Satanicide are an American, New York City-based mock metal/ glam metalLindgren, Hugo. (September 7, 2003)

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Cranking the Volume to 11, Just Like Their Heroes.
' Section: 9; Page 96. band formed in 1999 that styles themselves and their music to represent, tongue-in-cheek, the heavy metal music scene of the 1980s in

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.Lustig, Jay. (August 19, 2001)

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''Popspot – N.Y. band in a Jersey state of mind.'' Self-described as portraying a lifestyle "where the mullet and kick-ass rock 'n' roll still live", the members sport

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and spandex and

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stagewear. As part of their presentation, Santanicide plays party anthems and

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s with a mixture of satire and affection. In 2003, the group were described in ''

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'' as an "irreverent, demonic death-metal turned glam turned

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band". The original four member band consists of frontman Dale "Devlin Mayhem" May, guitarist Phil "Aleister Cradley" Costello, drummer Andrew "Sloth Vader" Griffiths, and bassist Pemberton "The Baron Klaus Von Goaten" Roach. Pemberton was replaced by bassist Jake "Vargas Von Goaten" Garcia in 2003, who was subsequently replaced by Drew Thurlow, followed by Patrick Quade.Peisner, David. (January 2, 2004)

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' Volume 33; Issue 14; Page 20.

History

In the late 1990s, Dale May (a photographer) and Phil CostelloLa Gorce, Tammy. (May 14, 2006)

Music; Sure, I Rock, But I Need Health Care.
' Section: 14NJ; Page 10. were in a group called Peanut 23. Peanut 23's quirky original songs were far from successful. One night, both Dale and Phil put on their girlfriends' wigs and spent the evening "acting like a couple of kids in from Jersey, kicking over trash cans, talking the talk." After a positive reception that night to an uninvited, impromptu performance on a club's stage, Dale and Phil decided to form their own band. Drummer Andrew Griffiths was recruited from a

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band called Puracane, and bassist Pemberton Roach was added to complete ''Satanicide.'' In August 1999, Satanicide played the Maxwell's music club in

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. Previously used to getting perhaps 30 people to come out for a Peanut 23 show, Satanicide brought in hundreds. In January 2003, Satanicide played a gig at the

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in support of a short film made by the band. By March 2003, Satanicide were a popular act on the New York music scene.Brehm, Katharine A. (March 2003)

Satanicide.
' Volume 47; Issue 1; Page 86. Their humorous stage shows were viewed as creating a certain mood which allowed for improvized audience embellishment. The William Morris Agency agreed to represent Satanicide and worked with the band to produce a

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for a television series. However, Dale and Phil's songwriting chemistry did not translate into scriptwriting chemistry and the treatment was tabled. Four years after they formed, Satanicide sought to replace bassist Pemberton Roach in August 2003 because Pemberton "secretly liked

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''High notes & low notes.'' Section: New York Pulse; Page 44. In advertising for the bassist position, Satanicide listed the required qualifications as musical " chops"; "hott girlfriend to share with band"; "disposable income to buy coke, booze and whores"; and "when hearing the Dave Matthews Band, must be overcome by impulsive desire to kill."

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's Jake Garcia took over as the Baron's younger brother Vargas Von Goaten in 2003. The current bassist is Sebastian Von Goaten. In September 2004, the website heatherband.com was created. In December 2004, Satanicide announced that they had changed their name to ''Heather'', listing heatherband.com as their website.Stewart, Sara. (December 12, 2004)

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.Huhn, Mary. (July 29, 2005)

''We dig Brian Jonestown Massacre.'' Section: New York Pulse; Page 65. Some question whether they in fact broke up in the first place. By May 2005, Satanicide had appeared in a Cingular commercial and were headlining at the Bowery Ballroom. In April 2007, the

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released their ''Lunch Money'' EP, with Satanicide's vocalist Dale "Devlin Mayhem" May providing the chorus vocals to the Warlord song. In 2007, Phil co-founded Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and Beyond, with New York City musician Royce Peterson. In 2008, Patrick Quade became Satanicide's bassist, assuming the stage name "The Baron Klaus von Goaten IV". From 2012 to 2014, Tragedy's Royce Peterson joined Satanicide on lead guitar, under the stage name "Rolls Royce Peterson".

Presentation

In the Satanicide act, the band members hurl themselves into the crowd to scatter their fans as a way of mocking the rocker practice of

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. They wear Barbie wigs to give them the

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about a fictional renowned metal band. The Satanicide members typically wear sleeveless T-shirts and circulation-inhibiting leather pants while they mimic many styles of

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. Their act calls to mind a mixture of Probot,

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, '' The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years'', The Upper Crust, and ''This Is Spinal Tap''.

Members

*Dale May – lead singer *Phil Costello – guitarist *Andrew Griffiths – drummer * Patrick Quade – bassist

Discography

*''Heather'' – 2003 The title track of Satanicide's debut album, ''Heather'', is a Bic-lighter ballad about a girl whose name "everybody knows . . . from reading the bathroom stalls."Davis, Hays. (September 18, 2003)

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''Satanicide: "Heather"'' Section: Weekend; D16. Also on the album is a Dungeons and Dragons game tribute called "20 Sided Die" that summons the spirit of

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, as well as a

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-like ode to the big city called "NYC 2 Nite". *''Cradle the Balls'' – 1997

References

External links

The official ''Satanicide'' website.
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