In January 1974, they recorded their first, self-titled album,[1] at the Olympic Studios, produced by Dave Dee and engineered by Phil Chapman.
Waller left the band shortly before they went in to Island's Basing Street Studios, to record the follow-up album Anvil Chorus, in January 1975,[1] which was produced by Andy Johns.
Under the name Hit The Right Button Plus, the CD featured four of their songs performed live in London and Milan between 2003 and 2005 as bonus tracks, as well as fully re-designed artwork.
In October 2008, and now featuring Matteo Salvadori replacing Guarnerio, Heavy Metal Kids went into Massive Arts Studio in Milan, where initial recordings were made.
[4] In October 2011, Ronnie Thomas appeared in the Identity Parade round of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, preceded by video clip of the Top of the Pops recording of "She's No Angel".
In 2012, Thomas left the band and was replaced by Ronnie Garrity until August 2015 when PJ Phillips was recruited for bass and backing vocal duties.