Halo of Flies was an American noise rock band from Minneapolis. Named after an Alice Cooper song, Halo of Flies was formed in 1986 by Tom Hazelmyer, John Anglim and Tim Mac. Over the next five years they released a series of seven inch singles and mini LPs starting with a limited edition, hand numbered single called “Rubber Room”. These singles were released on Hazelmyer’s label Amphetamine Reptile Records and later compiled on a number of LPs, and eventually as the CD (Music for Insect Minds) in 1991. The band partially reformed in 2007 under the name H•O•F, and continued to release new material. Life of band Sales of Halo of Flies records was assisted by a manufacturing/distribution deal with the popular Minnesota label Twin Tone records. Influenced by early punk bands MC5 and The Stooges, the band had a loud raw sound that was heavily guitar influenced garage rock. Halo of Flies stopped recording in the early 1990s but Hazelmyer kept Amphetamine Reptile Records in business for 20 years by releasing music by Boss Hog, Helmet, The Melvins, Cows, God Bullies, Helios Creed and Unsane. Discography As Halo of Flies Rubber Room 7-inch, 1986 Snapping Black Roscoe Bottles 7-inch, 1986 Circling the Pile 7-inch, 1987 Richies Dog 7-inch, 1987 Four from the Bottom cassette, 1988 Garbage Rock! 12-inch, 1988 Garbageburn 12-inch, 1988 No Time 7-inch, 1988 Death of a Fly 7-inch, 1989 Singles Going Nowhere 12-inch, 1989 Winged 7-inch, 1990 Big Mod Hate Trip 7-inch, 1991 Mod Showdown! 7-inch, 1991 Music For Insect Minds, 1991 (compilation of all the previously released material) As H•O•F split 7-inch with Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire, 2007 A New Kind of Hate 7-inch, 2008 When I'm Loaded 7-inch (with Lydia Lunch), 2008 F.T.W. EP, 2008 Gay Witch Abortion Sessions CD, 2009 Resurrect a Bad Idea LP, 2010 References External links City Pages Minnesota Daily 2013 Audio Interview with Thomas Hazelmyer American noise rock music groups Amphetamine Reptile Records artists Musical groups established in 1986 1986 establishments in Minnesota