The idea for the band began festering in the morbid mind of Joe Truck in the early spring of 1986. At the time, he was drumming with post-punks Burning Rome, following earlier stints as member of 1983 projects Tea for None and Twelfthnight, guitarist in Scarecrow (1983-84), vocalist of Chop Shop (1984-85), and co-producer of The Naked and the Dead (1985). However, the itch to get back in front of the microphone became too great, and Truck's unholy passion for the Misfits and Samhain was calling him to form a project in their vampiric vein.
Recruiting teenage bass vixen Sarah "Scratch" Durham, spiky rhythm guitarist Cris Ix (aka Chris Geiser), and drummer Rob Taz, the newly formed Brain Eaters recorded and released their first 7-inch EP "Crimson Nights" (also including "Night Must Fall" and the classic "Fiend Without a Face") in May 1986, months before they ever gigged.
After a debut performance in September at CBGB as a quartet (with Truck on second guitar), Pete "Damien" Marshall from Samhain (also previously of Humpty Keg, The Whorelords, Genocide, and Mourning Noise) joined the band on lead guitar. Several additional autumn gigs at CBGB later, this lineup recorded the late '86 "No Room in Hell" maxi-EP (sadly, never released save for a remixed version of "Ballad of Arcane" on the 1987 "Sorority Sampler" compilation LP). Following a February 1987 show at Long Island's Batcave with Fahrenheit 451, the backing band left one by one. By summer '87 the only original member was Truck, and Brain Eaters morphed slowly into a glam-rock act, by 1988 changing their name to Rocket Angel.Taken from www.soundclick.comBand members:Sarah "Scratch" Durham has twins at an unknown age and anything else is currently unknown.
Pete "Damien" Marshall auditioned for G.G. Allin's band, the Murder Junkies in 1995. Was unable to join the Samhain renuion tour in 1999, because he was touring with Iggy Pop. Born in 1963, joined Samhain shortly before Initium was released to play guitar on the "Season Of The Dead" tour. Pete also played for Humpty Keg, Genocide, The Whorelords, and Mourning Noise. Pete left Samhain after their last show in July 1986 and joined Brain Eaters and later Ditch Witch, Letch Patrol, Man Size Habit, and Iggy Pop.
Chris Geiser mostly everything is unknown except that he may have become a dad.
Rob Taz ended up doing sound for a bunch of Abel Ferarra movies, rest is unknown.
Joe Truck became a tattoartist in LA/NY and currently plays bass in CONFEDERACY OF HORSEPOWER. Before and after (around the time he created Brain Eaters) he played in various other bands, such as Chop Shop, Burning Rome and Scarecrow. After most of the band members left Brain Eaters they turned into Rocket Angel and more glam rock approach.