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  • Red Scare

    Location: Los Angeles, California
    Active: 1981-1984

    Los Angeles punk band from the early 80s fronted by Bobbi Brat (July 14, 1962 – † November 30, 1988). Taking the sound of fast thrash guitar that was becoming well known in California punk with bands like The Adolescents, D.I. and TSOL, Red Scare fronted by Bobbi Brat brought a bit of Vice Squad to the table. Though their material was punk, several songs such as ‘Dont Look In The Basement’ are the perfect addition to any gothic punk mix tape. They only released one LP, with a single on Posh Boy Records, but an anthology collection was released on Grand Theft Audio in 1995.

    After a DIY tour, the band broke up. Bobbi Brat continued with a solo country influenced act Bobbi and the Boneyard Brats, but settled on just The Bobbi Brat Band. Though the band attempted to reform and record new material, Bobbi tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 26.

    Related: The Adolescents, D.I., TSOL, Bobbi Brat, Vice Squad, Los Angeles, punk, California, Posh Boy Records

    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/961898-Red-Scare
    Bobbi Brat Tribute: https://www.bobbibrat.com

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  • Der Stab

    Location: Orange County, California
    Active: 1978-1980

    Der Stab was a punk band from California, with Joe Wood on guitars, who would go on to front the more hard rock incarnation of TSOL, and the vocalist Keith Walsh played keyboards to ‘Only Theatre Of Pain’ era Christian Death. Ward Dotson also appears in their lineup, prior to joining Gun Club, and Rikk Agnew (Christian Death, Adolescents, D.I.) contributed guitars to Der Stab’s sole recorded single, ‘Tracers/It’s Grey’, produced by Mike Patton of fellow OC punk band  Middle Class.

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    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1718600-Der-Stab

    Related: TSOL, Christian Death, Gun Club, Adolescents, D.I., Middle Class, Rikk Agnew, Joe Wood , Ward Dotson

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