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  • Sexbeat

    Location: London, England
    Active: 1983-1984

    Sexbeat arose out of London’s Batcave club, where Hamish McDonald (guitar, vocals) was one of the core DJs. They are remembered for their self titled song on the ‘Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns’ compilation. Initial reception to the song led to a record with ABC Records but the resulting  ‘Pump/Sweat’ 12″ lost the essence of the band in production – an all too common occurrence as the 80s music climate began to shift. Though they managed some high profile gigs in England and the USA (CBGBs, Danceteria), after a tour with The Cramps, they ceased activity. A posthumous 7” single of ‘Sexbeat’ was released in 2024.

    Related: Batcave, Young Limbs And Numb Hymns, CBGBs, London, Hamish McDonald, The Cramps

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    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/278399-Sexbeat

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  • Antiworld

    Location: Portland, Oregon
    Active: 1995-2014(?)

    Antiworld formed in Portland in 1995, one of the few bands in the punk scene that actively incorporated gothic and horror elements into their aesthetic in a way that 45 Grave, early Damned and TSOL did, laying the groundwork for a deathrock revival in the 2000s, ushering in new waves of gothic bands with a punk approach and vice versa.

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    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/412808-Antiworld

    Related: Portland, 1995, TSOL, The Damned, 45 Grave, Punk, Gothicpunk

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  • The Plasmatics

    One of the very early bands to hit the metal music genres was New York’s Plasmatics, fronted by the legendary Wendy O. Williams. Taking the bombastic stage antics of Kiss and Alice Cooper and the no limits attitude, over-the-top speed and aggression of punk, The Plasmatics were a phenomenon all their own.

    Related: Metal, New York, Plasmatics, Wendy O. Williams, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Punk

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  • Ghoul Squad

    Location: Boston, USA

    Founded by Ron Hexe, formerly of long running Massachusetts punk legends The Freeze, he took his sound in a darker direction with several bands in the 1980s and 90s. Ghoul Squad, Eleventh Hour, 34 Vampires, among other projects and solo recordings were the fiendish, dark horror punk results.

    Related: The Freeze, Eleventh Hour, 34 Vampires

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  • Cathedral of Tears

    After Jack Grisham left TSOL in 1983, he formed this band.

    Related: Jack Grisham, TSOL

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  • Tender Fury

    Post-TSOL project of Jack Grisham.

    Related: TSOL, Jack Grisham

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  • Joykiller

    Jack Grisham, singer of the original TSOL formed this band in 1995 until reuniting the original TSOL lineup in 1999. 

    Related: Jack Grisham, TSOL

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  • L.O.S.T.

    T.S.O.L. in reverse; one of the monikers for the unofficial TSOL reunions in the 1990s featuring the original lineup of Jack Grisham, Todd Barnes, Ron Emory and Michael Roche, as opposed to the “official” TSOL fronted by Joe Wood, which no longer had any relation to the original band. By 1999 Jack Grisham and the original members reclaimed the legal rights to the TSOL name and resumed the band officially. 

    Related: T.S.O.L., Jack Grisham, Todd Barnes, Ron Emory, Michael Roche, Joe Wood

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  • The Undead

    Location: New York
    Active: 1980-present

    After guitarist Bobby Steele was dismissed from The Misfits, he formed The Undead, which remained a fixture in the New York punk scene through the 80s and 90s. 

    Related: The Misfits, New York

    Links:

    Official: https://theundead.com
    Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undead
    Discogs.com: https://www.discogs.com/artist/294111-The-Undead-2

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  • Resiztors

    Abbo (Steve Abbot), Steve Harle, and Martin Segovia Smith prior to forming UK Decay.

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