Hope Nicholls (born January 1960) is an American singer-songwriter from

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

. She was the lead vocalist of the

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bands

Fetchin Bones Fetchin Bones was a cross-genre rock band from North Carolina. During a six-year career they produced five albums but were most celebrated for inspired live performances. One reviewer stated they were "a band that must be seen live for a full gra ...

, Sugarsmack and Snagglepuss. She also briefly toured with Martin Atkins' band

Pigface Pigface is an American industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. History Pigface was formed from Ministry's ''The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste'' tour, which produced the '' In Case You Didn't Feel ...

in support of its album '' Fook''. Nicholls is now the lead singer and drummer of a project called It's Snakes. Their eponymously titled, debut record came out in December 2016, self-released. This band features husband and life-long musical collaborator Aaron Pitkin on guitar. She is also a contributing vocalist to The Plaza Family Band, a local education fund-raising project.

Discography

Fetchin Bones

*'' Cabin Flounder'' (1985, DB) *''

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'' (1986,

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) *'' Galaxy 500'' (1987, Capitol) *'' Monster'' (1989, Capitol) *Tame Yourself (Various Artists) (1991, RNA/Rhino)

Sugarsmack

*'' Zsa Zsa'' (1992, 3AM) *'' Top Loader'' (1993,

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) *'' Spanish Riffs'' (1994, Yesha) *'' Tank Top City'' (1998, Sire)

Snagglepuss

*The Country Club Sessions (2001) *Parading About in the Altogether (2003, Coolidge Records) *The Sound Report (2007, Coolidge Records) *Doing Music (2012)

It's Snakes

*It's Snakes (2016)

Appears on

– '' Truth Will Out'' (Invisible, 1993) *Pigface – '' Notes from Thee Underground'' (Invisible, 1994) * Marilyn Manson – '' Portrait of an American Family'' (

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, 1994) *

Slick Idiot Slick Idiot is a German electronic and industrial band. History Slick Idiot was formed by former KMFDM members Günter Schulz and En Esch, following the 1999 breakup of KMFDM. Before taking on the name Slick Idiot, Esch and Schulz contrib ...

– '' S U C K S E S S'' (Itchy, 2009)

References

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