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Halo Of Flies
legendary noise from Minneapolis, MN
Address
United States Of America
E-Mail
N/A
Members

Halo Of Flies #1:
(Snapping Black Roscoe Bottles 45 7")
Tom Hazelmyer: guitar, bass, vocals
John Anglim: drums

Halo Of Flies #2:
(Circling The Pile EP 7")
Tom Hazelmyer: guitar, vocals
John Anglim: drums
Mac: bass
Mig Motto: vocals on Sinner Sings

Halo Of Flies #3:
(Richie's Dog 7")
Tom Hazelmyer: guitar, vocals
John Anglim: drums
Tim McLaughlin: bass, b.u. vocals

Halo Of Flies #4:
(Death Of A Fly 7")
Tom Hazelmyer: guitar, vocals
John Anglim: drums
Mac: bass

Halo Of Flies #5:
("Clowns" on Endangered Species 6x7" Box)
Tom Hazelmyer: guitar, vocals
Eric Pierson: drums
Mac: bass

History

John Anglim's musical history
Tom Hazelmyer's musical history
Mac Flie's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. Rubber Room 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1986, scale 2)
      handnumbered edition of 200 only
    1. Rubber Room
    2. Thoughts In A Booth
    3. Three More Quarters
  2. Rubber Room Revisited 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1987, HOF-02)
      confiscated bunch of around 500 bootlegcopies
    1. Rubber Room
    2. Thoughts In A Booth
    3. Three More Quarters
  3. Snapping Black Roscoe Bottles 45 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1986, scale 3)
      matrixnumber: ARR-2
    1. DDT Fin 13 / PCP
    2. Can't Touch Her
  4. Circling The Pile 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1986, scale 4)
      matrixnumber: ARR-3
    1. M.D. 20/20
    2. Pipebomb
    3. Sinner Sings
  5. Richie's Dog 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1987, scale 6)
      matrixnumber: ARR-5, label states: scale 6
    1. Richies Dog
    2. How Does It Feel To Feel
  6. No Time 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1988, scale 13)
    1. No Time
    2. You Get Nothing
  7. Death Of A Fly 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1989, scale 19)
    1. Death Of A Fly
    2. Spit It Out
    3. There Ain't No Hell
  8. Richie's Dog Live 7" (Siltbreeze Records, 1989, SB 01)
      first edition is with numbered insert
    1. Richie's Dog (live)
    2. Garbage Rock (live)
    3. Ballad Of Extreme Hate
  9. Human Fly 7" (Forced Exposure, 1990, FE-019)
      official release
    1. Human Fly (The Cramps)
    2. I'm A Bug (The Urinals)
  10. Big Mod Hate Trip 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1991, scale 35)
    1. Tired & Cold
    2. Wasted Time
  11. Human Fly 7" (Power-Fist Record Co., 1991, P.F. - 4130 CRO-MO)
      bootleg, transparent yellow vinyl
      two sleeves exist, one black-white-and-yellow and one only black-and-white
    1. Human Fly (The Cramps)
    2. I'm A Bug (The Urinals)
Splits
  1. Mod Showdown! 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1991, scale 36)
      black or purple vinyl
    1. Halo Of Flies: Jagged Time Lapse (John's Children)
    2. Mudhoney: She's Just Fifteen (Thee Milkshakes)
Albums
  1. Four From The Bottom CS (Amphetamine Reptile, 1987, scale 9)
    1. Rubber Room
    2. Thoughts In A Booth
    3. Three More Quarters
    4. DDT Fin 13
    5. Can't Touch Her
    6. M.D. 20/20
    7. Pipebomb
    8. Sinner Sings
    9. Richies Dog
    10. How Does It Feel To Feel
    11. Drunk In Detroit
  2. Garbage Rock 12" (Twin/Tone Records, 1987, TTR 87132-1)
      it has been said to be released on 7" too, but I've never seen a copy!
      grey or black vinyl
    1. Garbage Rock
    2. One Barrel Spent
    3. DDT Beat 69
    4. I'm Clean
  3. Headburn 12" (Twin/Tone Records, 1988, TTR 88147-1)
    1. Headburn
    2. Easy Or Hard
    3. Father Paranoia (O Jesu His Head Burns)
  4. Singles Going Nowhere LP (Amphetamine Reptile Germany, 1989, ARR 5/63)
      title and cover are Buzzcocks rip-offs
    1. Rubber Room
    2. DDT Fin 13
    3. M.D. 20/20
    4. Pipebomb
    5. Richies Dog
    6. Thoughts In A Booth
    7. Can't Touch Her
    8. Sinner Sings
    9. How Does It Feel
    10. Drunk (In Detroit)
  5. Music For Insect Minds CD (Amphetamine Reptile Germany, 1991, ARR 22/169)
    1. Tired & Cold
    2. Wasted Time
    3. Death On A Fly
    4. Ain't No Hell
    5. Spit It Out
    6. Ballad Of Extreme Hate
    7. No Time
    8. You Get Nothing
    9. Headburn
    10. Easy Or Hard
    11. Father Paranoia
    12. Drunk (In Detroit)
    13. Garbage Rock
    14. D.D.T. Beat 69
    15. One Barrel Spent
    16. I'm Clean
    17. Richies Dog
    18. How Does It Feel To Feel
    19. M.D. 20,20
    20. Pipebomb
    21. Sinner Sings
    22. D.D.T. Fin 13
    23. Can't Touch Her
    24. Rubber Room
    25. Thoughts In A Booth
    26. Human Fly
    27. I'm A Bug
    28. Jagged Time Lapse
    29. Clowns
  6. Music For Insect Minds CD (Amphetamine Reptile, 1991, amrep 002)
      there's an original and a reissue, the reissue has a black cover
    1. Tired & Cold
    2. Wasted Time
    3. Death On A Fly
    4. Ain't No Hell
    5. Spit It Out
    6. Ballad Of Extreme Hate
    7. No Time
    8. You Get Nothing
    9. Headburn
    10. Easy Or Hard
    11. Father Paranoia
    12. Drunk (In Detroit)
    13. Garbage Rock
    14. D.D.T. Beat 69
    15. One Barrel Spent
    16. I'm Clean
    17. Richies Dog
    18. How Does It Feel To Feel
    19. M.D. 20,20
    20. Pipebomb
    21. Sinner Sings
    22. D.D.T. Fin 13
    23. Can't Touch Her
    24. Rubber Room
    25. Thoughts In A Booth
    26. Human Fly
    27. I'm A Bug
    28. Jagged Time Lapse
    29. Clowns
  7. F**k The World LP (Pubic Pop Can, year ?, cat.no.?)
      first live show, Club Dreamerz, Chicago, 1989, bootleg I presume
      tracks ?
  8. Garbage Burn LP (What Goes On Records, year ?, cat.no.?)
      UK rare comp LP
      tracks ?
Compilations
  1. Big Hits Of Mid-America Volume Four LP (Twin/Tone Records, 1986, TTR 8681)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Rubber Room
  2. Beautiful Happiness LP (Sounds And Shigaku Limited, 1988, HAPPY 1)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Richies Dog
  3. Away From The Pulsebeat Presents ... Mondostereo LP (The Tinnitus Label, 1988, TR 520868)
    1. 1988 (Time For A War In)
  4. Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 1 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1988, scale 12)
      1st pressing: 500 copies, red vinyl
      2nd pressing: 250 copies, black vinyl
    1. Insecticide Stomp
  5. Crunchhouse LP/CD (Glitterhouse Records, 1989, GR 0084)
    1. Can't Touch Her
  6. Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 1-3 LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Germany, 1989, ARR 3/61)
    1. Insecticide Stomp
  7. Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 1-3 LP/CD/CS (Amphetamine Reptile, 1990, 89172-1/2/4)
    1. Insecticide Stomp
  8. Endangered Species 6x7"-box (Glitterhouse Records, 1991, GR 0100)
    1. Clowns
  9. Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 2xCD (Mute, 2002, CDStumm 212)
    1. Headburn
Various

This band offcourse was named after the famous Halo Of Flies by Alice Cooper.

Links
  1. Halo Of Flies Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
  2. (MP3 and other) archives