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English horror punk band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zombina and the Skeletones are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1998 with vocalist Zombina and songwriter Doc Horror.[1][2]
Zombina and the Skeletones | |
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Zombina and the Skeletones on the set of the "Don't Kick My Coffin" music video | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | ZATS |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | 9x9 Records, Fiend Force, Ectoplastic |
| Members | Zombina Doc Horror X-Ray Speck Petelgeuse "All Hallows" Eve Chopin Bloc |
| Website | www |
Their musical style is pop-oriented, with elements of garage punk, doo-wop and hard rock. Due to their apparent obsession with B-movies and black humour, their fanbase extends to the gothic rock, deathrock and psychobilly scenes.[3] The majority of their lyrical content deals with themes of horror and science fiction.
Zombina met Doc Horror at Calderstones School in 1998. They started a band called The Deformed, producing a demo tape "No Sleep 'Til Transylvania", in early 1999.[2] This tape featured songs that would later be featured on Zombina and the Skeletones albums: "The Grave... And Beyond!", "Braindead" and "Leave My Brain Alone". Since the early years of their formation, the band established a strong B-Movie informed horror theme recalling the early efforts of Misfits and The Cramps.[2]
In 2005, Zombina and the Skeletones were a featured unsigned band on Mark Radcliffe's show on BBC Radio 2. They have also toured the UK with bands such as the Damned, Misfits and The Meteors.[4]
2006 saw the band headlining Lumous Gothic Festival, Finland.[5] Then in 2007, they played at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen, the very large goth/alternative festival in Leipzig, Germany.[6] They have also played the British Whitby Gothic Weekend four times, first in 2004 and most recently in 2013.
Zombina and the Skeletones have been featured in the UK magazine, Bizarre, and played live at the 2008 "Bizarre Ball" in London.[7][8] They were scheduled to appear at "Abertoir, the Welsh Horror Festival", and performed as part of the festival.
The band was largely in hiatus during 2012, performing only one show (supporting the Primitives). A new EP, That Doll Just Tried to Kill Me, was released at Halloween 2012, with a Halloween show on 3 November 2012 in Liverpool, anticipating an album release in early 2013.
The whole line-up of Zombina and the Skeletones guest-starred in Cuban American singer Voltaire's 2014 album Raised by Bats, providing additional vocals for the track "Oh, My Goth!".
The band has received positive reviews from the UK music scene website Drowned in Sound.[9] Their 2005 "Counting on your Suicide" was selected by goth/punk journalist Mick Mercer as one of his "Thirty best goth records of all time".[10]
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