"line-up in early 1979, but originally performed as The Doomed to avoid potential trademark problems. Captain Sensible switched to guitar and keyboards, and after a brief period with Lemmy on bass for studio demos and a handful of live appearances, and a slightly longer period with Henry Badowski on bass, the bassist position was filled by Algy Ward, formerly of The Saints. During a December 1978 tour of Scotland, Gary Holton filled in for Vanian. The band officially went by The Damned again, playing their first gig under that name in April 1979. Vanian's vocals had by now expanded from"
"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"
"bassist Bryn Merrick (replacing Gray) and both Jugg and Sensible on guitar. Sensible played a last concert with the band at Brockwell Park, before leaving to pursue his solo career full-time, Roman Jugg taking over his spot as guitarist. Jugg's first appearance with the band live was when they headlined Nostell Priory rock festival in West Yorkshire on 24 August 1984. The somewhat confused crowd repeatedly chanted ""Where's Sensible?"" but it soon became obvious that the Captain was not part of the band – for the time being. From the beginnings of the band, Vanian had adopted a vampire-like appearance"
"issued two singles in 1990. The first, ""Fun Factory"", was a song recorded in 1982 by the Sensible/Vanian/Scabies/Gray line-up; intended for single release at the time, the bankruptcy of their record company prevented the issue of the record for 9 years. The year's second single, ""Prokofiev"", was recorded by Scabies, Vanian and Brian James, and was sold on a 1991 reunion tour of the US. In 1993 the group reformed again with a new line-up featuring Scabies, Vanian, guitarists Kris Dollimore (formerly of The Godfathers), Alan Lee Shaw, and bassist Moose Harris (formerly of New Model Army). Around this time,"
"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"
"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"
"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,"
"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"
"(""True Crime"") and """" (""Blue Ghosts""). Studio Albums Compilations EPs, Splits, and Singles The Riverboat Gamblers Riverboat Gamblers is an American punk rock band originally from Denton, Texas, formed in 1997, now residing in Austin, Texas. The band's current line-up comprises vocalist Mike Wiebe, guitarist Fadi El-Assad, guitarist Ian MacDougall, bassist Rob Marchant and drummer Ian Walling. In 1997, Patrick Lillard (""Spider Stewart"") (Bass) and Fadi El-Assad (""Freddy Castro"") (Lead Guitar), formed The Riverboat Gamblers with Mike Wiebe (""Rookie Sensation"") (vocals). Lillard's original intention was to emulate Virginia rockers The Candy Snatchers in direct contrast to the popular emo music"
"honoured to get the call,"" Sorum said. ""You know what I love about Lemmy? He's always on time. We go on stage, no delays. Being in bands where you have to wait around for a couple of hours fucks you up."" In November 2009, the band were supported by NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage on the Irish leg of the tour (30 years after first sharing the stage together) and punk and goth rock legends The Damned on the UK leg of their world tour. On The Damned's official website, Captain Sensible said: ""Ha ha ... we're working with Lemmy again,"
"All Over"", which was co-written and produced by Tony Mansfield. After quitting A&M Records he continued recording for various independent labels, including Deltic Records and Humbug Records. He has also toured with his solo band Punk Floyd. His recording of ""The Snooker Song"" from Mike Batt's musical ""The Hunting Of The Snark"" was used as the theme music for the BBC gameshow ""Big Break"", and he also wrote and performed a song called ""Brain's Theme"" for the movie ""Skinned Deep"" in 2004. Captain Sensible is also a member of Dead Men Walking, a supergroup featuring Mike Peters (The Alarm), Kirk"
"together. He later remarried and now has four children. Burns adopted his stage name Captain Sensible ironically because he used to be a ""debauched maniac"" who had fun ""regardless of the consequences."" However, after living at Dial House (the commune where the anarcho-punk band Crass lived) for a week to record an EP in 1981, his life changed and he became a vegetarian who adhered to Crass' pacifist and creative aims. Sensible has written several songs about animal rights, including ""Torture Me"" and most notably the 1985 single ""Wot! No Meat?"". Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954),"
"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"
"Dag Nasty Dag Nasty is an American punk rock band from Washington D.C., formed in 1985 by guitarist Brian Baker of Minor Threat, drummer Colin Sears and bassist Roger Marbury, both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and vocalist Shawn Brown (later of Swiz and Jesuseater). Their style of less aggressive, melodic hardcore was influential to post-hardcore; their sound was partly influenced by The Faith and their 1983 EP ""Subject to Change"". Shawn Brown was the first vocalist with whom the band recorded unreleased versions of most of the material that later made up their first release ""Can I Say"", which featured"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"Campbell, formed the band Naked Beast and released one self-titled LP vinyl album (also available on Bandcamp) on Guitars And Bongos Records. In the fall of 2018, the original studio tapes of Vector Command were remastered under the direction of Joey D'Kaye and released by HoZac Records as a vinyl LP titled, ""System 3"". Crime (band) Crime was an early American punk band from San Francisco. The band was formed in 1976 by Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar), Frankie Fix (vocals, guitar), Ron ""The Ripper"" Greco (bass; ex-Flamin' Groovies), and Ricky Tractor (Ricky Williams) (drums). Their debut, the self-financed double A-side,"
"Spike Cassidy Peter ""Spike"" Cassidy (born October 7, 1961) is an American guitarist. He is a member of crossover thrash band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles). Cassidy was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Sound Beach, New York. Cassidy, who played guitar, helped form D.R.I. in 1982 when he was 21 years old, along with his friend Kurt Brecht, Kurt's brother Eric Brecht on drums, and Dennis Johnson on bass. After releasing their first album in 1983, D.R.I. experienced its first lineup change, with Eric and Dennis Johnson leaving the band in 1984. Since then, D.R.I. would go"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"has not been released. The Vindictives The Vindictives are a Chicago-based punk rock group founded by singer/songwriter Joey Vindictive in 1990. They began their career in 1990, cutting their first 7"" record later that year with the lineup of Joey Vindictive (vocals), Johnny Personality (bass), Ben Weasel (guitar) (soon to be replaced by Billy Blastoff), Dr. Bob (guitar), and Erik Elsewhere (soon to be replaced by P.J. Parti) (drums). The band would end up releasing 12 EPs and albums until July 1996, when Joey Vindictive revealed that his health issues would prevent the band from going on. Guitarist Robert ""Dr."
"the album ""Same Thoughts, Different Day"", a re-recorded version of ""Incorrect Thoughts"", after legal issues prevented the band from reissuing the original album. The Subhumans were featured in the 2010 documentary film ""Bloodied but Unbowed"", directed by Susanne Tabata. On December 7, 2014, lead singer Brian Goble died of a heart attack at the age of 57. Subhumans (Canadian band) The Subhumans are a punk band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1978. Known by pejorative, punk rock nicknames, original members were known simply as ""Useless"" (Gerry Hannah), ""Dimwit"" (Ken Montgomery), ""Wimpy"" (Brian Roy Goble) and ""Normal"" (Mike Graham)."
"Spike Slawson Spike Slawson is an American punk rock musician, a member of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Swingin' Utters, Filthy Thievin' Bastards, Re-Volts, and Uke-Hunt. Having grown up in Pittsburgh, Slawson worked in the mail order department of the record label Fat Wreck Chords (which is the subject of a song by The Aquabats titled ""Dear Spike""). He later was in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (a cover band/'supergroup' consisting mainly of members of Fat Wreck bands) formed in 1995. Slawson is the lead singer for the group. From 1997 to 2012, he was the bassist for"
"Dan Panic Dan Sullivan, also known as Dan Panic or Danny Panic, is a punk rock drummer from Chicago. Dan Sullivan began his musical career with Ivy League, a quartet from Chicago's western suburbs who released one 7"" EP in 1990. He then joined Screeching Weasel in 1991 and remained with the band until 1997. He also played with The Riverdales, Cinco De Gatos, and The Queers during his time with Screeching Weasel. After leaving Screeching Weasel, Panic relocated to San Francisco where he eventually drummed for the bands Groovie Ghoulies, Pansy Division, The Plus Ones, The Avengers (sometimes called"
"The Vindictives The Vindictives are a Chicago-based punk rock group founded by singer/songwriter Joey Vindictive in 1990. They began their career in 1990, cutting their first 7"" record later that year with the lineup of Joey Vindictive (vocals), Johnny Personality (bass), Ben Weasel (guitar) (soon to be replaced by Billy Blastoff), Dr. Bob (guitar), and Erik Elsewhere (soon to be replaced by P.J. Parti) (drums). The band would end up releasing 12 EPs and albums until July 1996, when Joey Vindictive revealed that his health issues would prevent the band from going on. Guitarist Robert ""Dr. Bob"" Nielson died of"
"The Riverboat Gamblers Riverboat Gamblers is an American punk rock band originally from Denton, Texas, formed in 1997, now residing in Austin, Texas. The band's current line-up comprises vocalist Mike Wiebe, guitarist Fadi El-Assad, guitarist Ian MacDougall, bassist Rob Marchant and drummer Ian Walling. In 1997, Patrick Lillard (""Spider Stewart"") (Bass) and Fadi El-Assad (""Freddy Castro"") (Lead Guitar), formed The Riverboat Gamblers with Mike Wiebe (""Rookie Sensation"") (vocals). Lillard's original intention was to emulate Virginia rockers The Candy Snatchers in direct contrast to the popular emo music at the time. Riverboat Gamblers got their start playing house shows throughout Denton"
"a member of punk rock band The Damned. He had released his debut solo record, the three song EP ""This is Your Captain Speaking"", in November 1981 on Crass Records. The producer of ""Women and Captains First"", Tony Mansfield of synth-pop band New Musik, had previously produced The Damned's ""Friday 13th EP"", also released in November 1981. Sensible recorded demos of four of his songs with Mansfield, who then gave them to his manager who took them to A&M Records. Sensible: “I got a solo deal with A&M on the strength of a few tunes The Damned had rejected for"
"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""."
"Trio) on drums, Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith) on vocals and Jeff Dean on guitar. A post punk rock band from Chicago featuring Justin Miller on Bass and Jon Drew on drums with Jeff Dean on guitar. Jeff Dean Jeff Dean is a punk rock musician and recording engineer based in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for playing guitar in The Bomb with Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun, and Noise By Numbers with Dan Vapid of The Methadones. In addition to these bands, he is lead guitarist for All Eyes West, Explode and Make Up, and Dead Ending. Dean"
"The Bollweevils The Bollweevils is a punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The members consist of Daryl Wilson on vocals, Peter Mittler on bass, Ken Fitzner (""Ken Weevil"") on guitar, and Pete Mumford on drums. Former members include founding bass player, Bob Skwerski, Brian Czarnik (who played simultaneously in Oblivion) on drums later replaced by Brett Friesen (who played simultaneously in Houseboy). They formed during the Naked Raygun era which was where the band members met and also, for whom they eventually opened. The group released a number of albums on Dr. Strange Records; though, their first, minor releases were on"