The Hitmen

This article is about the Australian band. For the British band, see the Hitmen (British band).
For the production wing of Bad Boy Records, see Bad Boy Records § The Hitmen.
For other uses, see Hitman (disambiguation).

The Hitmen
Also known as
  • Johnny and the Hitmen
  • Hitmen DTK
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Years active
  • 1977 (1977)–1984 (1984)
  • 1989 (1989)–1992 (1992)
  • 2007 (2007)–present
Labels
Members
  • Johnny Kannis
  • Tony "the Kid" Robertson
  • Murray Shepherd
  • Tony Jukic
  • Vince Cuscuna
  • Malcolm Paynter (Honorary Member)
Past memberssee Members

The Hitmen are an Australian hard rock band formed in November 1977 by long-term members, Johnny Kannis on lead vocals and Chris Masuak on lead guitar as Johnny and the Hitmen. The group went through numerous line up changes in its first run from 1977 to 1984. They regrouped under a new name, Hitmen DTK, between 1989 and 1992. They have issued three studio albums, Hitmen (July 1981), It Is What It Is (November 1982) and Moronic Inferno (November 1991). The Hitmen reformed in 2007; Masuak left in 2015.