45 Grave

45 Grave
Dinah Cancer in 2007 with the reformed 45 Grave at Blue Cafe, Long Beach, CA
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Horror punk, deathrock, gothic rock
Years active	1979–1985, 1988–1990, 2005–present
Associated acts	The Exterminators, The Germs, the Bags, the Screamers, the Consumers, Castration Squad, Vox Pop, Nervous Gender, the Gun Club, Dream Syndicate, Celebrity Skin, Penis Flytrap, Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers
Members	Dinah Cancer Tom Coyne Brandden Blackwell Frank Agnew Dylan Thomas
Past members	Paul B. Cutler Rob Graves Don Bolles Paul Roessler Pat Smear Mikey Borens Lisa Pifer Jamie Pina Rikk Agnew Mike "Thrashhead" Sullivan L. Ron Jeremy Kenton Holmes Stevyn Grey Mark Bolton

45 Grave are an American gothic rock and punk rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1979. The original group broke up in 1985, but vocalist Dinah Cancer subsequently revived the band.

The band was founded by Paul B. Cutler in Los Angeles, California during the punk rock movement, formed alongside another band with almost the same lineup called Vox Pop, which produced two singles. Its original lineup consisted of Cancer (formerly of Castration Squad) on vocals, Cutler (formerly of the Consumers) on guitar, Rob Graves (also known as Rob Ritter, formerly of the Exterminators, the Bags and the Gun Club) on bass, and Don Bolles (of the Exterminators, the Germs and Nervous Gender) on drums. The name, according to Bolles, derived from a mysterious button Cutler found at a thrift store and gave to Bolles for Christmas that said "WE DIG 45 GRAVE". Bolles stated that this needed to be the name of the band, and everyone agreed.

In 1980, 45 Grave recorded their first released song, "Riboflavin Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Poly-Unsaturated Blood", included on the Los Angeles Free Music Society compilation album, Darker Skratcher. The song was a cover version of novelty song originally performed by Don Hinson and The Rigamorticians on their 1964 album release Monster Dance Party. The 45 Grave recording (as with the original, produced by Gary S. Paxton of Skip & Flip) achieved cult status and became a signature song of the band's live sets.