"all acknowledged their appreciation of the Doctors of Madness music. Vic Reeves said '""If you have never heard the Doctors of Madness, you should. Musically they are the Velvet Underground, New York Dolls with shades of glam, hippie, prog and punk all rolled into one, yet are still totally original. Vastly underrated, they should have been huge. Pure genius"" Early in 1978 Urban Blitz was ousted from the band after musical and personal differences, and was briefly replaced by singer Dave Vanian of punk rock band The Damned, who had recently split, albeit temporarily. Richard Strange, Stoner and Peter DiLemma"
"of This Earth"", which was Scabies's last with the band. This was followed by ""Grave Disorder"" (2001), ""So, Who's Paranoid?"" (2008), and their most recent album, and the first to crack the United Kingdom's Official Charts' top 10 list, landing at #7, Evil Spirits (2018). Despite going through numerous lineup changes, the formation of Vanian, Sensible, keyboardist Monty Oxymoron, drummer Pinch and bassist Stu West had been together from 2004 until 2017, when West left the band and former bassist Paul Gray rejoined. The band is well known for being one of the first gothic rock bands and a major"
"James soon moved on. Scabies and Dollimore then recruited bass player Moose (formerly with New Model Army), the trio travelling to Scotland to work on further demos. Initial attempts to persuade Vanian to join the project were unsuccessful, as the singer was dismissive of the demo songs. Scabies abandoned the material, and began working with Alan Lee Shaw (who had previously played guitar for The Rings, The Maniacs, The Physicals and Brian James' band Brains). This time the new material progressed further, Dollimore rejoined the project and a number of bassists were auditioned before Moose returned. Alternative singers were suggested"
"for Rat-o-Matic. He currently drums for Spitting Roses. The Secretions The Secretions were an American punk rock band from Sacramento, California. Formed in the year 1991, the band had released numerous albums and singles, and toured the USA and internationally. Mickie Rat attended Sacramento State University where he met D.J. Willis (a guitarist with whom he worked on the college radio station) and a drummer named Dave Leon. They decided to form a band, naming it ""The Secretions"" based on a list of band names Willis kept on his fridge. Shortly after the decision to form the band, Willis died"
"the first punk bands in the world. The band broke up by 1977 but reformed in 2009 when the Drag City label released their 70s demos for the first time. In 1964, the three young Hackney brothers (David, Bobby and Dannis) were sat down by their father to witness The Beatles' first appearance on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"". The following day, David found a discarded guitar in an alley and set about learning to play. Brothers Bobby and Dannis soon followed suit and they began playing music together. The brothers practiced and recorded early demos in a room in the"
"Millar) had been members of the band Masters of the Backside, which also included future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde. Brian James (Brian Robertson) had been a member of London SS, who never played live, but in addition to James included musicians who later found fame in The Clash and Generation X. Scabies knew James through a failed audition as drummer for London SS. When the two decided to start their own band, with James on guitar and Scabies on drums, they invited Sid Vicious and Dave Vanian to audition to be the singer. Only Vanian showed up, and got the"
"Furious George Furious George is a punk rock band on Lookout Records and later, Recess Records. Fronted by George Tabb, it also included Evan Cohen (and later, Stevie ""Ramone"" Burkes) on bass guitar and Michael Harper on drums. Furious George released two full-length albums: ""Gets a Record"" in 1997, and ""V.M. Live"" in 1999, as well as a series of singles and EPs. George Tabb's band played as the character Richie's (Adrien Brody) punk band in the Spike Lee film ""Summer of Sam"", released in 1999. Dee Dee Ramone and Joey Ramone have provided guest vocals on some of the"
"a band called The Germans with Rat Scabies, formerly of The Damned. In 2008, the band reformed with its original line-up. In March 2009, the band announced a change with Del Bartle returning to replace Kris Dollimore. Grant Nicholas later replaced George Mazur on drums, and Mike Gibson also left the band. In 2010 a live album ""Shot Live At The 100 Club"" was released as a DVD/CD set on Secret Records. 2011 saw the band release two download-only singles ""Back Into The Future"" and ""The Outsider"". ""Primitive Man"" followed the next year and all were included on their comeback"
"Marq Torien (also formerly of Ratt) on vocals, Mick Sweda on guitar, Lonnie Vincent on bass and Jimmy D'Anda on drums. The group were strongly influenced by AC/DC and Van Halen with Torien drawing comparisons to Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. After signing a deal with Warner Bros., the group released their debut album ""BulletBoys"" in 1988 with the album peaking at number 34 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The group released two singles, a cover of the classic O'Jays tune, ""For the Love of Money"" (which peaked at number 30 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and number 78 on"
"Danko Jones Danko Jones is a Canadian rock trio from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass guitar) and Rich Knox (drums). The band's rock music includes elements of punk and they are known for their humorous lyrics and energetic live shows. Formed in 1996, they played consistently for two years in and around the northeastern United States and Canada, opening for The New Bomb Turks, Nashville Pussy, Blonde Redhead, The Make-Up, The Dirtbombs, The Chrome Cranks and The Demolition Doll Rods. Originally they did not intend to release an album, preferring to have"
"band soon after and was immediately replaced with current drummer Gerry ""Turbo"" Proctor. The band was featured in the low-budget horror film ""Trans-American Killer"" in 2005. Singer Dirk Vermin opened Pussykat Tattoo in 1999; the shop, Vermin, and bassist Ruckus are currently featured in the A&E program ""Bad Ink"". The Vermin The Vermin is a punk rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band formed in 1984 (1986 in some sources)as Vermin From Venus by singer and guitarist Dirk Vermin, and was noted for releasing one of the first independent punk rock albums in Las Vegas, ""Sex on Planet X""."
"special fanzine sleeve/packaging. This will be a small preview of Evacuate's next full-length release entitled ""Blood Money"", which is in the process of being written right now. Evacuate (band) Evacuate is a 6 piece punk rock band from Southern California founded in 2007. With influences ranging from bands like the Sex Pistols, Chelsea, UK Subs, to hardcore acts like Broken Bones, Negative Approach and the English Dogs. Evacuate's releases and live sets cover a wide range of the punk rock spectrum. Started by founding members vocalist Mike Virus(ex- The Virus/Cheap Sex) and lead guitarist Karlos Evacuate(ex-Lab Rats), also featuring ex"
"Tramp Attack Tramp Attack were an English rock band from Liverpool. Tramp Attack formed in Liverpool in 2001 by Dave McCabe, Hollyoaks and Brookside actor Kristian Ealey, Matt Barton, drummer Ian Lane, bassist Scott Dulson and guitar player Tony Dunne who left early on to form The Bandits. Dulson was replaced by James Redmond and Dunne was replaced by Dave McCabe. After quickly gaining an enthusiastic and loyal fanbase, the band secured residencies in the pubs and clubs of Liverpool and went on to win a Battle Of The Bands at The Royal Court. The band released their debut single"
"The Dickies The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles in 1977. The band has consistently made use of catchy melodies, deep harmonies, and a humorous, comical style that has been called ""pop-punk"" or ""bubble-gum punk"". The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles. They formed in early 1977 after guitarist Stan Lee and bassist Billy Club saw The Damned on their first American tour. The band made their live debut at the Whisky a Go Go in September of the same year. The Dickies were the"
"Matt Freeman Matthew ""McCall"" Freeman (born Roger Matthew Freeman; April 23, 1966) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his bass guitar work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy, Rancid and as the frontman of Devil's Brigade. In an interview streamed from the Rancid website before the release of ""Rancid"" (2000), he revealed that his style was heavily influenced at an early age by John Entwistle, bassist for The Who. He typically uses a hard pick but sometimes will fingerpick. Freeman's playing style is considered atypical in the punk rock world due to his"
"Oblivians The Oblivians are an American garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock scene. Formed in Memphis, Tennessee, the band consisted of three members—Greg Cartwright, Jack Yarber, and Eric Friedl—who alternated between instruments on stage and in the studio, each member serving as vocalist, guitarist, and drummer, in turn. The band recorded four LPs, as well as a number of EPs and singles, typically recording songs live in the studio. The band has"
"joined the Vipers as well. Venom was replaced by Dave Desroches, aka Dave Rave, who led the band for three years before departing to form his own band, The Dave Rave Conspiracy. Nick later left The Vipers and did a stint with The Tennessee Rockets for a while. Frank and Nick came back to Teenage Head when the group reformed in 1988, but Stipanitz left Teenage Head shortly after the reformation and went into a professional career in drafting and engineering. He was first replaced by Blair Richard Martin of The Raving Mojos, then Mark Lockerbie, who played on the"
"Chicago punk rock super group called The Nefarious Fat Cats to raise money for local charities. Notable members include John Haggerty (Pegboy, Naked Raygun), Joe Haggerty (Pegboy), Joe Principe (Rise Against), Scott Lucas (Local H), Herb Rosen (Beer Nuts, Right of the Accused) and Mark DeRosa (Dummy). Mr. Burns also contributed guitar and vocals on a track of The Black Sheep Band charity record for Children's Memorial Hospital, A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1. Outside of music, Burns is an avid football fan, supporting Newcastle United. Jake Burns John ""Jake"" Burns (born 21 February 1958, Belfast,"
"Skinnee J's, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, and Kottonmouth Kings. Originally the band started from two members, Don DeOliveira and Rob Lasky of the band ""Tattoo Taxi"" from Baltimore. The pair decided to start anew, and Fubler, Cook, then (after a long search) Jones answered an advertisement in ""ROX Magazine"" and met up with DeOliveira and Lasky. A demo was recorded at Flite III studios in Baltimore and they began playing gigs in the local Baltimore/Washington area. Due to personal and financial reasons, Cook was let go, and Kevin Baker joined shortly thereafter. In 1996 Lasky, DeOliveira, Fubler, Baker, and Jones became"
"Brian James (guitarist) Brian James (born Brian Robertson, 18 February 1955 in Hammersmith, London) is an English punk rock guitarist, who is best known for being a founding member of The Damned as well as The Lords of the New Church. He began his musical career playing in several proto-punk bands like Bastard, London SS and The Subterraneans. James moved on to The Damned, writing almost all the material on their first two albums ""Damned, Damned, Damned"" and ""Music for Pleasure"" before leaving at the end of 1977. James then formed the short-lived Tanz Der Youth together with Andy Colqhoun"
"Sex Stains Sex Stains is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in 2014 by Allison Wolfe, a former member of Bratmobile, alongside David Orlando, Sharif Dumani, Francisco ""Pachy"" Garcia, and Mecca Vazie Andrews. In 2016, the band had released their debut album, eponymously titled ""Sex Stains"". In December 2016, months after performing at Comet Ping Pong, the band was targeted by individuals who believed in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. The band responded by closing the comments on their YouTube channel writing in the description in one of their videos: ""We're shocked & disgusted by the theory that"
"Nunbait Nunbait were an Australian punk rock band formed in 1989. They joined the thriving inner-city music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s that featured artists such as The Cosmic Psychos, Frenzal Rhomb, and Kiss My Poodles Donkey, as well as Tumbleweed and The Meanies and Nitocris. Nunbait were leaders in the second wave of punk inspired bands that followed the Black Eye Records groups, such as Thug, Lubricated Goat and Box the Jesuit. Nunbait were formed in Sydney in 1989 by Shaun Butcher on guitar, Jay Doherty on drums, Ian Fraser on vocals and Mark Guthrie on"
"Lansing, Jr.) died on July 25, 2009 from complications arising from pneumonia. The Dickies The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles in 1977. The band has consistently made use of catchy melodies, deep harmonies, and a humorous, comical style that has been called ""pop-punk"" or ""bubble-gum punk"". The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles. They formed in early 1977 after guitarist Stan Lee and bassist Billy Club saw The Damned on their first American tour. The band made their live debut at the Whisky a"
"The Vermin The Vermin is a punk rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band formed in 1984 (1986 in some sources)as Vermin From Venus by singer and guitarist Dirk Vermin, and was noted for releasing one of the first independent punk rock albums in Las Vegas, ""Sex on Planet X"". In 1994, Vermin and bassist Rob Ruckus formed a punk cover band called Godboy, and in 1995 the bands merged, adopting the name The Vermin. The band recorded their first album under their new name, ""Hell or Las Vegas"", in 1996 with drummer Anthony Hudak, but Hudak left the"
"The Cravats The Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway (vocals, guitar) and The Shend (real name Chris Harz) (bass, vocals), with Svor Naan (real name Richard London) (saxophone) and first Ethos, and then Dave Bennett on drums. Current members are The Shend (vocals), Svor Naan (sax), Viscount Biscuits (guitar), Joe 91 (bass) and Rampton Garstang (drums). The first single from the Cravats was the self-financed ""Gordon"", released in 1978. On 31 July 1979 they recorded their first session for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1. Soon after they"
"Nikki Corvette and the Convertibles. Mulrooney later split and joined The Sillies, and eventually formed Bootsey X & the Lovemasters. Bassist Hanna and Norton formed The 27. Today, ownership of the band name is in legal dispute between James and the other remaining members. The Ramrods (punk band) The Ramrods were punk band from Detroit, USA which debuted in 1977. The last official Ramrods show was January 28, 1978, at the Red Carpet. The quartet, composed of Mark Norton on vocals, Peter James on guitar, Dave Hanna on bass, and Bob Mulrooney on drums, was short-lived—the group disbanded days before"
"it as a ""woozy, bohemian pop massacre. Brilliant, but frankly unclassifiable."" In March 2006, they appeared at The Spice of Life in London with Rat Scabies performing The Damned hit ""Smash It Up"", which was recorded by BBC 6 Music for their ""Pretty Ancient"" event (celebrating thirty years of punk). A single, ""Dogboy Vs Monsters"" was released in early 2007 and featured a silent movie pastiche video, again directed by Alex de Campi. Shortly after the recording of ""Biscuits For Cerberus"", bassist Mark Wingfield left the band and Greg Shepheard who had engineered the first two albums joined. The third"
"Kenickie Kenickie were an English four-piece pop punk band from Sunderland. The band was formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Lauren Laverne (b. Lauren Gofton), drummer Johnny X (real name Pete Gofton, Lauren's brother), lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist Marie du Santiago (b. Anne Marie Nixon) and bass guitarist Emmy-Kate Montrose (b. Emma Jackson). The band's name comes from their favourite character in the 1970s film ""Grease"". By the time ""Catsuit City"" (1995) was released on Slampt, Kenickie declined an offer by Alan McGee to sign to Creation. The band opened the bill for"
"Banyan (band) Banyan is an art rock/alternative rock band with heavy jazz, and funk influence, based in Los Angeles, California. The leader and co-founder is Stephen Perkins, who first played drums for Jane's Addiction (1986–1991, plus later regroupings), and then for Porno for Pyros. He co-founded the group with Emit Bloch. The core members of the band are Nels Cline on guitar, Willie Waldman on trumpet and Mike Watt (Minutemen) on bass. Mike Watt also sings on some Banyan songs. Both Mike Watt and Nels Cline generally play only West Coast dates and at various times the band has had"
"Ink & Dagger Ink & Dagger were a punk rock band from Philadelphia that was active in the 1990s. The two permanent members throughout the band's career were guitarist Don Devore and vocalist Sean Patrick McCabe. Other members included Ashli State, Terry Yerves, Ryan McLaughlin, Joshua Brown, Jennifer Layne Park , Dave Wagenschutz, Derek Zglenski, and Eric Wareheim. Band members frequently incorporated references to vampires in their music, painted their faces, and played with fake blood. Some members were previously in Crud is a Cult, The Mandela Strike Force and Frail. On one occasion, the band vomited on Christmas trees"
"Ink & Dagger Ink & Dagger were a punk rock band from Philadelphia that was active in the 1990s. The two permanent members throughout the band's career were guitarist Don Devore and vocalist Sean Patrick McCabe. Other members included Ashli State, Terry Yerves, Ryan McLaughlin, Joshua Brown, Jennifer Layne Park , Dave Wagenschutz, Derek Zglenski, and Eric Wareheim. Band members frequently incorporated references to vampires in their music, painted their faces, and played with fake blood. Some members were previously in Crud is a Cult, The Mandela Strike Force and Frail. On one occasion, the band vomited on Christmas trees"
"The Swamp Rats The Swamp Rats were an American garage rock band that hailed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band achieved regional success with singles mostly consisting of cover versions of popular songs. Their material is considered one of the earliest examples of proto-punk, which has led to re-releases of their work. The band originated from a group known as The Fantastic Dee Jays, which was formed in 1965 by Denny Nicholson, Dick Newton, and Tom Junecko. The three performed locally until being hired by disc jockey, Terry Lee, of WMCK Radio. Lee, who was manager of several other bands, became"
"Hammer, Zagar, Cabaniss, Winkler, and Kal Mullens teamed up to bring Hammer Damage back to life, and they performed in April 2000 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, and in May at the Tangier Akron. Hammer Damage Hammer Damage was an American punk rock band from Akron, Ohio, that performed from 1978 until 1984. Hammer Damage was founded in 1978, by Mike Hammer and Dave Zagar (a.k.a. Donny Damage) after their split from the Rubber City Rebels. The original line-up included George Cabaniss on guitar, Scott Winkler on bass, Damage on guitar and Hammer on drums. The Hammer Damage Band"