Candy Harlots

Candy Harlots
Also known asHelter Skelter
The Harlots
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresGlam metal,[1] glam rock,[1] sleaze rock[2]
Years active1987–1995 (one-off reunion: 2009)
LabelsAu Go Go
Timberyard
Virgin
EMI
Past memberssee Members list below

Candy Harlots were an Australian band from Sydney, active between 1987 and 1995. They also released material as Helter Skelter and The Harlots. According to rock music historian Ian McFarlane they were, "an unashamedly macho, decadent lot, with a black leathers 'n' chains and gutter-rock image played out over an entertaining brand of hard-edged rock 'n' roll."[3] They enjoyed Top 20 chart success with their March 1992 EP Foreplay on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart and obtained a Top 40 chart position with their sole full-length album Five Wicked Ways in May 1992.

  1. ^ a b Giffin, Brian (2015). Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal (3rd ed.). Dark Star. ISBN 978-0-9943206-1-2.
  2. ^ Taniwha. "Candy Harlots". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference McF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).