The Candy Harlots were an Australian glam metal band from Sydney, active from 1987 to 1995. The band was infamous for its suggestive lyrics, explosive stage act and at one time were dubbed 'Sydney's biggest live secret!'. Their musical style is commonly described as "sleaze rock".
The Candy Harlots were formed in 1987 by vocalist Mark Easton who had previously been a member of Soggy Porridge, The Glam Savages, Kelpies and Suicide Squad. After a c...
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The Candy Harlots were an Australian glam metal band from Sydney, active from 1987 to 1995. The band was infamous for its suggestive lyrics, explosive stage act and at one time were dubbed 'Sydney's biggest live secret!'. Their musical style is commonly described as "sleaze rock".
The Candy Harlots were formed in 1987 by vocalist Mark Easton who had previously been a member of Soggy Porridge, The Glam Savages, Kelpies and Suicide Squad. After a couple of early bass player changes (former Glam Savages member Nick Szentkuti spent six months in the role, followed by Scott Millard), the best known line-up from 1988-1990 consisted of Easton, his ex-Soggy Porridge drummer Tony Cardinal, 17 year old Marc De Hugar on lead guitar (Though De Hugar was 16 when Easton asked him to join), ex-Glam Savages guitarist Ron Barrett and Leeno Dee on bass (ex-Roxx). During their early days, the band developed a huge underground following around Sydney. The band were offered a recording deal with Virgin...
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