{"id":3896,"date":"2019-02-09T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=3896"},"modified":"2019-02-08T07:24:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T07:24:03","slug":"elvis-from-hell-a-new-documentry-focussing-on-jeffrey-lee-pierce-set-for-release-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=3896","title":{"rendered":"Elvis From Hell &#8211; A New Documentry focussing on Jeffrey Lee Pierce set for release in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/download-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3899 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>The Gun Club will get a full-length documentary in 2020. It&#8217;ll focus on lead singer\u00a0and main songwriter\u00a0Jeffrey Lee Pierce it&#8217;s been revealed that it will carry the title &#8216;Elvis From Hell&#8217; which was the title of a double compilation record released by Bang a couple of years ago. Pierce passed away at the young age of thirty-seven\u00a0over twenty years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The band was Formed in Los Angeles in 1979, the Gun Club\u2019s style of mixing punk, blues and rootsy country have made them one of the most influential bands of the last 50 years. Influencing the likes of R.E.M., Sonic Youth and a whole host of other bands that went on to have huge success. Jack White even went as far as to say that Pierce\u2019s songs \u201cshould be taught in school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gun Club managed over the course of their career to release seven studio albums, including &#8216;<em>Fire Of Love&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0and &#8216;<em>Miami&#8217;<\/em>, being two of the most popular best sellers. Blondie singer Debbie Harry contributing background vocals under the name D.H. Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Heiko Lange and Jessica Andree, &#8216;Elvis From Hell&#8217;\u00a0will feature interviews from fans and performers such as Nick Cave, Jim Jarmusch, Mark Lanegan, Iggy Pop, Moby and Kid Congo Powers. It will also include never before seen footage of the band.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Pierce has been the subject of a film. Kurt Voss\u2019\u00a0\u201cGhost On The Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce And The Gun Club\u201d\u00a0was released in 2006, while 2008 saw the release of &#8216;Hard times Killing Floor Blues&#8217;, which chronicled Pierce\u2019s life while he lived in London. Further details will be brought as and when released<\/p>\n<p>Buy Gun Club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rpmonline69-21&amp;keywords=the gun club&amp;index=aps&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ca69590c8b64feaab29faf762e4f0b93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gun-club-documentary-jeffrey-lee-pierce-1546538093-640x419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3900 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gun-club-documentary-jeffrey-lee-pierce-1546538093-640x419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gun-club-documentary-jeffrey-lee-pierce-1546538093-640x419.jpg 640w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gun-club-documentary-jeffrey-lee-pierce-1546538093-640x419-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gun Club will get a full-length documentary in 2020. It&#8217;ll focus on lead singer\u00a0and main songwriter\u00a0Jeffrey Lee Pierce it&#8217;s been revealed that it will carry the title &#8216;Elvis From Hell&#8217; which was the title of a double compilation record released by Bang a couple of years ago. 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