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Deadbolt is an American rock band from San Diego, California. Fusing rockabilly and surf music with tongue-in-cheek horror-themed lyrics, Deadbolt has called itself the "scariest band in the world", classifying their musical style as "voodoobilly".

Deadbolt
Deadbolt performing live in Cologne, Germany
Background information
OriginSan Diego, California, United States
Genres
  • Psychobilly
  • surf punk
Years active1988–present
Labels
  • Cargo
  • Headhunter
  • Hairball 8
MembersHarley Davidson
Gary “Third Degree” Burns
Tank Johnson
Past membersLes Vegas
The Phantom
Badtime Charlie
Claymore Mines
The Coroner
Coffin Boy
Moose Cutter
R.A. McLean
The Voodellas
WebsiteDeadbolt's My Space Page

History


The band originally formed in 1988 as a trio, featuring guitarist and vocalist Harley Davidson, bassist and vocalist Robert "RA" MacLean and drummer Les Vegas. Both Vegas and MacLean have since left the band. Vegas' departure is chronicled in the song "Po' Boy" on the album Hobo Babylon. The other current members of the band are bassist Gary "3rd Degree" Burns (part of the band's "Wall Of Thunder") and drummer Tank Johnson. Tank Johnson died on January 11, 2015. Former members of the band include The PhanTom (bass and guitar), Claymore Mines (bass), The Coroner (bass), Coffin Boy (bass), Moose Cutter (bass), and Mark Davidson (Harley's brother) aka Lord Von Crappo who still occasionally plays with the band. Vocalist/guitarist Diana Death occasionally contributes.

Three members of the band were also in a short-lived offshoot group called Strangers 1800, which performed music from Spaghetti Western films and TV westerns and released one EP, When Men Were Men and the Sheep Were Scared and one split record with Deadbolt on Goldenrod Records.


Musical style and influences


Deadbolt's music has been classified as psychobilly[1] and surf punk.[2] Bassist Gary Burns described the band's music as "voodoobilly—the darker side of the rockabilly family."[1] The band's music fuses surf music and rockabilly with horror-themed lyrics.[3] Vocalist Harley Davidson performs spoken vocals.[4] Ian Trumbull, writing for AllMusic, compared the band's music to "the Ventures playing spooky surf music behind a dry, Dragnet style narrative".[5] The band has called itself the "scariest band in the world" as part of its tongue-in-cheek humor.[3] The band uses power tools during their live performances, showering their audiences with sparks.[3]


Discography and videography


Albums

Singles

Videos

Compilation albums featuring Deadbolt tracks


References


  1. Blueskye, Brian (November 27, 2015). "Still Scary: Deadbolt Has Slowed Down—but the Psychobilly Band's Shows Remain Crazy". Coachella Valley Independent LLC. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  2. "Deadbolt at Rudyard's". Houston Press. April 20, 2008. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. Nowlin, Sanford (May 21, 2018). "Deadbolt, the Scariest Band in the World, Lurks into San Antonio". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. Kaups, Robert. "Tiki Man Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  5. Trumbull, Ian. "Voodoo Trucker Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-09-20.




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