Ausgang are a gothic rock band formed in Birmingham in 1983.
Ausgang formed from the ashes of previous band Kabuki.Some members had also been members of another band, The Solicitors.Max (vocals), Cub (bass guitar) and Matthew (guitar) were all previously in Kabuki, the band releasing one single ("I Am a Horse") before splitting up. With drummer Ibo they formed Ausgang and played their first gig in September 1983 at the Powerhouse in Birmingham.
They toured with The Wonder Stuff and The Cult before signing to Criminal Damage Records.
Cub was replaced by Stu and the band signed to FM Revolver Records, with their debut album Manipulate released in 1986.
The band and label parted ways and after a tour with Gene Loves Jezebel, the band set up their own Shakedown label, returning with the "King Hell" 12-inch single later that year.
Inspired by a friend who had painted the slogan on his jacket, the band briefly lengthened their name to Ausgang-a-Go-Go in an attempt to break away from their goth reputation, releasing a mini-LP under that name in 1987 before splitting up. They reformed in 2003.
DISCOGRAPHY
The Teachings of Web 12" EP (1984), Criminal Damage
Solid Glass Spine 7" single (1984), Criminal Damage - (UK Indie #28)[3]
Head On! 12" EP (1984), Criminal Damage
Hunt Ya Down 12" EP (1985), Heavy Metal FM
Manipulate (album)|Manipulate LP (1985), Heavy Metal FM
King Hell 12" EP (1986), Shakedown
Los Descamisados mini-LP (1987), Shakedown - as Ausgang-A-Go-Go
Last Exit... The Best of Ausgang LP/CD (2001), Anagram
Licked LP (2005),
Anti, formed in early 80s. A synth punk band with political lyrics. They released 2 tapes and a split in 1990 with the punk band social waste. Also participated in various compilations "Anti" took their name when a member of the band tried to write on his jacket "anti nowhere league" and because of little space wrote only the word "anti" .... Kwstas Aggelidis(vox, keyboards) Dimitris Diplas(bass) Kwstas Panagopoulos(keyboards)
The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time.
Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.
It was also featured in a commercial for the E! channel advertising their reality television show Pop Fiction. It remains one of the band's most well known songs.
The Adicts originated as Afterbirth & The Pinz in late 1975.
They soon changed their name to The Adicts and became known for their distinctive Clockwork Orange droog image, which, along with their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics, helped set them apart from other punk bands. In the 1980s, they temporarily changed their name to 'Fun Adicts' and 'ADX', mainly to coincide with children's TV appearances.
Their music has catchy melodies and lyrics, and often features extra instruments and sound clips, such as carousel music in "How Sad", violin played by Derick Cook in "Joker in the Pack", and gongs and keyboard percussion by Anthony Boyd in "Chinese Takeaway".
The musicians wear all white[disambiguation needed ], with black boots and black bowler hats. The singer, Keith "Monkey" Warren, wears joker make-up, and his clothes were usually wild, patterned suits (such as checkerboard or polkadot), flared trousers and colorful dress shirts. He also tends to wear a bowler hat and gloves. Along with the look come stage shows involving items such as streamers, confetti, playing cards, beach balls, joker hats, toy instruments, bubbles and glitter.
Still an active and popular live act, they will appear in the 2012 addition of Punk-n-Bowl music festival over Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio Albums
Songs of Praise1982
Sound of Music1982
Smart Alex1985
Fifth Overture1986
Twenty-Seven1992
Rise and Shine2002
Rollercoaster2004
Songs of Praise: 25th Anniversary Edition2008
Life Goes On2009
Live albums
1987 - Live and Loud Link
1990 - Rockers into Orbit Fall Out
2004 - Joker in the Pack Anagram
Compilations
1984 - This Is Your Life Fall Out (UK Indie #12)[5]
1992 - Totally Adicted Dojo
1994 - The Complete Adicts Singles Collection Anagram
Re-released as The Complete Singles Collection
1996 - The Best of The Adicts Dojo
Re-released by Anagram in 1998 as The Very Best of The Adicts
1997 - The Collection (Sound of Music and Smart Alex with bonus tracks) Taang!
1997 - Ultimate Adiction - The Best Of Cleopatra
1999 - Joker in the Pack Harry May
2005 - Made in England SOS
2005 - Clockwork Punks: The Collection Anarchy
Singles/EPs
Lunch with The Adicts (1979) Dining Out
"Viva la Revolution" (1981) Fall Out
"Chinese Takeaway" (1982) Razor
"Bad Boy" (1983) Razor (UK #75)[6]
"Tokyo" (1984) Sire (as ADX)
"Falling In Love Again" (1985) Sire (as ADX)
Bar Room Bop (1985) Fall Out
Triple B Sides (2008) (People Like You Records)
Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era. By the end of 1979, this early line-up featured musicians Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman and Leigh Gorman – all of whom would later leave the band on 26 January 1980, at the suggestion of then-de facto manager Malcolm McLaren, to form the instrumentalist personnel of Bow Wow Wow. The second incarnation of Adam and the Ants – which featured guitarist Marco Pirroni and drummer/record producer Chris Hughes – existed from about February 1980 to January 1982 and achieved major commercial success in the UK as early leaders of the burgeoning New Romantic movement there. Both versions of the band were led by singer and chief songwriter Adam Ant.
Discography
Dirk Wears White Sox (1979)
Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980)
Prince Charming (1981)
Astrovamps were an American deathrock group. It was formed in the early 1990s by Daniel Ian and Eyajo Joseph.
Astrovamps released their first two records on cassette from 1991–1993, "Savage Garden" and "Blood And Flowers." In 1992, the band wrote the lyrical content for "Pixies And Daggers," a mysterious album that was never recorded. The self-titled album Astrovamps appeared later in 1995.
Manifesto was intended to be re-released in 1994, but the plan was withdrawn due to bankruptcy of the band's record label. Later in 2002, Astrovamps signed a record deal with German label Alice In... of the Dark Dimensions label group.
In 2003, the Manifesto EP was re-released on the new label.
Amerikan Gothick, the first-ever full-length album from Astrovamps appeared in 2004. The nineteen-track album features a live track, as well as exclusive tracks that have appeared on various compilations of notable German fanzines such as Orkus and Zillo.
Astrovamps performed at the 2005 Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival in Leipzig, Germany with other notable industrial artists such as Apoptygma Berzerk and Die Krupps.
Gods & Monsters, the latest album from Astrovamps was released in May 2007.
The band officially disbanded September 29, 2007.
And Also The Trees are an English rock band, formed in 1979 in the United Kingdom.
They are most notable for their poetic lyrics and evocative music which is strongly influenced by their native English countryside
And Also The Trees started in Inkberrow, a small village in Worcestershire. A home demo tape was sent to The Cure which led to a friendship between the two bands. In 1981 And Also The Trees played several shows in support of The Cure's UK tour. Their second demo tape From Under the Hill (1982) was partly co-produced with Robert Smith and Mike Hedges.
Their first two single releases ("Shantell" and "The Secret Sea") and their debut album, And Also The Trees, were produced by The Cure's Lol Tolhurst and released in 1983. They got the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, and were invited to do a session in April 1984, which was produced by Dale Griffin for broadcast on 24 April.
The EP A Room Lives In Lucy (1985) introduced the mandolin-like guitar sound which became their trademark for the next few years. The next album Virus Meadow (1986), was followed by their first European tour, from which came the live album The Evening of the 24th (1987). Another EP The Critical Distance was released in 1987. The singles "Shaletown" and "The House of the Heart", and the next album The Millpond Years (1988) saw the usage of the record producer Mark Tibenham.
Farewell to the Shade (1989), was followed by the single releases of "Lady D'Arbanville", a completely revised Cat Stevens cover and the French only release "Misfortunes".
In 1990 they changed their management. The following year the band made a US tour and reactivated contact with The Cure, which resulted in the US only release of the EP The Pear Tree, featuring a remix by Robert Smith and Mark Saunders.
In 1992 the band released the last album produced by Tibenham, Green is the Sea. They promoted it with a two-leg European tour including Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France. Fan pressure resulted in a digital remastering of their singles and EPs, and From Horizon to Horizon, a CD collection of primarily single and non-album tracks between 1983–1992, was released.
By 1993 The Klaxon was issued, and the following year the band toured which resulted in the release of the live album Le Bataclan and a tour video from the concert in Hamburg.
In 1995 a project called G.O.L. between Justin Jones and Mark Tibenham, along with Antonia Reiner, resulted in the release of the album Sensations of Tone and the single "Soma Holiday". The album featured a cover version of the early And Also The Trees song "There Were No Bounds". The band's seventh studio album Angelfish (1996) created a British perception of "Americana".
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio Albums
And Also The Trees (1984, Reflex Records)
Virus Meadow (1986, Reflex Records)
The Millpond Years (1988, Reflex Records)
Farewell To The Shade (1989, Reflex Records)
Green Is The Sea (1992, Normal)
The Klaxon (1993, Normal)
Angelfish (1996, Mezentian)
Silver Soul (1998, And Also The Trees)
Further From The Truth (2003, And Also The Trees)
(Listen For) The Rag and Bone Man (2007, And Also The Trees)
When The Rains Come (2009, And Also The Trees)
Driftwood (2011, Mini-Album, limited to 1000 copies)
Hunter Not the Hunted (2012)
Singles and EPs
Shantell 7" (1983, Future Records)
The Secret Sea 7"/12" (1984, Reflex Records)
A Room Lives in Lucy 12" (1985, Reflex Records)
The Critical Distance 12" (1987, Reflex Records)
Shaletown 7"/12" (1987, Reflex Records)
House of the Heart 7"/12"/CDS (1988, Reflex Records)
Lady D'Arbanville 7"/12"/CDS (1989, Reflex Records)
Misfortunes 7" (1989, Reflex Records)
The Pear Tree 12" (1991, Troy Records)
Nailed CDS (1998, And Also The Trees)
And Also The Trees 10"+CDS (2009, Les Disques Du 7ème Ciel, limited to 500 numbered copies)
Live Albums
The Evening of the 24th (1987, Reflex Records)
Le Bataclan (1994, self-released, limited to 1,000 numbered copies)
Compilations
Et Aussi Les Arbres (1986, New Rose)
A Retrospective 1983-1986 (1986, Reflex Records)
Boxed Set (all 7"/12") (1990, Reflex Records)
From Horizon to Horizon (1993, Normal)
Best of 1980-2005 (CD) (2005, And Also The Trees)
Videos
Bielefeld PC 69 1992 (VHS PAL) (1994)
Hamburg Markthalle 1994 (VHS PAL) (1994)
Live 89-98 (VHS PAL) (1998)
Live in Geneva (DVD, limited to 1,000 numbered copies) (2006)
Books
Lyric Book (limited to 300 copies of which 150 red and 150 green) (1993)
Demo tapes
First Demo Cassette (1980)
From Under The Hill (Demo-Cassette limited to 200, Produced by Robert Smith and Mike Hedges)(1982)
Alien Sex Fiend is a deathrock band from the UK, composed of the married couple Nik Fiend (Nik Wade) and Mrs. Fiend (Christine Wade). Currently the band is based in Cardiff, Wales
Formed in late 1982 at the Batcave club in London (where Nik worked) by the Wades along with David James (aka Yaxi Highrizer, guitar) and Johnny "Ha Ha" Freshwater (drums), the band became known in the gothic scene for its psychobilly, dark electronic, industrial sound, heavy samples and loops and manic vocals. Wade had previously been a member of the Alice Cooper-influenced bands The Earwigs and Mr. & Mrs. Demeanour, and later the punk band Demon Preachers (later known as The Demons). They recorded a cassette (The Lewd, The Mad, the Ugly and Old Nick) with Youth of Killing Joke, which brought them to the attention of the UK music press.They signed to Cherry Red label Anagram Records, releasing their first single, "Ignore The Machine" in August 1983. The band was immediately successful on the UK Independent Chart with this single reaching number six and a further eleven singles and five albums reaching top-twenty positions in the chart in the period up to 1987. The band also became popular in Japan and in 1985 released a live album recorded there.Freshwater left in 1985, the band continuing as a three-piece and supporting Alice Cooper on his The Nightmare Returns tour in 1986. The band was reduced to a duo of the Wades in 1988 after James left. They recorded a one-off single as The Dynamic Duo before continuing as Alien Sex Fiend, using electronics and sampling more as part of their sound. They reverted to a four-piece with the addition of Rat Fink Jr. (drums and guitar) and Doc Milton (keyboards). Following the departure of Milton and Fink (the latter going on to play drums in UFX and Starfish), the Wades became a duo once again and launched their own 13th Moon label in 1996.
The band has had limited mainstream success in the UK; in October 1985, its album Maximum Security reached No. 100 on the UK Albums Chart and remained there for the week of 12 October. They also had two top-100 singles, with "Dead and Buried" in August 1984 (#91) and a reissued "Ignore the Machine" in March 1985 (#99). However, throughout the early 1980s their work was frequently in the UK Indie Chart and remained a fixture on college radio.
The band recorded two BBC Peel Sessions in 1984. In May, they recorded "Attack!!!", "Dead And Buried", "Ignore The Machine" and "Hee Haw"; in August "In God We Trust", "E.S.T Trip To The Moon" and "Boneshaker Baby".
The band released the world's first 11" single, "E.S.T. (Trip To The Moon)" in October 1984. Their video for "Now I'm Feeling Zombified" was featured on an episode of the MTV animated series Beavis & Butt-head. The band also provided the soundtrack for the Digital Image Design game Inferno.
The band produced its own publication, the Fiendzine.
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums
Alien Sex Fiend live in Paris (2007)
''The Lewd, The Mad, the Ugly and Old Nik (1983) – cassette only
Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain? (1983), Anagram – UK Indie No. 10
Acid Bath (1984), Anagram – UK Indie No. 4
Maximum Security (1985), Anagram – UK #100, UK Indie No. 5
It – The Album (1986), Plague – UK Indie No. 7
Here Cum Germs (1987), Plague – UK Indie No. 22
Another Planet (1988), Anagram
Curse (1990), Anagram
Open Head Surgery (1992), Anagram
Inferno (1994), Anagram
Nocturnal Emissions (1997), 13th Moon
Nocturnal Emissions (Special Edition) (2000), 13th Moon
Information Overload (2004), 13th Moon
Death Trip (2010), 13th Moon
[edit]Live albums
Liquid Head in Tokyo (1985), Anagram – UK Indie No. 7
Too Much Acid? (1989), Anagram
The Altered States of America (1993), Anagram
Flashbacks! (Live 1995–1998) (2001), Yeaah
Zombified (2002)
Compilation albums
The First Alien Sex Fiend Compact Disc (1986), Anagram
The Impossible Mission Mini-LP (US release) (1987), PVC
All Our Yesterdays (1988), Plague
The Legendary Batcave Tapes (1993), Anagram
Drive My Rocket (USA) (1994), Cleopatra
I'm Her Frankenstein (USA) (1995), Cleopatra
The Singles 1983–1995 (1995), Anagram
War Dance of the Alien Sex Fiend (1997), Snapper – 2CD-set
The Batcave Masters (USA) (1998), Cleopatra
Fiend at the Controls Vols 1 & 2 (1999), Anagram
The Best of Alien Sex Fiend (2001), Anagram
Fiend Club (2005), Cleopatra
The Very Best of Alien Sex Fiend (2005)
Para-Abnormal (2006), 13th Moon
R.I.P. – A 12" Collection (2008), Anagram
Bat Cave Anthems (2009), Cleopatra
Singles
"Ignore the Machine" (1983), Anagram – UK Indie No. 6
"Lips Can't Go" (1983), Anagram – UK Indie No. 12
"R.I.P. (Blue Crumb Truck)" (1984), Anagram – UK Indie No. 4
"Dead and Buried" (1984), Anagram – UK #91, UK Indie No. 4
"E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon)" (1984), Anagram – UK Indie No. 3
"I'm Doing Time in a Maximum Security Twilight Home" (1985), Anagram – UK Indie No. 6
"Ignore the Machine" (re-issue) (1985), Anagram – UK #99, UK Indie No. 22
"Ignore the Machine Electrode Mix" (1985), Anagram
"I Walk the Line" (1986), Flicknife – UK Indie No. 12
"Get Into It" (1986), VAT
"Smells Like..." (1986), Plague – – UK Indie No. 7
"Hurricane Fighter Plane" (1987), Plague – UK Indie No. 12
"The Impossible Mission" (1987), Plagiarism – UK Indie No. 11
"Here Cum Germs" (1987), Plague – UK Indie No. 14
"Stuff the Turkey" (1987), Plague – UK Indie No. 14
"Where are Batman and Robin?" / "Batman Theme" (released as Dynamic Duo) (1988), Anagram
"Bun Ho!" (1988), Anagram
"Haunted House" (1989), Anagram
Box Set of 5 Singles (1990)
"Now I'm Feeling Zombified" (1990), Anagram
"Magic" (1992)
"Inferno – The Youth Mixes" (1994), Cherry Red
"Inferno – The Mixes" (1995), Anagram
"Evolution" 12" (1996), 13th Moon
"Evolution" CD (1996), 13th Moon
"Evolution Remixes" 12" (1996), 13th Moon
"On a Mission Remixes" 12" (1997), 13th Moon
"Tarot Mixes" 12" (1998), 13th Moon
Video
A Purple Glistener (1984), Jettisoundz
Edit (1987), Jettisoundz
Overdose (1988), Jettisoundz
Liquid head in Tokyo (1991), ReVision
Re-Animated – The Promo Collection (1994), Visionary
The Making Of Inferno – The Odyssey Continues (1994), Visionary Comms Ltd
45 Grave are an American gothic and punk rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1979. The original group broke up in 1985 but vocalist Dinah Cancer subsequently revived the band. 45 Grave are noted as one of the first bands to mix punk rock with horror-themed lyrics, thereby positioning them as progenitors of the horror punk subgenre. Their unique appearance and morbid theatricality also distinguished them as innovators of goth rock as well as "deathrock," a term used to identify a subgenre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics.
The band was formed in Los Angeles, California during the punk rock movement. The original lineup consisted of Dinah Cancer on vocals, Paul Cutler (formerly of The Consumers) on guitar, Rob Ritter (also known as Rob Graves of The Bags) on bass, and Don Bolles (of The Germs) on drums. The band evolved out of an industrial music band called Vox Pop, who recorded two singles and played around the Los Angeles area, specifically in punk institution The Masque. Vox Pop contained all of the members of 45 Grave as well as others such as Jeff Dahl. Vox Pop continued to coexist with 45 Grave until early 1981. The band's name, despite rumors to the contrary, was lifted from a button[citation needed].
In 1980, 45 Grave recorded their first released song, "Riboflavin Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Poly-Unsaturated Blood", included on the LAFMS (Los Angeles Free Music Society) art rock compilation album, Darker Skratcher. The song was a cover version of novelty song originally performed by Don Hinson And The Rigamorticians on their 1964 album release Monster Dance Party. The 45 Grave recording (as with the original, produced by Gary S. Paxton of Skip & Flip) achieved cult status and became a signature song of the band's live sets.
Early on, the band began by playing The Consumers songs that Cutler had written, with lyrics changed to fit Cancer's singing style, before concentrating on composing new material like "Black Cross" (issued as their first single, featuring Pat Smear of The Germs on guitar) and a fast-paced punk song called "Party Time" (which was later slowed down and reworked on their 1983 debut album and sole studio release, Sleep in Safety. Another signature 45 Grave track, "Evil," was featured on MTV, and band members appeared as extras in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.
Despite never achieving major success, 45 Grave are recognized as being one of the first American gothic bands, predating the formation of Christian Death. Allmusic cites them as a top artist in the Goth rock genre, and the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles lists 45 Grave and Christian Death as "early proponents of American Gothic Rock."
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums
Sleep in Safety (1983) (re-released in 1993 on CD)
Pick Your Poison (2012)
EPs
Phantoms (containing new and alternative versions of tracks) (1983)
What Is 45 Grave? A Tale Of A Strange Phenomena (1984)
Singles
"Black Cross" (1981)
"Partytime" (1984)
Compilations
Darker Skratcher (various artists compilation) (1980)
Hell Comes to Your House (various artists compilation containing alternative versions of some tracks) (1981)
The Return of the Living Dead (various artists compilation) (1985)
Enigma Variations (various artists compilation) (1985)
Autopsy (compilation of new tracks, alternative versions, and tracks from the "Black Cross" single) (1987)
Only the Good Die Young (Live) (1989) (reissued in 1993)
Debasement Tapes (Demos) (1993)
A Devil's Possessions (Demos and live) (2008)
