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  • Wreckage

    Location: Los Angeles

    Active: 1989 – 2001, 2022

    Initially formed as Like Wreckage, they were one of the very active 1990s gothic rock bands from Los Angeles by way of English singer, Tony Lestat, with an often upbeat approach likening them to The Damned. Founding members included Billy Bones (soon upon joining Faith & The Muse in 1993 he would henceforth be known as William Faith) and one of Los Angeles’ most prevalent guitarists, Killjo Zapata, best known for his presence in early Deep Eynde, later Desmo Donte and a slew of appearances in other revered LA gothic and deathrock acts. Also in the roster was Kent Bancroft of Screams For Tina (Screams For Tina carried over the song ‘Like Wreckage’) and Tracy Wolfgang Garcia of 1977 Los Angeles punk band The Undertakers.

    Wreckage released the ‘Subways End’ 7” single and appeared on the Ghastly magazine Nosferatunes compilation. Their self-released album ‘Crawling From The Wreckage’ came out in 1994, and a collection featuring their early material as Like Wreckage followed in 1996, and in 1999 they put out Bad Vibes, an attempt at a more contemporary with that time, industrialized version that sounded little like anything prior barring the unmistakable vocals of Tony Lestat. In 2001 a posthumous best-of collection ‘Cryptology’ appeared. They reformed in 2022 for two new singles available on BandCamp, ‘Awake’ and ‘Falling Fountains’.

    Links:

    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/22871-Wreckage

    BandCamp: https://wreckagegothpostpunk.bandcamp.com

    Related: Like Wreckage, Deep Eynde, Faith and the Muse, Desmo Donte, Screams For Tina, The Undertakers, The Damned, Tony Lestat, Billy Bones, William Faith, Killjo Zapata, Kent Bancroft, Tracy Wolfgang Garcia, Los Angeles

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  • Mayday Misery Festival 2025: 13th Sky

    13th Sky (Los Angeles): Day 1, Friday May 2

    New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma WA

    Day 1: 13th Sky / WitchHands / Academy Order

    Day 2: Scavenger Parade / Gallowmaker / Guilty Strangers / Deathcharge

    Photos by Mark Splatter

    13th Sky

    https://13thsky.bandcamp.com/

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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.

    Links:

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

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

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  • 45 Grave

    Location: Los Angeles
    Active: 1979 – current

    Hailing from Los Angeles California in 1979, founding members Rob “Graves” Ritter, Don Bolles, and Paul Cutler relocated from Phoenix, Arizona(Cutler played in The Consumers, Ritter and Bolles in The Exterminators) added Dinah Cancer (formerly of Los Angeles’ Castration Squad) and emerged as one of that city’s first punk bands with a the dark, tongue in cheek aesthetic that is synonymous with what would become ‘deathrock’. After arriving in LA, Bolles initially played as drummer in LA’s keystone punk band The Germs and also participated in Nervous Gender, while Ritter played with The Bags and The Gun Club. 45 Grave eventually drew Paul Roeseller (formerly of The Screamers) into the fold. 45 Grave was a sort of nexus and galvanization point for those with a taste for more eclectic tastes than strictly hardcore punk, not to mention black dress and gothic humor. Bolles project Vox Pop was formed towards the end of his Germs career; Dinah Cancer would also be involved in Vox Pop which remained active during 45 Grave’s 1980s existence.

    45 Grave’s full length album ‘Sleep In Safety’ is one of the earliest bricks in deathrock’s foundations. They were featured in the television program New Wave Theater. Along with their singles, they appeared on the ‘Hell Comes To Your House’ compilation, firmly cemented next to it in the very same foundation (along with Christian Death) and the equally regarded Return of the Living Dead soundtrack (alongside legends like The Cramps and The Damned, with TSOL, The Flesheaters, Jet Black Berries and Roky Erickson – all of whom have been talked about on this site over the years). In 2004, Dinah Cancer reformed a new 45 Grave after fronting the heavy punk band Penis Flytrap (1997-2001), releasing ‘Pick Your Poison’ in 2012, and as of 2024 are still active.

    Links:
    https://45gravemusic.bandcamp.com/music
    https://www.discogs.com/artist/232625
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45_Grave

    Related: The Consumers, The Exterminators, Castration Squad, The Flesheaters, The Cramps, The Damned, The Gun Club, The Bags, TSOL, The Screamers, Nervous Gender, The Germs, Penis Flytrap, Hell Comes To Your House, Return of the Living Dead, Dinah Cancer, Vox Pop

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  • Radio Ghoul School

    Presented by DJ Mark Splatter, playing a mix of brand new music, rare vinyl, and classic deathrock, gothic, postpunk, batcave, horror, and other dark alternative sounds with a few ‘auditties’ thrown in (retro sounds, oldschool ghoul rock, movie sounds etc). Also on the Radio Ghoul School format as sponsor is content from deathrock.com such as vintage flyers, upcoming shows in in Europe, the USA and further shores.

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    Currently Radio Ghoul School broadcasts intermittently beginning in 2025 while it searches for a new time slot and base of operations. In 2023 RGS moved it broadcast to the Twitch platform after some years of dormancy. It’s foundation was in the early 2000s as a 24/7 streaming radio with prerecorded Podcasts from host and founder, Mark Splatter.

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