The Undead (cassette)

The Undead
Origin	New York, NY
Genres	Horror punk, punk rock, hardcore punk
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 1980 in the East Village, New York City by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene.

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 in October 1980.

In June 1982, the Undead released their first EP, 9 Toes Later, and were featured on the ROIR New York Thrash compilation. A few months later Natz and Blanck left the band; Natz later played in Virus, the Blacksnakes and Cop Shoot Cop. They were replaced by Brian "Payne" Aliano on bass and Bobby Savage on drums, and 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. Later full-length studio albums included Act Your Rage (1989), Til Death (1998) and Dawn of the Undead (1991).

Former drummer Blanck (who later played in the bands Damage, Virus and the Blacksnakes) died on January 2, 2001 in a diving accident in the Dominican Republic. Ex-bassist Roxy Michaels died in 2005.

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