Hell's Belles are an all-female

AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formativ ...

tribute band from

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

, formed in 2000.Nelson, Chris (2001)
AC/DC's Angus Young Spotted In Miniskirt
,

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

, 8 June 2001

History

The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Amy Stolzenbach and singer Om Johari, with original guitarist Sylvia Weidemann and original drummer Laura Derig. Mandy Reed replaced original bassist Heather Madden in 2001, and Stolzenbach was replaced by Adrian Conner in 2002. Other members included rhythm guitarist Lisa Brisbois. In their early years together the band regularly toured both the United States and overseas, but by 2004 their performances were less frequent, all members having other commitments. By summer 2005, Jamie Nova had been added to the line-up, replacing Johari. Nova was replaced by current vocalist Australian native Amber Saxon since February 2011. Since then they have returned to their constant touring schedule and continue to play all over the United States and have added Singapore to their touring schedule. Adrian Conner moved to Austin TX in 2004 and started her own original band
Adrian and the Sickness
and tours frequently with them across the US. Their latest album release, ''B.F.D.'', was produced by

Kathy Valentine Kathryn Valentine (born January 7, 1959) is an American musician who is the bassist for the rock band the Go-Go's. She has maintained a career in music through songwriting, recording, performing and touring as well as additional academic and cre ...

the Go-Go's The Go-Go's are an American all-female Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar ...

. Hell's Belles has toured Canada, Japan and Singapore. The band released an album in 2005, ''We Salute You'', and performed at the Winter and Summer

X-Games The X Games are a series of action sports events founded by ESPN Inc. and aired on ESPN networks and ABC. In late 2022, ESPN sold the long-running property to MSP Sports Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moor ...

, the 2009 and 2010 Beerfest Asia in Singapore and

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

in 2007. They are currently working on a second release with new singer Amber Saxon, who is also the singer of Australian band BugGiRL. Brisbois said of the band in 2005: "We want women to be empowered by this. It makes me proud to be in a band with all women, rock as hard as we do and stay as true to AC/DC as we can."

Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-u ...

said of the band in 2001: "It's flattering. It's great to know that other musicians like you enough to play a tribute to you." In 2003 he described Hell's Belles as "The Best AC/DC cover I've heard".''

Blender A blender (sometimes called a mixer (from Latin ''mixus, the PPP of miscere eng. to Mix)'' or liquidiser in British English) is a kitchen and laboratory appliance used to mix, crush, purée or emulsify food and other substances. A stationary ...

'' magazine, 2003

Members

*Adrian Conner - lead guitar *Nicole Ridge - bass guitar, background vocals *Jessica Coram - rhythm guitar, background vocals *Simona Bressi - drums *Lauren Piston - lead vocals

Former members

*Amy Stolzenbach - lead guitar *Sylvia Wiedemann - rhythm guitar, background vocals *Om Johari - lead vocals *Heather Moritz- bass guitar, background vocals *Jamie Nova - lead vocals *Melodie Zapata - drums *Laura Derig - drums *Mandy Reed - bass guitar, background vocals *Lisa Brisbois - rhythm guitar, background vocals part-time *Sharon Needles - rhythm guitar, background vocals part-time *Judy Cocuzza - drums *Amber Saxon - lead vocals

References

External links

* {{Authority control All-female tribute bands Musical groups from Washington (state) Musical groups established in 2000 AC/DC