Halfcocked

Halfcocked
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	1997–2002
Labels	Curve of the Earth, Megatronic/DreamWorks
Associated acts	6L6, Plush, Slunt, Powerman 5000, Danzig
Past members	Sarah Reitkopp : Singer Tommy O'Neil : Guitar Johnny Rock Heatley : Guitar Jhen Kobran : Bass, backing vocals Charlee Johnson : Drums Jaime Richter : Guitar, backing vocals

Halfcocked (also known as Half Cocked, Halfc*cked or Half-Cocked) was an American hard rock band. Influenced by 1970s hard rock and punk rock, along with 1980s glam metal,^[1] they started out in Boston in 1997 and signed with independent label Curve of the Earth Records. In 1999 the band placed third in the finals of the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble,^[2] being the first "wild card" act to play in the finals. They signed with DreamWorks imprint Megatronic Records (headed by Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One) and moved to Los Angeles in 2000.^[3] After numerous delays,^[4] they released one final album—The Last Star—before splitting up.

Discography

Studio albums

• Sell Out (1998)
• Occupation: Rock Star (2000)
• The Last Star (2001)

Compilation appearances

• Girls! Girls! Girls! (1998, Curve of the Earth) (song: "Whole in the World")
• Benefit for El Chupacabra (1998, Polterchrist) (song: "Ghost Bones")
• Dracula 2000 soundtrack (2000, Sony) (song: "Sober")
• Shrek soundtrack (2001, DreamWorks) (song: "Bad Reputation")
• WWF Tough Enough (2001, DreamWorks) (song:"Drive Away")

References

1. Draping Heavy Metal in Sequins, and Proud of It!, Isaac Guzman, New York Daily News, May 2001.
2. "The Sheila Divine wins the WBCN Rumble", Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, F4, May 29, 1999.
3. Bye-bye, Half Cocked, Bret Milano, Boston Phoenix, May 26, 2000.
4. Suburban voices, Sean Richardson, Boston Phoenix, July 26, 2001.

External links

• Halfcocked at AllMusic
• Megatronic Records
• Artist page, Curve of the Earth Records
• 20 Questions with Charlee Johnson, Metal Sludge, October 23, 2001.