Groovie Mann (born Frank Nicholas Nardiello) is a founding member of

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band

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (often shortened to Thrill Kill Kult or TKK) is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based in Chicago and founded by Groovie Mann (born Frankie Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley). ...

History

Nardiello was first in a band called

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with

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, before the latter left to form

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in 1981. Nardiello then joined London-based post-punk band

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, singing on their second and third singles, "Trance" (1981) and "Heat" (1982). While touring with Ministry in 1986, Nardiello and Jourgensen wrote a few songs together for a film Nardiello had been working on with friend

Buzz McCoy Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley) is one of the founding members of industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. History Buzz McCoy and friend Groovie Mann (Frankie Nardiello) had been working together on a film titled ''Hammerhead Hous ...

. Titled ''Hammerhead Housewife and the Thrill Kill Kult'', the film was never finished, but its title was the inspiration for their new band, and the soundtrack was released as an EP with

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. After that, Nardiello founded My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult in 1987. Nardiello performed vocals on the

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track "Mindblower" for his 1991 EP ''Fred''. Nardiello teamed up with

guitarist William Tucker from 1998–1999 to record songs for an album, ''People Next Door'', which was released under the moniker Darling Kandie in 2002. Nardiello is gay. He came out in 1977.

References

External links

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult official site
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