Rocket From the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt
Left to right: JC 2000, Petey X, Atom (front), Apollo 9, ND, and Speedo in 1998
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock, rock and roll
Years active	1989–2005, 2011, 2013-present
Labels	Cargo, Headhunter, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Perfect Sound, Interscope, Flapping Jet, Vagrant, Swami
Associated acts	Drive Like Jehu, Rice, Back Off Cupids, Beehive & the Barracudas, Stacatto Reads, The Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, Sultans, The Night Marchers
Website	rftc.com
Members	Speedo Petey X ND Apollo 9 JC 2000 Ruby Mars
Past members	Elaina Sean Atom

This page is about the San Diego punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt. For the Cleveland protopunk band, see Rocket from the Tombs.

Rocket from the Crypt is an American rock band from San Diego, California, originally active from 1989 to 2005, then active during 2011 and again from 2013 to the present.

The band gained critical praise and the attention of major record labels after the release of their 1992 album Circa: Now!, leading to a recording contract with Interscope Records. They experienced a surge of popularity with the release of the albums Scream, Dracula, Scream! (1995) and RFTC (1998), accompanied by numerous vinyl singles and EPs released on independent labels. However, album sales were not as high as expected and Interscope soon turned their attention to higher-grossing acts. The band left the label, and shortly thereafter drummer Atom Willard departed the group.

After a period of inactivity in 1999 and 2000, during which Reis formed Hot Snakes and Sultans and launched his Swami Records label, the band signed to Vagrant Records and recruited new drummer Ruby Mars. They experienced a revitalization of creative energy and released two more albums, but were not as prolific as in the past.

Over the next few years the band members became increasingly involved with other projects and Rocket from the Crypt became less of a focus. They decided to disband in 2005, playing a sold-out farewell show on Halloween in their hometown of San Diego.