God Bullies

God Bullies were an American noise rock band from Kalamazoo, Michigan. They were active from 1986–1995, briefly reunited in the early 2000s and most recently in the summer of 2010 to coincide with the Amphetamine Reptile Records' 25th Anniversary concert. Although God Bullies never found any mainstream success, creepy anthems like "Let's Go To Hell", "Ordinary Man" and "Cemetery", paired with frontman Mike Hard's theatrical delivery and over-the-top stage antics, earned the band a large cult following. The band released material with Alternative Tentacles and Sympathy For The Record Industry, but the bulk of their releases were with Amphetamine Reptile Records.
After the disbandment in 1995, Mike Hard went on to form Thrall. The majority of Thrall's releases were with Alternative Tentacles. Thrall eventually ran its course, and Hard reunited with God Bullies guitarist David Livingstone and drummer Adam Berg to form Th3y N3v3r Sl33p. This project also featured original Thrall bassist "Queen Bee" Karen Neal. Th3y N3v3r Sl33p went on hiatus in early 2011.
Guitarist David B. Livingstone died in February 2023.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played tracks from the band's debut album in September 1989. He would play further material from the group on his radio programmes until 1992. 
In the third of his Cover Version Specials shows in July 1991, Peel cited the band's demolition of 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon' as a “demonstration of the near-perfect cover version – one that leaves the original lying bruised and tattered in the gutter.”
After 1992, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group and never played any tracks from their 1994 album release, 'Kill The King'.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1989
*05 September 1989: Follow The Leader (album - Mama Womb Womb) Amphetamine Reptile
*14 September 1989: Creepy People (album - Mama Womb Womb) Amphetamine Reptile (JP: "I expect they'd love their mummies and daddies if they hadn't eaten them.")
*21 September 1989 (Radio Bremen): Creepy People (album - Mama Womb Womb) Amphetamine Reptile
;1991
*04 May 1991: Tie A Yellow Ribbon (v/a EP Ugly American Overkill) Amphetamine Reptile
*04 May 1991 (BFBS): 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon (7"-Ugly American Overkill Tour E.P.)' (Amphetamine Reptile)
*13 May 1991 (BBC World Service): Tie A Yellow Ribbon (v/a 7" - Ugly American Overkill Tour E. P.) Amphetamine Reptile
*13 July 1991: Tie A Yellow Ribbon (EP - The Ugly American Overkill Tour EP) Amphetamine Reptile
*10 November 1991: Ruby () Sympathy For The Record Industry
*16 November 1991: How Low Can You Go? (7" - How Low Can You Go / Ruby) Sympathy For The Record Industry
*30 November 1991: How Low Can You Go (7") Sympathy For The Record
*07 December 1991: How Low Can You Go (7") Sympathy For The Record
*15 December 1991: Automaker (album - War On Everybody) Amphetamine Reptile
;1992
*04 January 1992: Book Report Time (album - War On Everybody) Amphetamine Reptile
*11 January 1992: Ordinary Man (album - War On Everybody) Amphetamine Reptile
*02 February 1992: Magical Butterfly (album - War On Everybody) Amphetamine Reptile 
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