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Bitches
Sin's unique brand of Metal has influenced the development of the metal
scene over the years, with it's music receiving wide acclaim from all
over the world.
This legendary heavy metal band, based in the north of England, were
formed in around 1980. After several changes, the definitive line-up
of Ian Toomey, Pete Toomey, Frank Quegan, Billy Knowles and Mike Frazer,
came together and produced some of the most influential heavy metal music
of the 80's. This culminated in the cult classic, 'Invaders' album, released
in 1986, which received rave reviews from Aardshock's Readers Poll, amongst
many others. Invaders was essential listening for skate boarders across
the USA. Often quoted 'skate or die'.
This site contains information primarily about Bitches Sin, Flashpoint, and
other bands the members have been involved in. There are samples of songs to
download, including previously unreleased material.
Check out the Sharalee page, the model who helped launch the band.
FREE - Download the
complete previously unreleased 'Your Place Or Mine' Bitches Sin album and sample
tracks from the Invaders album.
FREE - Download unreleased versions of
Flashpoint's Rock
n Roll Heart and No More Love No
More Lies
FREE - Download preview length tracks of Flashpoint's Lazer
Love album
Current
Band Members are:
| Ian
Toomey | Pete
Toomey | DBasser (bass) |
| Steve
Turton (drummer) | Tony
Tomkinson (vocals)
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Chris Tsangarides (guitar
and keyboards) |
'For further Band Information contact jet@bitchessin.co.uk
Official Band Photographer: Ian Macdonald, The
Studio. Tel 01229 827872
May 2008 - "...its brilliant..." says Bruce Dickinson, 30 May 2008
Just one of Bruce's comments after playing 'Eleventh Hour' from the all new Bitches Sin album UDUVUDU. Bruce was hosting the BBC 6 Friday Rock Show on 30 May and added "...just for that track alone its worth a grab isn't it?..."
Thanks Bruce and all our best to Iron Maiden from all the guys at Bitches Sin.
April 2008 - 'UDUVUDU' OUT NOW
The all new Bitches Sin album 'UDUVUDU' is now available to buy online.
March 2008 - Buy MP3 downloads direct from the band:
All Bitches Sin and Flashpoint albums are now available as MP3 downloads just click the mp3's button and choose which link you want to download the album of your choice.
January 2008 - UDUVUDU
Members of Bitches Sin will be attending the festival 'British Steel 3' on Saturday April 26th. Lead guitarist Ian Toomey and vocalist Tony Tomkinson will be there and hopefully one or two others schedules permitting. See ya there guys!!
Merry ‘Metal’ Christmas to everyone!
December 2007
- We started 2007 with a project to record four ‘all new tracks’ for Bitches Sin. This was to be an EP release entitled ‘Mr Toomey’. Having recorded them with the legendary Chris Tsangarides we just had to complete an album. So when we returned home in April 2007 we wrote and rehearsed six more songs that culminated in the new Bitches Sin album ‘UDUVUDU’, completing the recording in September 2007.
We finish 2007 with only the final mix left to do which is due to commence 7th January 2008. We want to wish everyone all the best for Christmas and have a very heavy New Year.
UDUVUDU expected release date 21st March 2008.
November 2007 - Classic Rock Awards
Monday 5th November saw Ian and Chris Tsangarides attending the Classic Rock Awards event in London. This was an excellent evening well attended by many of the classic rock heirarchy including Glenn Hughes, Alice Cooper, Jimmy Page, Steve Tyler and Jeff Beck amongst many others. Special thanks and congratulations must go to Ian Williamson and his hard working team of Michael and John who made it all work so well.
See photo of Ian arriving at the Awards.
Ain't Life A Bitch...
The band are now rehearsing a set for live work in the new year. The first warm-up gig could be as early as January 2008 and discussions are already taking place to take the 'Sin' to Europe and America. Watch this space for updates.
UDUVUDU rehearsals
During the last rehearsal before recording the all new Bitches Sin album 'UDUVUDU' some shots of the band were taken as we played through the album. Click here for reheasal images.
September 2007
The first two weeks of September 07 saw Bitches Sin at Chris Tsangarides studio finishing the recording of their all new album UDUVUDU....but there was still time to chill!! The final mix will be completed in January ready for a worldwide release Easter 2008. Click here for recording studio images.
September 2007
- All new Bitches Sin album announced
The band have gone back into the studio to complete recording of their all new album 'UDUVUDU'. Work started in March 2007 this year with Chris Tsangarides who is engineering and producing the album. During the session Chris joined Bitches Sin and plays guitar and keyboards on the album. Chris also contributed a track called 'Red Skies'.
Look out for a selection of photo's from the first recording session in the Scrapbook
August 2007
- 20 Essential Sins
You can now buy the 20 Essential Sins CD online. Read a review of the CD.
July 2007
- Heaven and Hell !
Another great night at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2007. The Black Sabbath Dio line up collected an award presented by Dee Snider, and Ian bumped into Biff Byford of Saxon who was also rocking in the VIP area.
June 2007
- T-Shirt Price Crash
Bitches Sin T-shirts are now £6.99 (inc P&P anywhere in the World) and are high quality Fruit Of The Loom t-shirts.
May 2007
- Bitches Sin
CDs now available just about everywhere...
From the 14th May the
complete range of Bitches Sin and Flashpoint
CDs will be available in all good record shops
- as well as online via www.amazon.com,
www.play.com, www.tesco.com, www.hmv.com as
well as many more...
May
2007 - Essential Sins - Redline
link
The rhythm section that powers
the Moor Green Predator 'live in the studio'
tracks on Essential Sins now drives Redline,
a new hard rock outfit that has Mark Biddescombe
(drums) and Martin Orum (bass) delivering the
goods.Check these guys out at www.redlinerock.com
Predator ‘Live in the Studio’ bonus
tracks on new release
March 2007 will see the new release of all the
outstanding Bitches Sin material including some
previously unreleased tracks that include 4 ‘Live in the Studio’ bonus tracks from Predator. The 4 tracks ‘Hanneke’, ‘April Fool’, ‘Lady Lies’ and ‘The Land That Time Forgot’ are
all first take recordings recorded at the end
of the session at Moor Green Studios in Easter
1982 and complete the Bitches Sin legacy.
April
2007 - “Essential
Sins” CD
release track listing:
The official release date worldwide is 16th April 2007.
Recently digitally remastered at Sound Recording Technology the new Bitches Sin CD “Essential Sins” features the following tracks:
Intro, Sign Of The Times, Overnight (YPOM),
Livin’ On The Highway, What The Hell, Fallen Star,
Over The Top, XF2894, Up For Grabs, Hold On To Love,
Ridin’ High, Runaway, Hanneke, April Fool, Lady Lies,
The Land That Time Forgot, Overnight (NMC EP),
Abduhl’s Boogie, Alligator, The Cry, Destroyer
March
2007 - Bitches Sin: The First Temptation
now
available on iTunes
Buy and download the whole album, or just the individual tracks you like the most.
You will need iTunes software (click here for free download) on your PC or Mac to access this link. Bitches Sin: The First Temptation on iTunes
Or you can buy the CD in the USA and Canada via CDBaby: Bitches Sin or in Europe from the band direct on this website
March
2007 - 'Suzie
Smiled...
The New Wave Of
British Heavy Metal' book
now available to
buy online
February
2007 - The book 'Suzie Smiled... The New Wave Of
British Heavy Metal', which features Bitches Sin among numerous other
NWOBHM acts, can now be purchased online from this website. The
book is available from this site for £9.95 (rrp £12.99) plus postage
and packing: £1.39 (UK), £2.23 (Europe) and £4.00
(everywhere else). All copies ordered here will carry a personalised
message from the author." Click
here to find out more or buy online >>
Rodney Matthews
January 2007 - Famous artist Rodney Matthews who was responsible for the
excellent 'Predator' album sleeve has supplied a link to his website. Visit
Rodney and see his fantastic work at www.rodneymatthews.com
A great 2006 - looking
forward to 2007
December 2006 - We would
like to thank all our fans for helping make 2006 a great year for Bitches
Sin and Flashpoint, and wish everyone all the best for Christmas and the
New Year. We are especially looking forward to the New Year and our new
CD release in March 2007
but
we need your help...
To make this our best release ever, we are asking all Bitches
Sin fans to look and see if you have any photos you may have taken of the
band over the years. If you have and can email any you find in digital
format (preferably JPG) to info@bitchessin.co.uk we
will print the best ones in the full colour booklet that will accompany
the CD.
Heavy
Metal Maniacs Festival 2006
Saturday 28th October 2006 -
saw Ian and many other Metal fans at the Heavy Metal Maniacs festival in
Hoorn, Holland. The invitation had been
made by Toine and Rita van Poorten of Metal Maidens fame (shown with Ian
in the photo opposite) and many Bitches Sin fans received autographs
and photo's with one of
the legendary Toomey
brothers. There was also an opportunity to buy Bitches Sin CD's and the
band want send a big thank you to Jess Cox who offered his help
and made this possible on the night.
Buy Bitches Sin and Flashpoint albums on iTunes
October 2006 - You can
now buy Bitches Sin and Flashpoint music on iTunes. Click on the following
links to go to the correct page in the iTunes Store:
Bitches
Sin: Invaders | Flashpoint:
No Point Of Reference | Flashpoint:
Lazer Love | Flashpoint: FLASHPOINT
'Your Place or Mine' compilation to be released
February 2007
The follow-up to 'The First Temptation' - a compilation of
Bitches Sin demo's and previously unreleased tracks will be released on
CD in March 2007 and will be titled 'Your Place Or Mine' This release
will be digitally re-mastered at SRT studios and feature more information
on the band.
Ian appears on Radio 5 Live again!
August 2006 -
Monday 28th August 2006, Ian travelled to the BBC Manchester studios
to appear again on the Nicky Campbell Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show.
This time it was to comment on the Planet Rock radio poll of the
Top 20 guitar solo's and an ad lib of the intro to Voodoo Chile
on acoustic guitar!! Click
here to listen (3.1Mb MP3)
Ian
receives his signed copy of the new book "Suzie
Smiled… The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" from author John
Tucker
September
2006 - Photo shows Ian receiving a personalised
signed copy of 'Suzie Smiled...'
from the author John Tucker. Just one of many accolades the band has
received in recent weeks. Keep visiting this page for more Bitches Sin news
soon. Click
here for more details about the book.
Our CD's now pricematched
with ASDA!
August 2006 - Buy Bitches
Sin and Flashpoint CDs online, direct from the band, at the same price
ASDA charges for a CD, and we include free post and packing anywhere in
the world too... You can't beat that! Click
here to see online catalogue
Ian and Steve attend Classic Rock
and Metal Hammer 2006 'Golden Gods' awards
June 2006 - Another
June highlight saw Ian and Steve on the Guestlist for the Classic Rock
and Metal Hammer 'Golden Gods' awards at the KOKO club in London. A major
metal moment for all concerned!
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BITCHES
SIN FEATURED IN NEW BOOK
"Suzie Smiled… The
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" by John Tucker
June 2006 - Read
all about BITCHES SIN in the fantastic new book SUZIE SMILED... The New Wave
of British Heavy Metal, written by NWOBHM expert John Tucker. Click
on the link to read more. It is published by Independent Music Press
and is available in all good bookshops for £12.99.
its full of brilliant stories and facts direct from the band members
themselves. Don't miss it!!
WANT OUR CDS BUT DON'T WANT TO BUY ONLINE?
June 2006 - We realise
that not everyone has a credit card or wants to buy our CD's online (for
whatever reason). So you can now go to your local music store and request
any Bitches Sin or Flashpoint CD - simply tell them that the CDs are distributed
by 'Super D' - one of the largest one stop music distributors in the world.
Super D will send the CD to your store for you to purchase - it's as easy
as that.
IAN
INTERVIEWED ON BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
May
2006 - Monday 22nd May 2006 saw Ian interviewed on Radio 5 Live
by Nicky Campbell about the resurgence of heavy metal after Lordi win
the Eurovision Song Contest. Download
the BBC Radio 5 Live interview here (please
note this is a 6.5Mb MP3 file)
FLASHPOINT - NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE FROM 15 APRIL
March 2006 - As we promised
- the
new Flashpoint album will be available to purchase online on this website
from the 15th April. As with all our music you will be able to download
a free preview (usually up to 1 minute long) of each track.
FLASHPOINT - TRACKLIST CONFIRMED
January 2006 - The
brand new Flashpoint album will be released in April 2006. The new album will
be called 'FLASHPOINT', and will contain 11 tracks. The track names
and running order are as follows:
1. Blown Away. 2. Metal Sun. 3. Don't. 4. Blood Over Sand. 5. Plastic. 6.
You're Going Nowhere. 7. Rivers. 8. Hostage. 9. One More Love. 10. Very Soon
Everyone's Leaving. 11. Sun Dogs.
Additional Production and Mix by Chris Tsangarides at The Dump for Audio Authority
Management.
FLASHPOINT - NEW ALBUM
November
2005 - Recording of the new Flashpoint album has now been completed
and it is currently in the final stages of mixing. It is expected to
be released in the first quarter of 2006. The tracklist will be announced
on this website as soon as it has been finalised.
FREE MP3 PREVIEWS
October
2005 - Preview of all Flashpoint - Lazer Love and No Point of
Reference tracks available to download FREE in MP3 format -
each preview is the first 1min approximately of the actual track from
the album. Try it before you buy it.
August
2005 - Bitches Sin record the opening 'SHRED' jingle for The
Old School Metal Show. This
high profile 80's Metal show is hosted by 'DJ Grinder' and is
very similar in format to The Friday Rock Show that was hosted by the
late great Tommy Vance. Download Bitches Sin SHRED Mp3 Check
out the Old School Metal Show on www.hardrockin80s.com
July 2005 - KNAC and KRCK 97.7 internet radio stations are now
playing Bitches Sin and Flashpoint.
The previously unreleased Bitches Sin album -
Your Place Or Mine now available online as a FREE download in
MP3 format. This album contains tracks recorded by Bitches Sin between
1980 - 1987.
April 2005 - Ian visited Japan to promote the new Flashpoint Lazer
Love CD and met with Shige, Tatasumi. Etsushi, Ryo in Tokyo and Osaka.
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FLASHPOINT
- LAZER LOVE
March 2005 - New release 'Lazer Love' is an anthology
of FLASHPOINT material up to recent times with ‘All My Love’ being
the latest recording. 'Lazer Love' charts FLASHPOINT's occasional visits
to the recording
studios
over
the intervening
years. Available from 10th March
February
2005 - New Bitches Sin album in production. The
band are currently writing and rehearsing a new album; MMV due for release
in the near future.
January 2005 - Sharalee pictures are
available to buy individually or in a complete set of 13 prints from Artnational.com check
out their website and surround yourself with Sharalee!
1st
December 2004 - New Bitches Sin release on the Majestic
Rock label
" The First Temptation"
featuring digitally remastered recordings of the 1981 BBC Friday Rock Show
Session and the £12 & No Kinks demo. Featuring Sharalee on the cover.
1st December 2004 - Buy
NOW !! Buy NOW !! Buy
NOW !!
Digitally remastered versions of Bitches Sin's classic NWOBHM album "Invaders"
Flashpoint's album "No Point of Reference"
Distributors and retailers. For pricing enquiries for bulk CD orders, please
contact Bitches Sin at orders@bitchessin.co.uk
16th March 2004 - Bitches
Sin meet Gorgon - Live in Japan
Bitches Sin Rock Japan!!! Tuesday
16th March 2004 saw Bitches Sin lead guitarist Ian Toomey arrive in Tokyo.
Met by Shige, Gorgon's vocalist. It was the start of an amazing metal experience
with our friends and fans in Tokyo. Highlight of the trip was the performance
at Live Station in Meguro, Tokyo. Ian played the gig live with Gorgon on
Saturday 20th March 2004 performing the classic Bitches Sin metal masterpiece
'Strangers on the Shore'.After the gig Ian was interviewed by metal fanzine
Daemonic Majesty. Many Bitches Sin fans arrived for a chance to meet with
Ian and brought their albums for him to sign. There then followed an impromptu
photo session, with all assembled, which caused quite a stir as they spilled
out onto the streets in downtown Meguro!A big metal thank you to all who
supported the visit to Japan and who contributed to making the gig such a
success. Bitches Sin would particularly like to thank, Shige, Ken, Jero,
Jacky of Gorgon, and Tatsumi, 'Mats' and all the 'Headlights'. Looking forward
to seeing you all again later this year. Visit
the Gorgon website Click on thumbnail pics below to see photos:
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