Ghastly Ones
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The Ghastly Ones are a surf–garage rock band from Van Nuys, California with a late-night monster movie theme.
with inspiration from early sixties surf and hot rod acts like The Lively Ones, Avengers VI, and The Del-Aires to create the first "spooky surf" band.
The band's first show was at Al's Bar on Halloween 1996, infamous in the punk world for several rowdy Misfits shows. During their early shows, the stage was often decorated with tombstones and cobwebs to give their performances the proper atmosphere.
Their unique sound and look caught the attention of Rob Zombie
who released their first album in 1998 on his label Zombie-A-Go-Go Records
,a subsidiary of Geffen Records
. Subsequent albums were released on their independent label, Ghastly Plastics Co.
In 2007 The Ghastly Ones toured the East Coast and Japan for the first time and in 2009 they played in Nottingham, England. Their music has been featured in the Halloween episode of SpongeBob SquarePants
, “SpongeBob ScaredyPants” and the 2010 remake of “Night of the Demons”.
History
They infused their love of Halloween records, late night monster movies and Screaming Lord SutchScreaming Lord Sutch
David Edward Sutch , also known as "Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow", or simply "Screaming Lord Sutch", was a musician from the United Kingdom...
with inspiration from early sixties surf and hot rod acts like The Lively Ones, Avengers VI, and The Del-Aires to create the first "spooky surf" band.
The band's first show was at Al's Bar on Halloween 1996, infamous in the punk world for several rowdy Misfits shows. During their early shows, the stage was often decorated with tombstones and cobwebs to give their performances the proper atmosphere.
Their unique sound and look caught the attention of Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
who released their first album in 1998 on his label Zombie-A-Go-Go Records
Zombie-A-Go-Go Records
Zombie-A-Go-Go Records is the music artist and film director Rob Zombie's record label. It has released CDs from such artists as The Bomboras and The Ghastly Ones, together with the compilation CD of various artists - Halloween Hootenanny.-Albums:...
,a subsidiary of Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
. Subsequent albums were released on their independent label, Ghastly Plastics Co.
In 2007 The Ghastly Ones toured the East Coast and Japan for the first time and in 2009 they played in Nottingham, England. Their music has been featured in the Halloween episode of SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
, “SpongeBob ScaredyPants” and the 2010 remake of “Night of the Demons”.
Selected discography
- A-Haunting We Will Go-Go, 1998
- All-Plastic Assembly Kit, 2005
- Target: Draculon, 2006
- Unearthed, 2007
- Gears n' Ghoulfinks, purple vinyl 7", 2009
Singles
- SpongeBob ScaredyPants, SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights, 2001
- Flying Saucers Over Van Nuys, green vinyl 45", 2006