Hell Is For Heroes (band)

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<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #f9f9f9;">Image:HellIsForHeroes.jpg
</td></tr><tr><th>Origin</th><td>Camden, London</td></tr><tr><th>Years active</th><td>2000 – present</td></tr><tr><th>Genres</th><td>Post-Hardcore</td></tr><tr><th>Labels</th><td>Burning Heart Records</td></tr><tr><th>Members</th><td> Justin Schlosberg
William McGonagle
Tom O'Donoghue
James Findlay
Joe Birch</td></tr><tr><th>Website(s)</th><td>hellisforheroes.net</td></tr>

Hell Is For Heroes

Hell Is For Heroes are an English post-hardcore band, formed in Camden, London, in September 2000. Initial partnership of Will McGonagle and Joe Birch, previously in Symposium was joined by James Findlay, Tom O'Donoghue and later Justin Schlosberg. The band played their formative shows in West London throughout 2001.

After two independently released singles, Hell Is For Heroes released their debut album in February 2003 on EMI. The Neon Handshake was produced and recorded in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios and mixed in Umea, Sweden at Tonteknik by Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lövström, the band's A&R was managed by Duncan Illing. The band and their A&R left EMI in 2004.

Hell Is For Heroes released their second album Transmit Disrupt independently before signing a deal with Burning Heart Records, who subsequently re-released it in 2006.

Their debut album was voted 58th best British rock album ever by the readers of Kerrang! magazine in the Feb 19, 2004 issue.

1 Band lineup
2 Discography
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Band lineup

Justin Schlosberg - Vocals
William McGonagle - Guitar
Tom O'Donoghue - Guitar
James Findlay - Bass
Joe Birch - Drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Neon Handshake
<center>(2003)
<center>EMI <center>UK #16

Transmit Disrupt
<center>(2005)
<center>Independent<center>UK #74

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[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
Year	Title	UK Singles Chart	UK Download Chart	Album
2001	"Sick Happy/Cut Down"	-	-	The Neon Handshake
2002	"You Drove Me To It"	63	-	The Neon Handshake
2002	"I Can Climb Mountains"	41	-	The Neon Handshake
2002	"Night Vision"	38	-	The Neon Handshake
2003	"You Drove Me To It" (reissue)	28	-	The Neon Handshake
2003	"Retreat"	39	-	The Neon Handshake
2003	"The Neon Handshake" (promo)	-	-	-
2004	"Models For The Programme"	54	-	Transmit Disrupt
2004	"One Of Us"	71	-	Transmit Disrupt
2004	"Kamichi"	72	-	Transmit Disrupt