THE WUPPERTAL BAND OF THE 56# ALLEY CHAPS FORMED WHEN SERGE BAXLEY DECIDED TO DEDICATE HIMSELF MORE TO NEO-BILLY AFTER LEAVING SCUM RATS. THIS COULD BE REALIZED (WITH OLD FRIENDS) IN 2002. FROM THERE ON THE BAND DEVELOPED THEIR OWN CHARACTERISTIC STYLE, “NEOBILLY ROCK”, TAKING PATTERN FROM 80IES NEO ROCK-A-BILLY AND BEEING INFLUENCED BY
PSYCHOBILLY, SURF AND MELODIC ROCK (SOME SAY POST PUNK & NEW WAVE). IN THEIR PRESENT FORMATION (SINCE 2005) THE 56# ALLEY CHAPS ELECTRIFY THEIR AUDIENCE WITH SONGS, MOST OF WICH THEY HAVE COMPOSED THEMSELVES AND WICH ARE PRESENTED ON THEIR DISC “TICKET TO THE END” / CRAZY LOVE RECORDS. THE RELEASE OF THEIR SECOND ALBUM “WORLD OF SHADOWS” (MORE INFLUENCED BY PSYCHOBILLY AND MELODIC ROCK) WAS 06 SEPTEMBER ON WOLVERINE RECORDS!
WATCH OUT FOR THIS ALBUM – INCLUDING 16 HOT ROCKIN’ TRAX!!