Desde Nottingham (U.K.) llegan los hijos puros de la basura blanca de Iggy P, Jhonny T,Lemmy &handsome dick. Un increible lío de desenfreno sexual, high energy, culos al aire, un himno de rock and roll empapado de sudor. Cuatro bolsas de escoria predicando bromas sobre la bebida, las drogas y el sexo.
Hip Priest fuerón instantaneamente arrebatados por el sello sueco Bootleg Booze Records, quienes editarón su asombroso album debut ‘Tight ‘n’ Exciting’; creando gran espectación y elógios de la critica.
Su llegada explosiva en la escena desato una rápida sucesión de de ediciones en diferentes sellos, asi como diferentes Split con los suecos SONIC NEGROES y con las leyendas americanas del garaje punk ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, asi como un recopilatorio japones.
Predicando su sermón de la inmundicia por todo el Reino Unido y Europa, hicierón numerosas y entusiastas actuaciones en diversos festivales y tocarón ante un público cada vez mayor.
Con segundo album ‘Full Tilt Bullshit’ le siguierón mas giras , la difusión de su mensaje a otros paises de europa asi como en todo el reino unido.
Aprovechando su creciente popularidad, 2013 fue un año agitado que ocasiono la edición de cinco 7″, incluyendo un split con las leyendas americanas del punk THE DWARVES, las ediciones se hicierón en sellos de USA , U.K., Alemania y España. Buenas criticas siguierón a cada lanzamiento, comentarios como:
«a band on top of their game and steps ahead of any of their UK contemporaries» hasta «if you’re in any doubt about how good these bad boys are then you need locking up»
No contentos con difundir su suciedad por Europa ellos completarón sus primeras fechas por USA, tocando shows abrasadores en bares de la costa este y oeste , obteniendo gran diversión en L.A. con NIck Olivieri en un motin de gente cercana.
En Verano de 2014 nace el tercer album, ‘Black Denim Blitz’, una obra maestra, 13 temazos llenos de sexo, suciedad, odio y desprecio. Después de 10 años, algunas bandas se lo tomarían con calma, pero 2018 no experimentarán una disminución en su energía y actividad. Recientemente lanzaron un extraordinario y aclamado por la crítica 12 » 10 minute Epic, ‘No Time (Like Right now)’ (‘the sound of the MC5 bypassing 11 and turning things up to 12’ – Mass Movement, UK) y con otros tres 7 » en la recamara, en su carrera tienen 24 7″ y 4 albumes ellos han estado recientemente girando con Zeke y Dwarves x U.K. ,y estuvieron en el pasado Eindhoven´S Helldorado Festival. Justo hace un año hicieron su primera visita a la peninsula con un resultado altamente satisfactorio tanto por la audiencia como por promotores y para la misma banda, su cuarto álbum de larga duración «Stand For Nothing». fue editado el 11 de marzo de 2019 (speedwax records, Gosth Highway Records, distribuidois x PLASTIC HEAD y en USA y Canada x God:s Candy y Digital Warfare records.
Desde entonces hasta ahora han editado varios singles 7” Split con Electric Frankenstein y con los australianos Grindhouse. Ellos nos han visitado dos veces y sus shows han sido realmente buenos donde el publico quedo realmente satisfecho. Ellos son un punto mas en el rock and roll.
Algunas reseñas:
High energy, bullshit free, no nonsense, fucked up garage punk rock and roll…full tilt, crude, brutal and uncompromising but my God its just about as good as hard rockin’ punk goes. a monster of a record… Album of the year? By a country mile Punkglobe.comThe ¨Priests¨ are one of the coolest bands this United Kingdom has ever produced. Uberrock Magazine
Simply stunning typifying everything I love about great punk rock music played with grit, determination and above all honesty. ‘Black Denim Blitz’ then is all of that and more distilled into 13 tracks that will change your life forever. All you have to do now is listen, again and again uberrock.co.uk
In essence the band is like a punk rock whip with the five lashes made from The Stooges, Misfits, Rollins Band, Turbonegro and Motorhead… and this foursome are whipping crowds into submission… The message is simple. We are The Hip Priests and you are not maximumvolume music Could just be the UK proto-punk album we’ve all been waiting for Vivelerock
Wow! This smacks you in the face as soon as it erupts out of the speakers! Red hot and wild! Makes you feel like smashing stuff just for the hell of it! Man, if this band doesn’t wake you up, you are dead my friend Amp Magazine USA Lubed up, sleazy rock ‘n’ roll, these guys are the real deal. Like Turbonegro’s bastards sons, mad, bad and dangerous to know….my idea of a damn good time Gearhead Magazine USA
Denim–clad degenerates who love cheap sex more than Slayer loves Satan. Remarkably suggestive ditties thrashed out in a greaseball fury of double speed balls-out garage rock… Definitely not for pussies Classic Rock
A total rocket ride that starts at breakneck speed and pretty much doesn’t let up until it’s all done…High energy would be an easy tag to throw around but that doesn’t even cover it. Its impossible for me to sin-gle anything out here for specific mention because its all so good Carbon 14 Magazine USA
Turbonegro in a head-on collision with the Dwarves while Lemmy & Iggy sit watching the carnage over a crate of beer…garage rock at its finest. Pure, absolute, trashtastic filth. Love it! www.purerawk.co.uk
Garage punk a go-go, nonstop kick-ass, booty shaking groovy, this is the shit, not kiddin’ just freak-in’….the greatest cliché garage-punk I’ve heard in a long time…delivers what every garage band of today wants to deliver….no one can compete with this band! Lowcut magazine, Denmark
Fast furious sex pest rock n roll….songs primarily about the most base of carnal instincts – we love ‘em! Supernova Magazine UK
Raw and sonic as fuck, these Motorhead-ish sluts of sleaze and dirt carelessly roar through each track here with no guilt. Balls out, ass kickin’ lock up your daughters type sweaty booze driven rock…rocked me like a hurricane. Long Gone Loser Magazine, Australia
The sorta punk rock ‘n’ roll that leaves you feeling dirty after listening. Riffs inspired by Nashville Pussy, Zeke and Turbonegro, lyrics by top shelf magazines. Easily offended, get outta here. Like loud Guitars, drinking heavily and the smell of stale hookers and gasoline in the morning? Welcome to the church of the Hip Priests….a roaring blaze of howling geetars, raging testosterone and breakneck rhythms. Get a load of this in yer lugholes and you aint gonna talk right for a week, not without letting rip a torrent of trailer park tourettes anyhow Bubblegum Slut magazine, UK
The Hip Priests take you to hot girls, filthy hookers and drunken nights…Premium sleazy R ‘n’ R as it was meant to be…Lots of sex and drugs…high energy drums, rolling bass and distorted guitars. Combined with screaming voice and lots of backing vocals. Dirty is not often this good. I wanna see this live! For now, turn on the album, open bottles of beer and party!! Fuck yeah!! Up magazine – Netherlands
THE HIP PRIEST SON:
NATHAN VON CRUZ – LEAD VOCALS
AUSTIN ROCKET – GUITAR/VOCALS,
LEE LOVE – BASS/VOCALS
SILENT MIKE – GUITAR/VOCALS
D.P. BOMBER –DRUMS