Zombina and the Skeletones explained

Zombina and the Skeletones
Image Upright:1.2
Background:group_or_band
Alias:ZATS
Origin:Liverpool, England
Years Active:1998 - present
Label:9x9 Records, Fiend Force, Ectoplastic
Current Members:Zombina
Doc Horror
X-Ray Speck
Petelgeuse
"All Hallows" Eve
Chopin Bloc

Zombina and the Skeletones are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1998 with vocalist Zombina and songwriter Doc Horror.[1] [2]

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.

History

Formation

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]

Career

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!".

Reviews

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]

Members

Past members

Discography

Albums

Compilations

EPs

7" EP Trilogy

Singles

Soundtracks

Bootlegs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zombina and the Skeletones. Discogs. 11 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Rivera. Alberto. Unearthing Zombina and the Skeletones. Indiemusic.co. 11 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Horror Punk Inspiration: Zombina and the Skeletones. Rebelcircus.com. 11 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220104202/http://www.rebelcircus.com/blog/horror-punk-inspiration-zombina-skeletones/. dead.
  4. Web site: BBC - Liverpool : Unsigned Bands : Zombina & The Skeletones. Bbc.co.uk. 4 November 2018.
  5. http://www.lumous.net/2006/ohjelma.php Lumous 2006 Lineup
  6. http://www.wave-gothic-meeting.com/program/2007.pdf
  7. Web site: Zombina and the Skeletones | Bands | Bizarre Ball | Bizarre Magazine UK . 9 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080802045541/http://www.bizarremag.com/bizarre-ball/bands/7065/zombina_and_the_skeletones.html . 2 August 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Bizarre Ball | Bizarre Magazine UK . 9 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080810015137/http://bizarremag.com/bizarre-ball/ . 10 August 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  9. http://www.drownedinsound.com/bands/5020 Drowned in Sound - Listings - Artists - Zombina and the Skeletones
  10. Web site: The Quietus - Features - The Thirty Best Goth Records Of All Time. thequietus. 4 November 2018.
  11. Web site: The Call Of Zombina, by Zombina and the Skeletones . 2024-10-26 . Zombina and the Skeletones . en.
  12. Web site: October 26, 2024 . When The Kids Go Go Go Crazy - A Tribute To The Groovie Ghoulies .
  13. Web site: 26 October 2024 . Paid In Black Vol. 2 - A Tribute To Johnny Cash .
  14. Web site: Love Is Strange (featuring Argyle Goolsby), by Zombina and the Skeletones . 2024-10-26 . Zombina and the Skeletones . en.
  15. Web site: 26 Oct 2024 . Blitzkid & Zombina and the Skeletones – Split Up! .
  16. Web site: 26 Oct 2024 . Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead Soundtrack .

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