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Pat Burns

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About Me

I grew up in Northern NJ and started playing guitar at 12. In 1984 I joined NJ thrash metal pioneers WHIPLASH but didn't stay for long. In 1985 I formed the band DEATHRASH who received worldwide acclaim before breaking up in 1987 (you can learn more about DEATHRASH by clicking on us in my 'top friends'). I moved to NYC in 1988 and with an insurance settlement I opened a rock 'n roll clothing store in The East Village called The Snakepit with my friend Mark.That lasted till the early 90's when I sold my half to Mark and started a leather manufacturing company, I had been doing custom stuff for The Snakepit and decided to sell wholesale. We had customers all over the world including Hot Topic. In 1994 I opened the 'legendary' Skin Crawl Boutique, also in the East Village. It was THE horror/goth boutique in NYC and our clientele ranged from the famous to the infamous. When I go back to NY I still see people wearing Skin Crawl t-shirts! But by 1998 NYC had kicked my ass and I moved upstate to Peekskill NY where I met my devil girl and we have been together ever since. We moved to NH in 2005 and got married in Las Vegas on 6/6/06! In 2007 we found and bought the house of our dreams in Charlestown NH. DEATHRASH has reunited and we are putting out a CD called "THRASH BEYOND DEATH"- you can check that out at www.deathrash.net. I've lived a pretty colorful life so far and am just glad to have survived long enough to appreciate it!
DEATHRASH Live at Dingbatz 1/16/09 "No One Is Innocent"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtrCh5b56x4
DEATHRASH Live at Dingbatz 1/16/09 "Feel You Die"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5XNdVW8vHg
DEATHRASH Live at Dingbatz 01 16 09 "Buried Alive/Heart Of The Darkness"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC3NRvv6Vjk

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone not totally boring or phony with a good story to tell!

My Blog

Halloween show RAIN OR SHINE!!! See DEATHRASH tonight!

 Tonight's show at Mountain Creek (in Vernon NJ) has been moved from Cobblestone Village to the Hexagon Lounge- so it is on RAIN OR SHINE! Bands are starting at 3pm and DEATHRASH will be tearing shit ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:03:00 GMT

DEATHRASH at Dingbatz 6/20 with WHIPLASH!!!

On Saturday 6/20 DEATHRASH will be playing with the legendary WHIPLASH at Dingbatz in Clifton NJ! This is the show you do not want to miss- IT WILL RAGE!!! DEATHRASH hasn't shared the stage with WHI...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:53:00 GMT

NUTCRACKERS!!!

The absolute creepiest thing about Christmas, and I am a man who knows creepy, are NUTCRACKERS!!! Who decided to make these little horrors part of the Christmas celebration? And they're not all little...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:45:00 GMT

That Christmas spirit...

When I saw the Christmas stuff hitting the stores before Halloween it really pissed me off. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I felt it was getting overshadowed by Christmas. Now that Halloween has...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:51:00 GMT

Quotes...

Previously, I had the Mark Twain quote "words are painted fire, a look is fire itself" up next to my picture. Then there was the Al Capone advice of "Do it once, do it right, do it yourself". The curr...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:21:00 GMT

Sacred moments....

 I vividly remember three moments in my life that helped shape who I am musically. Where time stood still and I was left wide eyed and fully knowing nothing was going to  be the same. The fi...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:05:00 GMT

"art should be dangerous"

I was watching TV last night and Rob Zombie made the comment that "art should be dangerous." I've heard it said before but I started giving it some thought this time. He couldn't be more right. Art sh...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:41:00 GMT