Deadbolt (band)

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Deadbolt
Origin	San Diego, California
Genre(s)	Rock & Roll Psychobilly Alternative Rock Surf Rock
Years active	1988–
Label(s)	Cargo Records Headhunter Records Hairball 8
Associated acts	Strangers 1800 The Mission Creeps
Website	Downinthelab.com
Members
Harley Davidson Gary “Third Degree” Burns R.A. McLean Bad Time Charlie
Former members
Les Vegas The Phantom Tank Johnson Claymore Mines The Coroner Coffin Boy Moose Cutter The Voodellas

Deadbolt is a rock band from San Diego, California, U.S.A.. They describe themselves as "The Scariest Band in the World". The band often features two bass players who are called "The Wall of Thunder."

The band originally formed in 1987 as a trio featuring guitarist and vocalist Harley Davidson, bassist and vocalist Robert "RA" MacLean and drummer Les Vegas. Vegas eventually left the band. Other current members of the band include bassist Gary "3rd Degree" Burns, and drummer Bad Time Charlie. Former members of the band include The Phantom (bass and guitar), Tank Johnson (drums), Claymore Mines (bass), The Coroner (bass), Coffin Boy (bass), and Moose Cutter (bass). Vocalist/guitarist Diana Death occasionally contributes.

Deadbolt's music combines surf rock, goth, psychobilly and blues sound with unusual and offbeat lyrics, a style the band dubbed "voodoobilly." Besides the release of several CDs, the band has toured both North America and Europe extensively.

Three members of the band were also in a short-lived offshoot group called The Strangers 1800, which performed music from Spaghetti Western films and TV westerns and released one EP, When Men Were Men and the Sheep Were Scared.

[edit] Discography & Videography

Albums

Creepy World (cassette only) - Mondo Records, 1992
Shrunken Head - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 1994
Tiki Man - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 1994
Tijuana Hit Squad - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 1996
Zulu Death Mask - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 1998
Voodoo Trucker - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 1999
Hobo Babylon - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 2002
Haight Street Hippie Massacre: The Best of Deadbolt (compilation) - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 2003
I Should Have Killed You - Cargo/Headhunter Records, 2005

Singles

"Down in the Lab" - Smells Like Grease for Peace, Standard Recordings, 1992 (split with Rocket from the Crypt's "Cha Cha Cha")
"E Frank" - Trip 3 - Trademark Records, 1993 (split with Creedle's "Bicycle Moto-Cross")
"Cockeyed" - Goldenrod Records, 1995 (split with Strangers 1800's "Rawhide")
"One Day I will Kill You" / "Rockabilly Funeral" - Ewing Records, 2001
"Telephone the Dead" - TKO Records, 2007 (split with Demented Are Go's "Sickness in Truth")

Videos

"Down in the Lab" (Shrunken Head)
"Who the Hell is Mrs. Valdez?" (Tiki Man)
"Last Time I Saw Cole" (Tijuana Hit Squad)

Compilation Albums Featuring Deadbolt Tracks

Staring at the Sun, Vol. 2 (Blindspot Records, 1992) - "Who the Hell is Mrs. Valdez" and "Edie"
Musica del Diablo: Live from the Casbah (Cargo Records, 1993) - "You Don't Want to Know Me"
Staring at the Sun, Vol. 3 (Blindspot Records, 1993) - "Listen to the Messages"
Saint Doug: San Diego Local Music Soundtrack (91-X, 1994) – "I Saw the King"
91-Xmas (91-X, 1994) - "Post Office Christmas Party" and "I'm the One Who Gunned Santa Down"
Secret Agent S.O.U.N.D.S. (Mai Tai Records, 1995) - "James Bond Theme/You Only Live Twice"
Halloween Hootenany (Zombie a Go-Go Records, 1998) - "Psychic Voodoo Doll"
Hotter Than Hell: An Injection of Psychobilly Madness (Hairball 8 Records, 2000) – “The Interview”
That's New Pussycat! Surf Tribute To Burt Bacharach (Om Om Records, 2003) - "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head"
Dear Johnny... A Tribute to CASH (Hairball 8 Records, 2004) - "Orange Blossom Special"
Kicked out of Purgatory (Hairball 8 Records, 2004) - "Billy's Dead"