1972 (coined as Pure Hell in 1974,) during the flashpoint of the punk culture in New York City, London and Los Angeles.

Amid the pioneers of the post garage, acid rock, glam-theatre era of the late 60's/early 70's, this band is considered the first of its kind, and comparable to the Sex Pistols, Dead Boys, The Germs, The MC 5 and Bad Brains, in which the latter recognize them as an influence. The release of a single in the UK- a cover of "These Boots are Made for Walking" w/B side, "No Rules" they landed in the top 5 on the UK charts as they toured Europe under the moniker, "The Hendrix Connection." However, their first album "NOISE ADDICTION," remained unreleased for 28 years & is now available in limited press (www.cdbaby.com/purehell). Pure Hell touts a second unreleased album produced in the mid 1990's by former members of L.A. Guns, Nine Inch Nails, and Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, entitled THE BLACK BOX.

Unfortunately the band endured the loss of founding member and drummer, Michael "SPIDER" Sanders, in 2002. They recently inducted Michael Mosley (She-Males, Sadistic Exploits). Most recent live performances include select venues and events on the east coast, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music Festival 2009, while contributing to countless book and magazine interviews, dating back to the late 1970's, as well as documentaries and films, most notably the recent Alan Parker movie "Who Killed Nancy", a glimmer in "Looking for Johnny" by Danny Garcia, the book "A Vicious Love Story" by Teddie Dahlin and "Curtis Knight: Living In The Shadow Of Jimi Hendrix" based on their first manager by Kathy Knight O'Connell.