Blaine "Zippy" Cook is the former lead singer of the early 1980s
Seattle
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political
punk
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the Fartz
The Fartz were a Hardcore Punk band that was founded in 1981 and were one of the first well-known hardcore bands from Seattle, Washington. They were signed to Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Record label. They were notable not only for play ...
. After they disbanded, he went on to front the
thrash
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the Accüsed
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. Cook currently fronts
Toe Tag
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and Accused A.D.. He was also the featured vocalist on a release, ''Horror Holocaust'', by the thrash/death metal band Denial Fiend. Replacing Kam Lee in the band.
Blaine and wife Rahel used to own Zippy's Giant Burgers in West Seattle. Zippy's was a cult favorite in Seattle, having garnered several awards, including Best Burger by the Best of Western Washington and Best Burger (non-beef) by the Seattle Weekly.
Zippy's closed its doors for the final time on July 10, 2022, citing staffing, inflation and an unreasonable landlord.
References
External links
*http://www.myspace.com/toetagofficial
*http://www.myspace.com/zippysgiantburgers
Singers from Washington (state)
Living people
American male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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