Halfcocked

{{Short description|American hard rock band}}

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{{About|the musical group|the firearms technical term|Half-cock}}

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| name = Halfcocked

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| origin = Boston, Massachusetts, United States

| genre = Hard rock

| years_active = 1997–2002

| label = Curve of the Earth, Megatronic/DreamWorks

| associated_acts = 6L6, Plush, Slunt, Powerman 5000, Danzig

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| past_members = Johnny Heatley
Jhen Kobran
Charlee Johnson
Tommy O'Neil
Sarah Reitkopp

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Halfcocked (also known as Half Cocked, Halfc*cked or Half-Cocked) is an American hard rock band. Influenced by 1970s hard rock and punk rock, along with 1980s glam metal,[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_5_31/ai_74583309 Draping Heavy Metal in Sequins, and Proud of It!], Isaac Guzman, Daily News|location=New York, May 2001. they started out in Boston in 1997 and signed with independent label Curve of the Earth Records. In 1999 the band placed third in the finals of the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble,"The Sheila Divine wins the WBCN Rumble", Jim Sullivan, Boston Globe, F4, May 29, 1999. being the first "wild card" act to play in the finals. They signed with DreamWorks imprint Megatronic Records (headed by Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One) and moved to Los Angeles in 2000.[http://www.curveoftheearthrecords.com/press_hc1.html Bye-bye, Half Cocked] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807032525/http://www.curveoftheearthrecords.com/press_hc1.html |date=August 7, 2007 }}, Bret Milano, Boston Phoenix, May 26, 2000. After numerous delays,[http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/01730799.htm Suburban voices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118203457/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/01730799.htm |date=January 18, 2008 }}, Sean Richardson, Boston Phoenix, July 26, 2001. they released one final album—The Last Star—before splitting up in 2002.