Hot Leg

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Hot Leg
Hot Leg, Dundee 2008
Background information
Origin	England
Genres	Man Rock Glam metal Hard rock Glam rock
Years active	2008 – present
Labels	Barbecue Rock Records
Associated acts	The Darkness British Whale
Website	http://www.teamhotleg.com
Members
Justin Hawkins Pete Rinaldi Samuel SJ Stokes Darby Todd

Hot Leg is an English glam rock band led by former The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins. The band consists of Hawkins, Pete Rinaldi (of Anchorhead), Samuel SJ Stokes (formerly of The Thieves) and Darby Todd (from 'Protect the Beat'). Their debut album Red Light Fever was recorded in London in early 2008 and was released on 9 February 2009 by Barbecue Rock Records.^[1]

Release and touring history

Hot Leg released the song "Heroes" as a free download, but the track does not appear on their album, Red Light Fever. Appearing on their official MySpace profile was Hot Leg's debut single, titled "Trojan Guitar", which was released digitally as a free download on 20 October 2008. It is described as a 'medieval epic' which lasts more than 5 minutes. A medley of other songs due to appear on Red Light Fever was posted on the band's MySpace page, titled "Mega Mix 1". "Automatic" & "Cupboard Love" (additional tracks from the "I've Met Jesus" EP) had been posted too. After the release of Red Light Fever, tracks from the album were uploaded.

Hot Leg conducted their first full tour of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales) in October 2008. During this tour, notably the band's Edinburgh date, Hawkins mentioned the band had a Christmas single entitled "I've Met Jesus", an unlikely contender for the UK Christmas number-one. Via their myspace blog on 21 December 2008, the Leg announced that "I've Met Jesus" had hit the Christmas number one slot in the 'Man-Rock' Charts. ^[1]

In November Hot Leg toured the UK in support of Alter Bridge but pulled out of three dates giving Hawkin's throat infection as the reason. However, there was controversy at the Glasgow stage of the tour when Hot Leg were booed by Alter Bridge and Logan fans. Hot Leg also toured in November with Extreme. Hawkins and Rinaldi guested with Extreme on the final date in London singing a medley of Queen songs.

Also in November Hot Leg made a guest appearance on a new show for Sky One called Guinness World Records Smashed, aired on 27 November 2008.^[2] During the show they smashed the world record for the highest number of people playing air guitar all at the same time. Hot Leg's debut album Red Light Fever released 9 February 2009, does not include Cupboard Love. The songs that do feature on the album are the following:Chickens, You Can't Hurt Me Any More, Ashamed (Featuring Beverlei Brown), I've Met Jesus, Trojan Guitar, Cocktail, Gay in the 80's, Prima Donna, Which Ever Way You Want To Give it and Kissing In The Wind.

In late February 2009, their song "Take Take Take" became available for download from their website, but did not feature on their debut album.

New Album

According to Hot Leg they have already written their second studio album, and the recording process is all that needs to be done. The album will be recorded at Justin's home studio, however Darby Todd will record the drums separately. The album is stated for release late this year, or early 2010. Songs that could feature on the album are power ballad, "Come into my arms", and fast paced pop rock song "Xtraordinary Woman", the chorus of which seems to have some ABBA influences.

Discography

All chart positions are based on UK entries.

Albums

Singles

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.myspace.com/teamhotleg
2. ^ "http://sky1.sky.com/hot-leg-interview". Sky 1. http://sky1.sky.com/hot-leg-interview. Retrieved 2009-03-27. 

External links

• Official website
• Hot Leg's Official Bebo