Rock City Morgue appropriately hail from New Orleans, land
of debauchery, decadence,voodoo and graveyards. The band
has been compared to the Birthday Party meets
Aerosmith,or the Dead Boys crossed with 70's arena rock.
The twisted individuals behind this music are here to give like
minded fiends a soundtrack to live by.
Founding members Rik Slave (formerly of "Man Scouts of
America") and Sean Yseult (of "White Zombie") crawled out
of the South to spend their formative years in New York
City's Lower East Side, where their undying love for the
Ramones, the Cramps, and blue/black hairdye led them to a
group of equally sick individuals. This incestuous scene
spawned The Swamp Goblins and the Kretins. Rik played in
each band; Sean photographed them while helping to start up
White Zombie.
Some years later they stumbled upon each other in New
Orleans- whether the stumbling was due to broken sidewalks
or inebriation is hard to say. But they discovered they had a
mutual beloved friend, Rhoades D'Ablo. The third founding
member claims New Orleans as home, and has a strong
penchant for Jagermeister and the Devil. His unique guitar
style has earned him the band nickname of Ace
Thunderperry, for blending the lead guitarists of Kiss, the
New York Dolls and Aerosmith into his own twistedconcoction.
Rhoades introduced the band to Johnny Brashear- local
Cajun and guitarist extraordinaire.Johnny's guitar riffs and
solos added the perfect mix for the band, playing so well off
of Rhoades that one will often finish the other's solo mid-
measure. When he's not playing guitar he's busy hotrodding
cars, and is also well known for his Cajun cooking! Hard hitter
Andy Baker (of the"B Movie Rats") has been recently
recruited from Los Angeles to round out the group, and his
addition has certainly made live shows even more explosive.
Only days after the Morgue's first show, truly bizarre fiends
were writing in from across the U.S. to Europe, and a fan club
was started in San Francisco, unbeknownst to the band. Live
shows across the U.S.have brought out a fast and rabid
fanbase, and the band is planning a European tour for the fall
in response to fans and to support releases there. Rock City
Morgue have won over many fans from playing shows with
bands such as the Cramps, X, the Buzzcocks, and the Toilet
Boys. Look for the Morgue on tour in the U.S. in support of
their recently released e.p. "Some Ghouls", on Antidote
Records.
