Dave Merrick - Vocals/guitar/keys
Bob Goo - Bass/b.vocals
Aaron Evans - Drums
Buddy Strange - Guitar
Influences
Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, White Zombie, Danzig, The Gun Club, Howlin' Wolf, The Stooges, Tom Waits, Bad Seeds, Screaming Trees, Dead Kennedys, Pere Ubu, Bauhaus, Butthole Surfers, Fear Factory, CAN, Shellac, The Birthday Party, Misfits, The Cramps, Punk, Pyschobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, the blues, gene vincent, Voodoo blues , Books - (Maldoror, torture garden, the consumer), all our imminent deaths, sleaze, poverty and construction of small headaches
Sounds Like
Alice in Chains, A Perfect Circle, Bauhaus, Danzig, The Birthday Party, The Cramps, Gun Club, Nick Cave, Crime And The City Solution, Shellac, Scratchacid , Misfits, Pere Ubu , deathrock, psychedelia, screaming trees, jane's addiction and of course not really any of the above
"A DARK PSYCHEDELIC SKELETON LAYERED WITH DIRTY SWAMP BLACK BLUES AND LIBERALLY
STUDDED WITH GOTH ROCK HOOKS"
- Gavin Baddeley Metal Hammer
"...MASSIVE DEPTH, THE CAUSTIC APPEAL OF LA PUNK AND THE EARTHQUAKE SHAKE OF BLACK
SABBATH" Matt Blythe Mono
The October Country formed 2003, in South Wales, UK. To date they have played over
100 Gigs, including support slots with The Stranglers,The Ordinary Boys, Slaves To
Gravity (ex Ga Ga’s), Gene Loves Jezebel and French Toast (featuring members of the
Make Up & Fugazi). The band has recorded a radio session , for cult BBC Wales DJ
Adam Walton.
Their debut album "Clean Kills & Other Trophies" was released October 11th 2004.
New material is due for release in 2007 under the working title of "Nothing Is
Forever".
Hey guys, just to let you know magazine has been stuck in my head all day (clean kills version) and i need some live october country. now. if not sooner!!! let me know when ur doings some gigs please laine xxx
Hi Guys! i am trying to drum up as much support as i can for an excellent new live music venue and a great line up this Thurs... be awesome if you could make it!
Hey Guy's, the new pics look cool. I'm glad you found a new drummer at last. I wish you all the best. Let's hope we can play together again soon. Rhodri
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