The Undead
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Milford, New Jersey |
| Genres | Horror punk, hardcore punk, New York hardcore |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Stiff, Post Mortem |
| Associated acts | Misfits |
| Members |
Bobby Steele (See #Lineups) |
| Past members | (See #Lineups) |
The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in October 1980 in New Milford, New Jersey by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). Steele (then of the Misfits) and Natz had been playing with drummer Richie Matalia as a side project called The Skabs. When Matalia departed and Steele was fired from his main band the Misfits, the trio of Steele, Natz and Blanck formed The Undead.
They released their first EP, 9 Toes Later, in 1982. A few months later, Natz and Blanck left the band, replaced by Brian "Payne" Aliano on bass and Bobby Savage on drums. This lineup released the Verbal Abuse single in 1983. Steve Zing (of Mourning Noise and later Samhain) then took over as drummer. Between 1983 and 1986, Aliano and Zing performed with the band intermittently, while many other musicians played in The Undead for short periods. Aliano and Zing finally quit the band in December 1986.
The Undead have released numerous singles and EPs. Their full-length studio albums include Act Your Rage (1989), Til Death (1998), Dawn of the Undead (1991) and The Morgue, The Merrier (2015), as well as a 2007 full-album cover version of the Misfits' 12 Hits From Hell, released only as a download. The group went on hiatus from live performance between late 2002 and early 2006.
The Undead returned to the music scene in 2006 with a lineup of Steele on guitar and vocals, Joel Gausten on drums and Joff Wilson on bass. They played CBGB on Saint Patrick's Day (also Steele's 50th birthday) as well as a free show at Tompkins Square Park in June of that year. September 2006 saw the remastered rerelease of Dawn of the Undead. Band profits were used to fund Steele's lawsuit against his landlord who allegedly ignored his demands to fix weather-related water damage to Steele's apartment. Wilson left the band in July 2007, and Gausten in September 2008 (the latter became involved in the experimental project Effectionhate).
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