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gore gore girls live in mondragón , 2008 . amy gore marlene hammerle lianna castillo alicia warrington -lsb- http://www.goregoregirls.com goregoregirls.com -rsb- 1997 -- present gore gore girls
 yes paula baetens jeff klein deb agolli monica breen cathy carrell nicky regalado veltman deanne iovan casey dawson jen pirch melody group_or_band garage rock goregoregirls.jpg detroit , michigan , u.s. gore gore girls
gore gore girls

gore gore girls are an all female garage rock band from detroit , michigan , formed in 1997 by singer/songwriter amy gore .
the band 's name comes from `` the gore gore girls '' , a 1972 b-movie by herschell gordon lewis , which is a parody of the term `` go go girls '' .
like fellow detroit bands the white stripes and the detroit cobras , the band started out struggling through the local club circuit before being `` discovered '' by independent record label get hip records in 1998 .
their first single `` mama in the movies '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- gained favourable airplay on college radio stations in michigan , which led to recording their first full-length album `` strange girls '' in -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
the second album `` up all night '' , was released in 2002 and received positive press from the `` village voice '' and `` detroit free press '' .
during this time the band toured europe twice , in 2002 and in 2003 , also with infrequent dates in the united states .
the band became a four-piece in 2004 with the addition of the hammer -lrb- marlene hammerle -rrb- on guitar and began touring the united states extensively .
gore gore girls toured as direct support for the cramps in 2003 and 2004 .
the band released an ep in 2004 , `` 7 x 4 '' , which became part of their third album , `` get the gore '' .
tracks from the ep and subsequent third album received airplay on little steven 's underground garage program on sirius satellite radio ; the band was featured at little steven 's underground garage festival on randall 's island , new york along with other ` garage rock ' luminaries and legends the stooges , the strokes , the new york dolls , the zombies and others .
`` get the gore '' , released in 2007 on bloodshot records , was recorded at ghetto recorders in detroit , michigan and received positive press from usa today and playboy magazine .
gore gore girls toured europe again in spring of 2008 , the band 's third tour of scandinavia and western european countries .
