Chrome Molly

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title: "Chrome Molly" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["english-hard-rock-musical-groups", "musical-groups-from-leicester", "musical-groups-established-in-1984", "i.r.s.-records-artists", "new-wave-of-british-heavy-metal-musical-groups"] description: "English hard rock band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Molly" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary English hard rock band ::

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Field	Value
name	Chrome Molly
landscape
origin	Leicester, England
genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
years_active	–, 2009–present
label	Powerstation, I.R.S., Music for Nations, Edel
website
current_members	Steve Hawkins
Nic Wastell
John Foottit
Andy Barrott
Greg Ellis
past_members	Chris Green
Mark Godfrey
Tim Read
Ian Jones
John Boyer
John Antcliffe
Sam Flint
Banksy
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| name = Chrome Molly | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Leicester, England | genre = Hard rock, heavy metal | years_active = –, 2009–present | label = Powerstation, I.R.S., Music for Nations, Edel | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Steve Hawkins Nic Wastell John Foottit Andy Barrott Greg Ellis | past_members = Chris Green Mark Godfrey Tim Read Ian Jones John Boyer John Antcliffe Sam Flint Banksy

Chrome Molly are an English hard rock band from Leicester. They formed in 1982, releasing four albums before splitting up in 1991. They re-formed in 2009.

History

The band formed in 1982, and after an early demo settled on a line-up of singer Steve Hawkins, guitarist John Antcliffe, bass guitarist Nic Wastell and drummer Chris Green. Mark Godfrey (Drums) replaced Chris Green after the release of the "You Said" EP (Bullet Becords, BOLT 10) in 1984 and prior to the recording of the band's debut album, You Can't Have It All...or Can You?, which was released in 1985. The album was received enthusiastically by the music press. For instance reviewers of British newspaper Music Week gave it the highest rating and expressed a wish that the band have to progress into something bigger.

After the second album Stick It Out (1987), Antcliffe was replaced by Tim Read, and the band signed to I.R.S. Records. IRS released the third album Angst in April 1988, which included a cover version of Squeeze's "Take Me I'm Yours". They toured as support act with Alice Cooper on his Raise Your Fist And Yell tour in 1988, with guitarist Andrew Barrott added to the line-up. The band's third and final single release for the label was "Shooting Me Down", which was written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder of Slade and produced by Lea. The single received airplay on BBC Radio 1 but suffered from a dispute between I.R.S. and distributors MCA Records. They moved on to the Music for Nations label for fourth album Slaphead (1990). The band split up in 1991, although they played together as Van Halen tribute band Von Halen a few times.

The band reformed in 2009 with members of the early line-up Hawkins, Antcliffe and Wastell joined by Greg Ellis, and announced a new album, Gunpowder Diplomacy.

The band's first two albums were reissued by Cherry Red sublabel, Lemon Recordings, in 2010.

The band returned to the studio with Toby Jepson from Little Angels in the producers chair; the album Gunpowder Diplomacy was released in 2013 by earMUSIC.

Johnny Antcliffe left the band in December 2014 to be replaced in 2015 by John Foottit, the band returned to the studio in August 2015 to record their sixth studio album with Jepson again in the production role. The band's sixth studio album Hoodoo Voodoo was released in January 2017 on Edel Records.

In September former member Andy Barrott returned to the line up replacing Sam Flint. Barrott was a member in the 1980s, and was formerly a member of Geddes Axe, Baby Tuckoo and the Dukes of Bordello.

Discography

Albums

• You Can't Have It All...or Can You? (1985), Powerstation
• Stick It Out (1987), Powerstation
• Angst (1988), IRS
• Slaphead (1990), Music for Nations
• Gunpowder Diplomacy (2013), Edel
• Hoodoo Voodoo (2017), Edel

Compilation albums

• You Can't Have It All...or Can You?/Stick It Out (2010), Lemon

Singles

• "You Said" (1984), Bullet
• "Take It or Leave It" (1985), Powerstation
• "I Want to Find Out" (1986), Powerstation
• "Take Me I'm Yours" (1988), IRS UK Chart: no. 115
• "Thanx for the Angst" (1988), IRS UK Chart: no. 137
• "Shooting Me Down" (1988), IRS

References

References

1. "Chrome Molly | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links".
2. (1995). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Guinness Publishing]].
3. Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN. 0-7535-0257-7, p. 97
4. Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'', MOJO Books, {{ISBN. 1-84195-185-4, p. 115
5. (28 September 1985). "Chrome Molly: ''You Can't Have It All''. Powerstation. AMP 6". Pensord Press Ltd..
6. "[http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Rockers-return/story-12090349-detail/story.html Rockers return] {{Webarchive. link. (18 September 2012 ", ''[[Leicester Mercury]]'', 19 July 2010, retrieved 2012-05-02)
7. "[http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/chrome-molly/ Chrome Molly Return] {{Webarchive. link. (26 June 2010 ", ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)). Classic Rock]]'', 24 June 2010, retrieved 2012-05-02
8. "[http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/return-Chrome-Molly-8217-having-best-fun-8217-s/story-28390900-detail/story.html The return of Chrome Molly: 'We're having the best fun. It's like the best hobby in the world'] {{Webarchive. link. (21 December 2015 ", ''[[Leicester Mercury]]'', 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015)

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