A legendary Los Angeles underground rock outfit, the Hangmen emerged in the mid-'80s with a sound that blended punk rock brutality and hard rock swagger with rootsy Americana. Inspired by bands like X, Ramones, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Gun Club, and led by singer-guitarist Bryan Small, the Hangmen never reached the commercial heights of contemporaries like Supersuckers, Social Distortion, or Redd Kross, but they endured the hardships that result from a life committed to rock & roll (and its myriad excesses) through sheer tenacity, and carved out a career that would l...