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Demented Are Go!

Trying to determine just when and how Demented Are Go started is not an exact science as the band members themselves admit that their memories are not all that good, but we do know that by 1982 the band were up and running. Guitarist Dick Thomas (no relation to Ant) helped pull the whole thing together, having been in a lot of bands before Demented he knew how to get things moving. Demented Are Go had their first release on the 1984 Nervous records compilation Lp 'Hells Bent On Rockin' but it was...

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Koffin Kats

Koffin Kats are a psychobilly trio from Detroit, Michigan. Fusing the swing of classic rockabilly with the hot-wired energy and ghoulish imagery of Misfits, this band proves that high-octane psychobilly is still alive and kicking in the American midwest. Koffin Kats were formed in 2003 by lead singer and upright bassist Vic Victor and guitarist/vocalist Tommy Koffin, who had been part of the Motor City punk scene for some time before trying their hands at the doom-struck twang of their punk-rockabilly fusion.

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Klingonz

The original clowns of psychobilly! Travelling back in time through a paradox in the year 1988 The Klingonz started their invasion of the planet earth. Four unknown aliens took over the planet with their debut alien platter UURRRRNCHK. The cybernetic line up was Titch/Vox Doyley/Guitar Strangy/Bass Mocker/Drums.They toured planet earth spreading their alien sound from Europe to Japan. They recorded their second album Blurb and then changed their line up to Eddie on Bass. Strangy joined the Numbskulls, now named Karloff playing Rock n Roll Horror fronted by Strangy's brother Ash.

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Black Eyes & Neckties

Currently one of the best live acts from the (US) Pacific Northwest, Black Eyes & Neckties (or ‘BENt’ as they are known to some) merge dark garage punk and horror rock with an infectious frantic energy. They have won the award for "best Rock Band" five years in a row! (2004-2008) as voted on by the readers of Bellingham, WA's local monthly What's Up! Magazine. They have recently signed with William Morris Agency UK and are embarking on their first UK tour in May of 2009.

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Misfits

Misfits are an American horror-themed punk rock, or horror punk, band formed in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey, United States and originally led by singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone) until 1983. Glenn along with bassist Jerry Only (born Jerry Caiafa), who joined shortly after the band's inception, remained the only consistent members throughout various line-ups, during the six years of the band's original incarnation (from 1977 to 1983). The name was later resurrected by Jerry Only, without founder Glenn Danzig, in 1995, and the Misfits continues to the present.

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Al. B. Damned

He’s the tattoo covered, make-up smothered horror shock rocker from the UK and he’s back with a vengeance! This solo venture from Al. B. Damned promises to reveal a darker side of the ex-TDQM frontman and to produce some of his greatest work to date. The album aptly titled “The Darker Side Of Me” is due for release in 2010 and will feature an array of guest musicians from Al’s past, present and future…

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As Diabatz

During summertime in 2006, three south brazilian girls have noticed that it was about time to start an all-girl band in the Brazil's Psychobilly scene. Inspired by the 80's classic psycho bands, they started to play their own simple & raw songs, willing to transmit this disease that Psychobily is all about. "The Brazilian psycho scene spawned a luscious rarity in 2006, when three ladies stirred up their own twist on the original style from the early eighties.

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The Meteors

The Meteors are a psychobilly band from the United Kingdom, who are often credited with giving the genre its distinctive sound. Although the origins of psychobilly are debatable, the Meteors consider themselves the first and only psychobilly band. Fans of the band are known to use the slogan "Only the Meteors are pure psychobilly" (often shortened to just "OTMAPP") as a rallying cry. The Meteors were started in 1980 by P.

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Nancy Vandal

Nancy Vandal is a punk band from Sydney, Australia that performed from 1993 to 2001 and had a reunion performance in 2003 and have, as of December 2008, planned a reunion and new EP for 2009. The band was initially called Hard Axe To Follow, then Nancy Vandal and the Popgun Assassins, but the last part of the name was later dropped. Nancy Vandal was formed by Warrane College students Foxtrotsky/Fox Trotsky and JJ LaMoore as a strictly pretend band as neither of them could play an instrument. Eventually the pair formed a real band called Meataxe that played on campus.

Read more about Nancy Vandal on Last.fm.

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