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About Hansel:<\/em> “Mindlessly pouring propane onto the flame, Hansel reignites the fire of rock inside. Hair and metal are combined in a blaze of arena rock glory as the snakeskin clad Novacastrian dudes hit the stage. Like love children of the gods of rock they toy with the sound of a golden age and set it loose upon the world again. Now with a modern edge that\u2019s as sharp as Orion\u2019s sword Hansel return to bring hair metal back to it\u2019s rightful place\u2026 your soul.”<\/p>\n

October 13th @ the Cavern Club in Adelaide, Hansel, along with Love Cream, Generation Swine and Laced In Lust will be playing the inaugral \u2018Glam Junkie\u2019s Sleaze Ball\u2019, a night of sleaze rock debauchery!<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the basics first, for those not familiar with Hansel how would you describe what Hansel are all about, both musically and visually?<\/strong>
\nHansel are all about the glory of rock. We are glam, hair metal dudes who just want to see a crowd pumping their rock fists in the air and screaming out rock. We wear pretty loud outfits and play pretty loud music so I think they match each other well.\u00a0\u00a0We\u2019re flamboyant on stage\u2026 It helps to loosen people up to have a good time, so it\u2019s cool to wear stuff that\u2019s a little outlandish. Snakeskin, spandex and hairspray are essentials in a glam rockers wardrobe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Can you introduce each member of the band and give us a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fact or myth about each?<\/strong>
\nWhy don\u2019t we let you guess which is fact and which is myth?<\/p>\n

Jett Jones \u2013 Lead singer<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • All that hair\u2026. totally real<\/li>\n
  • He is 6 foot tall\u2026 actually he is pretty short 5\u20195\u2019\u2019, which may explain why he is always jumping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Grind \u2013 Lead guitarist<\/em><\/p>\n

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    • Refuses to read fiction.<\/li>\n
    • Has impeccable hygiene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Snake – Drums<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • Recently joined a gym, you can totally tell<\/li>\n
      • Claims he was the one that invented Instagram, only he called it snakepics. Apparently the only people who joined were dudes who wanted to take photos of their wieners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Thruster –\u00a0\u00a0Rhythm Guitar<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        • Former drummer in Hansel<\/li>\n
        • Former Hansel makeup artist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Ezi Fingers \u2013 Bass<\/em><\/p>\n

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          • Really hairy for a small dude, at least that\u2019s what the ladies say.<\/li>\n
          • Likes a Turkish massage when it\u2019s hot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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            The single Murder 101 and your album Never Say Die propelled you from Newcastle and gathered you interest from around the world….then seemingly you disappeared from the scene until 2012, when you appeared on Australia’s Got Talent.\u00a0\u00a0So fill us in what happened in those couple of years?<\/strong>
            \nIt was a huge response we got for both our EP Mission to Rock<\/em> and album Never Say Die<\/em>. We were so stoked. We sold a bunch of albums internationally via itunes and CD hard copies. We got a lot of media coverage, which was also really cool, as well as a ton of film clip airplay with Murder 101. \u00a0We got interest from various labels. a few of which were based in Europe. So Jett made his way to Scandinavia to chase a chick\u2026(what else) and follow up a deal we had in the works. As it is in many the rock story \u2013 the record deal fell through and Jett ended up living in a mountain village of 300 people in one of the Norwegian fjords (no bullshit) hanging with his Norgie girl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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            It took over a year and a half, but as Jett was lining up his return to Oz, he got a phone call from an Australia\u2019s Got Talent producer asking if he wanted to perform on the show\u2026 great comeback gig opportunity. A couple of quick phone calls to the boys and Hansel was back in the rehearsal studio raring to rock out once again. Now we\u2019re doing some shows about the country and getting back into the studio with demoing happening now.<\/p>\n

            Life\u2019s rocking twists and bumps\u2026<\/p>\n

            Speaking of Australia’s Got Talent, how was that experience bringing glam rock, pyro and flaming guitars to national TV? \u00a0<\/strong>
            \nThe Australia\u2019s Got Talent (AGT) experience was surprisingly really cool for something that most of us consider not so hot right now. The crew were all about the rock show and we were definitely up for a bit of pyro action. So, when Grind asked for a flaming guitar head stock the pyro effects guys were all over it. \u00a0It was killer. \u00a0It\u2019s not everyday a non multi million dollar budget band gets to rock out with big show stage lighting, pyro and special effects on tap\u2026 plus the AGT producer chicks were all really hot. Danni Minogue and her personalities was also pretty smokin\u2019 up close and personal too. \u00a0So all in all a good experience and a great comeback gig story for us too.<\/p>\n\n

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