The Hitlers were a covers band from Derry that existed between early 1982 and 1984. They featured Paddy Doherty vocals, Paul McCartney guitar, Michawl Campbell bass and Mickey Griffiths on drums. Mickey had played in a variety of local bands including the Idol Threats and Dick Tracy and the Green Disaster. Paddy had fronted the Shameless Hussies and Paul was a member of Graffiti before forming Bam Bam And The Calling.

The band played a varied set of covers, from the Birthday Party and the Cramps to The Ramones and Iggy Pop. Paddy Doherty reveals the band’s philosophy “We were a band that took the genre of showband (covers band) to the next level. We led a fast and varied existence. We weren't paid much money and as I recall most payments were made in the form of the liquid variety, but we had a loyal following and because of the nature of the band and our followers, we had to play under a variety of different names in order to even get a gig but the one which we always came back to was The Hitlers”.