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About|the musical group|the firearms technical term|Half-cockInfobox musical artist | name = Halfcocked| image = | caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Boston, Massachusetts|Boston , Massachusetts , United States | genre = Hard rock | years_active = 1997–2002| label = Curve of the Earth Records|Curve of the Earth , Megatronic Records|Megatronic / DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks | associated_acts = 6L6 (band)|6L6 , Plush (US band)|Plush , Slunt , Powerman 5000 , Danzig (band)|Danzig | website =| current_members =| past_members = Sarah Reitkopp : Singer Tommy O'Neil : Guitar Johnny Rock Heatley : Guitar Jhen Kobran : Bass guitar|Bass , Backing vocalist|backing vocals Charlee Johnson : Drum kit|Drums Jaime Richter : Guitar, backing vocals Halfcocked (also known as Half Cocked , Halfc*cked or Half-Cocked ) was an United States|American hard rock band. Influenced by 1970s hard rock and punk rock, along with 1980s glam metal, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_5_31/ai_74583309 Draping Heavy Metal in Sequins, and Proud of It!, Isaac Guzman, New York Daily News , May 2001. they started out in Boston in 1997 and signed with independent music label|independent label Curve of the Earth Records. In 1999 the band placed third in the finals of the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble ,"The Sheila Divine wins the WBCN Rumble", Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe , F4, May 29, 1999. being the first "wild card" act to play in the finals. They signed with DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks imprint Megatronic Records (headed by Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One ) and moved to Los Angeles in 2000. http://www.curveoftheearthrecords.com/press_hc1.html Bye-bye, Half Cocked, Bret Milano, The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston Phoenix , May 26, 2000. After numerous delays, http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/01730799.htm Suburban voices, Sean Richardson, Boston Phoenix , July 26, 2001. 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 appeances
Girls& #33; Girls& #33; Girls! (1998, Curve of the Earth) (song: "Whole in the World")
Benefit for El Chupacabra (1998, Polterchrist) (song: "Ghost Bones")
Dracula 2000 Soundtrack|Dracula 2000 soundtrack (2000, Sony ) (song: "Sober")
Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture|Shrek soundtrack (2001, DreamWorks) (song: " Bad Reputation (Joan Jett album)|Bad Reputation ")
WWF Tough Enough (album)|WWF Tough Enough (2001, DreamWorks) (song:"Drive Away")
http://www.curveoftheearthrecords.com/hc.html Artist pageDead link|date=July 2010, Curve of the Earth Records
http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=404& Itemid=52 20 Questions with Charlee Johnson, Metal Sludge , October 23, 2001.
Category:American hard rock musical groups Category:Musical groups from Boston, Massachusetts Category:Musical groups from Massachusetts Category:Musical groups established in 1997 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002
