Mourning Noise was an American horror- and

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band from Lodi,

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, notable for drummer

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. Active around the time of the Misfits, Mourning Noise were strongly influenced by the Misfits as drummer Steve Zing lived very close to

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and Doyle's house and Steve went to high school with Doyle. Their music was typically fast and melodic. Mourning Noise released only a small amount of material, typically as

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singles, apart from the 1998 collection album Death Trip Delivery. Steve later went on to play for

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, Chyna,

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, and later, Danzig. Samhain guitarist Damien was briefly a member of the band.

Members

2021- lineup * Robby Bloodshed - Vocals * Jon Carcich - Guitar * Chris Morance - Bass * Tommy Koprowski - Guitar *

- Drums

Past members

* Peter “Damien” Marshall

Discography

* 1983 - ''Dawn of the Dead'' 7-inch (EP) * 1986 - ''Runaway'' (Steve Zing solo, recorded with Mourning Noise members) 7-inch (single) * 1990 - ''Live Nightmares'' split 7-inch with the

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. * '' Death Trip Delivery: 1981 - 1985'' CD (

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, 1998) - posthumous compilation

References

External links

Mourning Noise at Misfits Central
Hardcore punk groups from New Jersey Horror punk groups {{US-punk-band-stub