Molly Hatchet was formed in 1975 in Jacksonville, USA fusing hard-rock boogie with guitar jam-oriented Southern rock. The original lineup featured three guitarists, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland, plus vocalist Danny Joe Brown, bassist Banner Thomas, and drummer Bruce Crump. The group recorded a self-titled debut album in 1978, which quickly went platinum; the follow-up, Flirtin' With Disaster, was even more successful, selling over two million copies.  

Brown left the group in 1980 and he was replaced by Jimmy Farrar for Beatin' The Odds. The band experimented with horns on Take No Prisoners, but Farrar left for a solo career soon afterwards. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The Deed is Done was a straightforward pop/rock album, and after its release they took some time off in 1985 while Double Trouble Live, a collection of some of its best-known songs, was released.

Molly Hatchet reformed in the mid-'90s as an active touring group and released Devil's Canyon in 1996, their first record since Lightning Strikes Twice . Continuing to recapture the style of their glory days, Silent Reign of Heroes followed in 1998, and Kingdom of XII was released in early 2001.