Pure Hell is the World's First Original all Black Punk-Rock band, established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974[1], during the flashpoint of the punk culture in New York City, London and Los Angeles. [2][3].
Amid the pioneers of the post garage, acid rock, glam-theatre era of the late 60's/early 70's, Pure Hell are considered the first of their kind, comparable to the Bad Brains who signifies them as an early influence, Sex Pistols, Dead Boys, The Germs and The MC 5. Commercially, the band had little success, and only released one single ("These Boots are Made for Walking" b/w "No Rules")[4] and one album (Noise Addiction), which went unreleased for 28 years.[5] Pure Hell also has an unreleased album produced by former members of L.A. Guns, Nine Inch Nails, and the frontman Lemmy Kilmeister of Motorhead entitled The Black Box back in the mid 1990's.