The tale of The Heavy Metal Kids is a rags-to-rehab saga of comedy, drama and tragedy. Stranger still, it has recently gone full circle with the addition of some new chapters, though minus its ...

Heavy Metal Kids came together in 1972 and were co-managed by music business player Rikki Farr (spelt “Ricki” in the booklet: he gave them their William Burroughs-referencing name) and former Kray ...

The booklet coming with The Albums 1974-76 notes Johnny Rotten saw Heavy Metal Kids live and that the Sex Pistol “ripped off” their frontman Gary Holton. It's an assertion in keeping with a default ...