The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene.
The Undead
The Undead in 2018. From left to right: Joe Stoker, Bobby Steele, Diana Steele, and Tristan D'Graves.
Steele (then of the Misfits) and Natz had been playing with drummer Richie Matalia as a side project called the Skabs. When Matalia departed and Steele left the Misfits, the trio of Steele, Natz and Patrick Blanck formed the Undead in October 1980.[1]
In June 1982, the Undead released their first EP, 9 Toes Later, and were featured on the ROIRNew York Thrash compilation. A few months later Natz and Blanck left the band; Natz later played in Virus, the Blacksnakes and Cop Shoot Cop. They were replaced by Brian "Payne" Aliano on bass and Bobby Savage on drums, and this lineup released the "Verbal Abuse" single in 1983. Steve Zing (of Mourning Noise and later Samhain) then took over as drummer. Between 1983 and 1986, Aliano and Zing performed with the band intermittently, while many other musicians played in the Undead for short periods. Aliano and Zing finally quit the band in December 1986. Later full-length studio albums included Act Your Rage (1989), Til Death (1998) and Dawn of the Undead (1991).
The Undead went on hiatus from live performance between late 2002 and early 2006.
The Undead returned to the music scene in 2006 with a lineup of Steele on guitar and vocals, Joel Gausten on drums and Joff Wilson on bass. They played CBGB on Saint Patrick's Day as well as a free show at Tompkins Square Park in June of that year. September 2006 saw the remastered rerelease of Dawn of the Undead. Wilson left the band in July 2007, and Gausten in September 2008.
The Undead recorded their own full-album cover version of the "lost" Misfits album, 12 Hits from Hell, and made the recording available as a stream on the band's website on October 31, 2007. This release was quickly followed by a new single, a cover of the Misfits' "Halloween", on Germany's No Balls Records.
Steele released a solo album called Bobby in 2009. He reformed the Undead again in late 2012 with Paul Mauled (bass), Serial Bill Gotta (drums) (of the Bad Whoremoans) and Diana Steele (keys and vocals). In 2015, Boris was recruited to play drums. The band released the album, The Morgue... The Merrier, in October 2015. In 2016, Joe Stoker took over on drums. From 2016 to 2018, the band saw a few bassists come and go and in 2018, Tristan D'Graves stepped up to round out the current lineup.[2][3] On October 3, 2017, the Undead released the Having an Undead Summer EP.[2][4]
^"Undead Singer / Guitarist Bobby Steele: The JG2Land Interview". Jgtwo.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^ ab"PROJECTS". Theundead.com. March 29, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^"The Undead". Facebook.com. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^"The Undead (2) – Having An Undead Summer". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
Misfitscentral.com
Undead.postmortemrecords.com
November 16, 2023
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For the 1957 movie see The Undead film For other uses see Undead disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Undead news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City s East Village by Bobby Steele vocals and guitar Chris Jack Natz bass and Patrick Blanck drums They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene The UndeadThe Undead in 2018 From left to right Joe Stoker Bobby Steele Diana Steele and Tristan D Graves Background informationOriginNew York CityGenresHorror punk punk rock hardcore punkYears active1980 presentLabelsStiff Post MortemMembersBobby Steele Diana Steele Joe Stoker Tristan D GravesPast membersSee below Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Compilation albums 2 3 Live albums 2 4 EPs 2 5 Singles 3 Lineups 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Undead live in Indianapolis Indiana 2000Steele then of the Misfits and Natz had been playing with drummer Richie Matalia as a side project called the Skabs When Matalia departed and Steele left the Misfits the trio of Steele Natz and Patrick Blanck formed the Undead in October 1980 1 In June 1982 the Undead released their first EP 9 Toes Later and were featured on the ROIR New York Thrash compilation A few months later Natz and Blanck left the band Natz later played in Virus the Blacksnakes and Cop Shoot Cop They were replaced by Brian Payne Aliano on bass and Bobby Savage on drums and this lineup released the Verbal Abuse single in 1983 Steve Zing of Mourning Noise and later Samhain then took over as drummer Between 1983 and 1986 Aliano and Zing performed with the band intermittently while many other musicians played in the Undead for short periods Aliano and Zing finally quit the band in December 1986 Later full length studio albums included Act Your Rage 1989 Til Death 1998 and Dawn of the Undead 1991 The Undead went on hiatus from live performance between late 2002 and early 2006 The Undead returned to the music scene in 2006 with a lineup of Steele on guitar and vocals Joel Gausten on drums and Joff Wilson on bass They played CBGB on Saint Patrick s Day as well as a free show at Tompkins Square Park in June of that year September 2006 saw the remastered rerelease of Dawn of the Undead Wilson left the band in July 2007 and Gausten in September 2008 The Undead recorded their own full album cover version of the lost Misfits album 12 Hits from Hell and made the recording available as a stream on the band s website on October 31 2007 This release was quickly followed by a new single a cover of the Misfits Halloween on Germany s No Balls Records Steele released a solo album called Bobby in 2009 He reformed the Undead again in late 2012 with Paul Mauled bass Serial Bill Gotta drums of the Bad Whoremoans and Diana Steele keys and vocals In 2015 Boris was recruited to play drums The band released the album The Morgue The Merrier in October 2015 In 2016 Joe Stoker took over on drums From 2016 to 2018 the band saw a few bassists come and go and in 2018 Tristan D Graves stepped up to round out the current lineup 2 3 On October 3 2017 the Undead released the Having an Undead Summer EP 2 4 Discography editStudio albums edit Never Say Die LP 1986 cassette 1987 Act Your Rage LP cassette 1989 Til Death LP CD 1998 12 Hits from Hell Uncovered digital only 2007 Bobby aka Bobby Steele LP CD 2009 The Morgue The Merrier LP CD 2015 Compilation albums edit Dawn of the Undead LP CD cassette 1991 remastered CD 2006 The Undead Cassette 1995 Still the Undead After All These Years CD LP 2007 Live albums edit Live Slayer LP CD cassette 1992 EPs edit 9 Toes Later 7 inch EP 1982 Evening of Desire 12 inch EP 1992 Times Square split 7 inch EP 2000 Third World USA 7 inch EP 2002 Rock N Roll Whore 7 inch EP 2002 Be My Ghoul Tonight 7 inch EP 2003 I Made a Monster 7 inch CD EP 2009 Having an Undead Summer 7 inch CD EP 2017 Singles edit Verbal Abuse 7 inch single 1983 Never Say Die 7 inch single 1985 Invisible Man 7 inch single 1992 Evening of Desire 12 inch single 1992 There s a Riot in Tompkins Square 7 inch single 1993 Halloween 7 inch single 2007 Lineups editCurrent lineup Bobby Steele guitar vocals bass 1980 present Diana Steele guitar vocals keyboards 2014 present Joe Stoker drums backing vocals 2016 present Tristan D Graves bass vocals 2018 Former membersGuitarists Eddie Van Migraine August 1996 Bryce Bernius July 21 2000 Shawn Browning three shows in 2014 Bassists Chris Jack Natz 1980 1982 Brian Payne Aliano on and off between 1982 and 1986 John Fiore 1986 West Rocker 1987 1988 Pete Lisa 1987 Tim Taylor 1988 1990 Rich Pressley 1990 Jim Joyce 1990 1992 Phil Portuesi 1993 Brian 1993 Anthony D Amico 1993 1995 Jay Von Hack 1996 Will Harper 1997 1998 Danny Duke Mr D 1998 Ian Lawrence on and off between 1998 and 2000 Rahne Pistor on and off between 1998 and 1999 Bryce Bernius on and off between 2000 and 2006 Roxy Michaels 2002 J Sin Trioxin 2002 Argyle Goolsby 2002 Joff Wilson 2006 2007 Hiromu C Yanagiya 2008 2011 Zombie Alex Kopec 2010 2011 Paul Mauled 2007 2012 2016 Ryan Rattcliff 2016 2017 Johnny James Gatyas 2017 2018 Jason Fresta 2017 2018 Drummers Patrick Blanck 1980 1982 Bobby Savage 1982 1983 Steve Zing on and off between 1983 and 1986 Rich Matalian 1986 Stacey Morris 1987 Tony DiLeo 1988 1989 Eddie Enzyme 1989 1990 Steve Sloppy 1990 see Sloppy Seconds Joe Darone 1990 1992 Jeff O Hara 1993 1993 1994 Ratty 1993 John Rosado 1994 1995 Atom Cheeze 1996 Mormo Stinkbat 1997 1998 Sebastien DeChamplain 1998 Gram Slam on and off between 1998 and 1999 James Jaw Alexander 1999 2000 Joey Image 2000 2002 Angel Bartolotta 2001 Joel Gausten 1998 1999 2002 2006 2008 Hitomi 2008 2010 Serial Bill Gotta 2010 2015 Boris 2015 2016 2017 References edit Undead Singer Guitarist Bobby Steele The JG2Land Interview Jgtwo com September 27 2013 Retrieved September 10 2020 a b PROJECTS Theundead com March 29 2017 Retrieved September 10 2020 The Undead Facebook com Retrieved September 10 2020 The Undead 2 Having An Undead Summer Discogs Retrieved September 10 2020 External links editOfficial website Misfitscentral com Undead postmortemrecords com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Undead amp oldid 1108466579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
