THE BAND THAT CHAINSAWS THE FANS!Haunted garage accidentaly formed on a drunken night in 1985 when Screen writer DUkey Flyswatter,Bassist Tim Henderson and Author Jan Henderson(No relation) bemoaned how no one had ever done a band that covered songs from horror films and sleazoid cinema like Green Slime,The Blob,Devil's Angels,Village Of The Giants,and Satan's Sadists. The band started with a rockabilly psychedelic flavor but when the audience thought the songs were originals about films instead of from films the band started writing their own material.The band had some theatrics at first but nothing like what was to come.After going through various members from The Pop,Stan Ridgway band,Jackie De Shannon Band,Wasted Youth,Screamers,The Eyes Dukey finally settled with King Dinosaur,Gaby Godhead,Johnny Ho and Johnny Hell from the Texas band Junkyard. At that point the band started to take off and Dukey became more insane (really).The Stage show grew until people expected...
Quality make-up,gallons of stage blood,Nudity,Piercings,Whippings,brains,fire,Fire extinguishers full of water,Gore Gore Girls,Amputees and THE NIGHTLY CHAINSAWING OF A FAN,CELEBRITY,OR FACISIMLE OF SOMEONE FAMOUS.We lost count of how many times we gutted a masturbating Pee Wee Herman look a like.Some of the great mutha-fukkin' bands H.G. played with were Screamin Jay Hawkins,Pigmy Love Circus,Celebrity Skin,Butthole Surfers,THe Cramps,Stand Ridgway,The Vandals,DI,The Adolescents,Screamin Sirens,Throwing Muses,Groovie Ghoulies,Green Jello and many others.In 1989 Johnny Hell left the band and was replaced by drummer Stiff Slug making their sound faster and harder. They recorded a double single with a 3D covery by Tattooist Bob Vessels and 3D Expert Ray Zone,.They Appeared on three compilation and debuted their full length CD for Metal Blade/Warner Brothers records in 1990 and toured Europe with the Cramps for that release.
In November of 1992 the band did their last official show due to creative and financial differances. The Gig at Hollywoods Coconut Teaser was way oversolved and thigns got so out of hand by the end that the crowd tore down the sprinkler systems and riot ensued where-in several women got their tops ripped up. I actually saw someone do a stage dive from a wheel chair on that night.
The band reunited at the Whiskey A go Go in 1995 and again in 2001 at a huge downtown Thanksgiving party. Dukey would always hump a raw turkey on Thanksgivng while naked and covered in stage blood and slime.
A reunion is now scheduled in Hollywood for Friday the 13th of June.Stay Gross and Twisted and support your local bands!
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