref name=":1" /> and two remixes of the original track "Liquor Snatch" by Detroit techno DJ [[Sean Deason]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broadzilla Interview|url=http://www.gravyzine.com/Broadzilla.html|access-date=2021-07-02|website=www.gravyzine.com}}</ref>
In early 2000, Chapman left the band for a move to Florida with her new husband, and was replaced by Kim Essiambre. In March 2000, Baetens departed and was not replaced. (Baetens later joined the Detroit glam band the Sirens, and also turned up in the Detroit garage punk band [[Gore Gore Girls]], as did another former Broadzilla guitarist, Marlene Hammerle.) After several years of unstable personnel, Broadzilla finally stabilized as a trio consisting of May, Essiambre, and Manly, and this lineup has remained intact.


In August 2003, Broadzilla toured England for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PUNK & OI IN THE UK - www.punkoiuk.co.uk : Broadzilla Interview|url=http://www.punkoiuk.co.uk/interviews/broadzilla.htm|access-date=2021-07-02|website=www.punkoiuk.co.uk}}</ref> Two more British tours followed in fall 2003 and summer 2004 (the two summer tours included high-profile appearances at the annual [[Bulldog Bash]] music festival).<ref name=":0" /> Broadzilla continued winning regularly at the [[Detroit Music Awards]], picking up additional trophies for best hard rock/heavy metal artist in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 (they were not eligible in 2004).<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Talking with the Best Broad in the Business - Rachel May of Broadzilla|url=http://www.hipindetroit.com/2014/03/talking-with-best-broad-in-business.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Hip in Detroit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412151330/http://www.hipindetroit.com:80/2014/03/talking-with-best-broad-in-business.html |archive-date=2014-04-12 }}</ref>
In April 2001, Broadzilla won their first of six [[Detroit Music Awards]] for best hard rock/heavy metal artist. Their second album ''[[Lady Luck (album)|Lady Luck]]'' was released in October 2001. To date, the album has sold more than 8.000 copies. Included on the album were the lead track "Ecstasy" for which a full music video was produced, a cover of the 1968 song "[[Love Child (song)|Love Child]]" by [[Diana Ross and the Supremes]], and two remixes of the original track "Liquor Snatch" by Detroit techno DJ [[Sean Deason]].

In 2001-2002 May also played guitar for the Detroit punk band Queen Bee. Broadzilla released a limited edition two-track promotional EP in January 2002, containing the new song "Drug Man" and a cover of the [[AC/DC]] song "[[Big Balls]]." Following the release of ''[[Lady Luck (album)|Lady Luck]]'', Broadzilla's increasing exposure allowed them to tour throughout the eastern United States. The band also unveiled many new songs starting in 2002, including a second version of "Seven Ways" and a third version of "Bondage Boy." In August 2003, Broadzilla toured England for the first time. Two more British tours followed in fall 2003 and summer 2004 (the two summer tours included high-profile appearances at the annual [[Bulldog Bash]] music festival), while Broadzilla toured the western United States for the first time in spring 2005. Broadzilla continued winning regularly at the [[Detroit Music Awards]], picking up additional trophies for best hard rock/heavy metal artist in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 (they were not eligible in 2004).


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
* ''[[Broadzilla (album)]]|Broadzilla'' (EP, 1996)
* ''Broadzilla'' (EP, 1996)
* ''[[Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean (album)|Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean]]'' (1999)
* ''Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean'' (1999)
* ''[[Lady Luck (album)|Lady Luck]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Lady Luck (album)|Lady Luck]]'' (2001)
* ''Broadzilla - B4 Records Song of the Month (album)|Broadzilla - B4 Records Song of the Month'' (EP, 2002)
* ''Broadzilla - B4 Records Song of the Month'' (EP, 2002)


==See also==
==See also==
Line 36: Line 35:


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{More footnotes|date=January 2010}}
[http://www.rockpulse.co.uk/broadzillaint.html Interview at Rock Pulse]<BR>
[http://www.punkoiuk.co.uk/interviews/broadzilla.htm Interview at Punk & Oi in the UK]<BR>
[http://www.gravyzine.com/Broadzilla.html Interview at Gravyzine]<BR>
[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll Broadzilla at AllMusic]<BR>
[http://www.broadzilla.net Biography at official website]<BR>
[http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1093203625 Video interview with BlaringOut.com]


{{Authority control}}
== External links ==
=== Official websites ===
*[http://www.facebook.com/broadzilladetroit Official Facebook profile]
*[http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=479417&Mytoken=20041117140301 Official Myspace page]


[[Category:All-female bands]]
[[Category:American all-female bands]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Detroit]]
[[Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Michigan]]
[[Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Michigan]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:All-female metal bands]]

Latest revision as of 20:29, 11 June 2024

Broadzilla
Broadzilla, 2003 (L-R: Rachel May, Angie Manly, Kim Essiambre)
Broadzilla, 2003 (L-R: Rachel May, Angie Manly, Kim Essiambre)
Background information
GenresHard rock, heavy metal
MembersRachel May
Kim Essiambre
Angie Manly
Past membersMarlene Hammerle
Jen Moffitt
Michelle Chapman
Melody Baetens

Broadzilla are a hard rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six Detroit Music Awards.[1] The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.

Biography

[edit]

Broadzilla was formed as an all-female metal/punk band in 1996, by Detroit singer/guitarist Rachel May.[2] The original lineup also consisted of bassist Michelle Chapman (then known as Michelle Fields), guitarist Marlene Hammerle, and drummer Jen Moffitt. This lineup released the four-song self-titled EP Broadzilla on cassette only in 1996. Drummer Angie Manly joined in 1997.[2]

By 1999, shortly before the release of the band's first full-length album, the second guitarist spot was occupied by Melody Baetens (under the stage name Melody Licious).[3] The band released the CD Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean in October 1999.[4] The album featured a cover of "No More Fun" by the band Feisty Cadavers.[5] Melody Licious was pictured on the album and credited with guitar and backing vocals, but in reality she only contributed backing vocals to the track "Cum Guzzlin Whore."

Bassist Kim Essiambre joined in early 2000.[2] A short time later, Baetens departed and was not replaced. Baetens later joined the Detroit glam band the Sirens, and also turned up in the Detroit garage punk band Gore Gore Girls, as did another former Broadzilla guitarist, Marlene Hammerle.[6]

In April 2001, Broadzilla won their first of six Detroit Music Awards for best hard rock/heavy metal artist.[7] Their second album Lady Luck was released in October 2001.[8][9] To date, the album has sold more than 8.000 copies. Included on the album were the lead track "Ecstasy" for which a full music video was produced,[10] a cover of the 1968 song "Love Child" by Diana Ross and the Supremes,[5] and two remixes of the original track "Liquor Snatch" by Detroit techno DJ Sean Deason.[11]

In August 2003, Broadzilla toured England for the first time.[12] Two more British tours followed in fall 2003 and summer 2004 (the two summer tours included high-profile appearances at the annual Bulldog Bash music festival).[2] Broadzilla continued winning regularly at the Detroit Music Awards, picking up additional trophies for best hard rock/heavy metal artist in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 (they were not eligible in 2004).[7][13]

Discography

[edit]
  • Broadzilla (EP, 1996)
  • Broadzilla vs. the Tramp-o-Lean (1999)
  • Lady Luck (2001)
  • Broadzilla - B4 Records Song of the Month (EP, 2002)

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Broadzilla | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. ^ a b c d Callwood, Brett. "Broadzilla". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ Doster, Eve. "Gore Gore lore". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ Broadzilla Vs. the Tramp-O-Lean - Broadzilla | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-07-02
  5. ^ a b "Broadzilla | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  6. ^ "Gore Gore Girls | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  7. ^ a b "Detroit Music Awards Foundation - Special Honorees". www.detroitmusicawards.net. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. ^ Lady Luck - Broadzilla | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-07-02
  9. ^ "BROADZILLA: Lady Luck: CD". Razorcake. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Broadzilla - Ecstasy (taken from the album 'Lady Luck')". videos.antville.org. April 7, 2005. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Broadzilla Interview". www.gravyzine.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  12. ^ "PUNK & OI IN THE UK - www.punkoiuk.co.uk : Broadzilla Interview". www.punkoiuk.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  13. ^ "Talking with the Best Broad in the Business - Rachel May of Broadzilla". Hip in Detroit. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broadzilla&oldid=1228543740"