Well what can I say, finally got round to creating this site, inside you will find lots of Molly history and updates of what the band are doing at present.

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Steve

A bit of history for you from the ROCKDETECTOR site, not quite accurate but it will have to do until we write upo the full story

Steve

Leicester based Hard Rock band CHROME MOLLY are best remembered for possessing a penchant for good time, anthemic Rock and noted for their onstage spirit but unfulfilled high hopes. Frontman Steve Hawkins was previously with Loughborough based MEAN ARENA and his partners in crime lay claim to a wealth of previous engagements, notably guitarist John Antcliffe who had spent spells with ELECTRIC SAVAGE and BLITZKRIEG.
In 1984 CHROME MOLLY recruited drummer Mark Godfrey to replace original sticksman Chris Green, who featured on their first single ‘You Said’, and also added ex-ALIEN member Chris O ‘Shaugnessy on second guitar, but soon dispensed with his services. The band was quick to build up a healthy local following, backed up by successive independent releases and undoubted enthusiasm which culminated in a much touted ‘Best Of British’ co headlining tour with BABY TUCKOO. The band pulled off another coup by filling in dates on OZZY OSBOURNE’s 1986 UK tour after main support RATT were unable to fulfil the entire tour.
However, despite their hard work, CHROME MOLLY failed to break into the big league - even with the valuable backing lent by signing with IRS Records. Although another attempt to crack the big time was made with the single release of a SQUEEZE cover, ‘Take Me I’m Yours’, which even featured original SQUEEZE man Jools Holland on piano, apart some interesting press CHROME MOLLY seemed incapable of translating this interest into hard sales.
An American single, ‘Thanks For The Angst’, remixed by DOKKEN’s DON DOKKEN, received some radio airplay. CHROME MOLLY also recorded a track written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder of SLADE entitled ‘Shooting Me Down’ but the band were unable to capitalise on it and splits in the ranks began to occur. Antcliffe left in a rather disillusioned state, later joining another Leicester act POWER FLOWER and Tim Read took over guitar. However, Antcliffe managed to lay down all the guitars for the ‘Angst’ album before decamping. Ex-BABY TUCKOO and GEDDES AXE man Andy Barrott was later to join the ranks as guitarist.
Opening for ALICE COOPER on his British ‘Raise Your Fist And Yell’ tour, CHROME MOLLY found their performances unappreciated by a largely indifferent audience, the very people the band needed to make further inroads into the British Rock market.
Finally losing their IRS deal, CHROME MOLLY subsequently signed to indie Music For Nations who released the ‘Slaphead’ record, an album which received worthy reviews providing more fuel for the band’s aspirations, but Andy Barrott felt the desire to move on, departing upon it’s release to form SWAMPWALK.