Artist description Like their forebears Misfits and Samhain, NYC death-rockers Brain Eaters combined the raunchy jolt of punk rock (often laced with gothic and metal tinges) with classic horror-movie titles and themes.

Music Style Horror punk, trashy NYC death-rock

Musical Influences Misfits, Samhain, The Damned, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Heartbreakers, Kiss, Dead Boys

Similar Artists Misfits, Samhain, The Damned

Artist History Brain Eaters began festering in the morbid mind of Joe Truck in the early spring of 1986. At the time, he was drumming with post-punks Burning Rome (after earlier stints as guitarist in Scarecrow in 1983-84 and vocalist of Chop Shop in 1984-85), but the itch to get back in front of the microphone became too great, and Truck's unholy passion for the Misfits and Samhain was calling him to form a project in their vampiric vein. Recruiting teenage bass vixen Sarah "Scratch" Durham, spiky rhythm guitarist Cris Ix (aka Chris Geiser), and drummer Rob, the newly formed Brain Eaters recorded and released their first 7-inch EP "Crimson Nights" (also including "Night Must Fall" and the classic "Fiend Without a Face") in May 1986, months before they ever gigged. After a debut performance in September at CBGB as a quartet (with Truck on second guitar), Pete "Damien" Marshall from Samhain joined the band on lead guitar. Several additional autumn gigs at CBGB later, this lineup recorded the late '86 "No Room in Hell" maxi-EP (sadly, never released), but following a February 1987 show at Long Island's Batcave with Fahrenheit 451, the backing band left one by one. By summer '87 the only original member was Truck, and Brain Eaters morphed slowly into a glam-rock act, by 1988 changing their name to Rocket Angel. Joe Truck later achieved great notoriety as a tattoo artist and frontman of Snake Charmers. Chris Geiser and Pete Marshall played together in Ditch Witch from 1988 through 1990. Geiser later joined U.S. Chaos. Marshall later played with Letch Patrol and Man Size Habit, before joining Iggy Pop's backing band in 1996.

Group Members Joe Truck: vocals/guitar: Sarah "Scratch" Durham: bass; Cris Ix (Chris Geiser): rhythm guitar; Pete "Damien" Marshall: lead guitar; Rob: drums

Instruments Guitars, bass, drums

Location New York, NY - USA

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