Screams for Tina was an American

death rock Death rock (or deathrock) is a rock music subgenre incorporating horror elements and gothic theatrics. It emerged from punk rock on the West Coast of the United States in the early 1980s and overlaps with the gothic rock and horror punk genre ...

and

gothic rock Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...

band formed in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

in 1985 by Warren Mansfield (vocals, bass, keyboards) and Marvin Rinnig (guitar).

History

The duo of Mansfield and Rinnig recorded a five-song 12-inch EP, ''Strobelight Funeral'', released in 1986 on their own Dark Illusion Records label. English bassist Billy Budd and local drummer Bobbi Drier joined in 1987, and the band became regular performers at LA clubs such as

Scream Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream! (roller coaster), at ...

The Roxy Roxy, Roxey, and Roxie may refer to: People * Roxy (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places in the United States * Roxie, Mississippi, a town * Roxie, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Music * Roxy ...

and the

Whisky a Go Go The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed "the Whisky") is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boul ...

. In 1988, ''

L.A. Weekly ''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin, who served as president and editor until 1991. Voice Media Group sold the paper in late 2017 to Semanal Media LLC, whose paren ...

'' held a citywide Rock Music Awards poll, and Screams for Tina placed in the Top 5 of the Best New Band and Best Underground Band categories, as well as in the Top 10 for Independent Album.L.A Weekly: January to April 1988 In 1990, Rinning was replaced by Kent Bancroft (Like Wreckage, Spahn Ranch). They released the double-7" EP ''Judgement Day'' in 1992 on Piece Of Mind Records.

Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1992 by Brian Perera. The record label has since grown into a family of labels, including Hypnotic Records, Purple Pyramid Records, Dea ...

included the band's song "11:11" on the 1993 compilation album ''The Whip''. This led to the release of their eponymous first full-length studio album that year by Cleopatra in the US and Talitha Records in Germany. In 1998, the group disbanded but it reformed in 2002 as a duo of Mansfield and Budd, and signed to Austrian label Strobelight Records, releasing the four-song EP ''2003 A.D.'' the next year.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Screams for Tina'' (1993,

/Talitha Records)

EPs

*''Strobelight Funeral'' 12-inch (1986, Dark Illusion Records) *''Judgement Day'' 7-inch (1992, Piece of Mind Records) *''2003 A.D.'' CD (2003, Strobelight Records)

Compilation appearances

*"11:11" on ''The Whip'' (1993, Cleopatra Records/Talitha Records)

References

{{Authority control American dark wave musical groups American gothic rock groups