Steve Zing (born Steven Paul Grecco; June 29, 1964) is an American drummer. He has performed with Implosion,

Mourning Noise Mourning Noise was an American horror- and hardcore punk band from Lodi, New Jersey, notable for drummer Steve Zing. Active around the time of the Misfits, Mourning Noise were strongly influenced by the Misfits as drummer Steve Zing lived very ...

, and

The Undead The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene. ...

before joining

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. He graduated in 1982 from Lodi High School in

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and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. Zing left

in July 1985 shortly after the ''

Unholy Passion ''Unholy Passion'' is the first EP and second overall release by American deathrock band Samhain, Glenn Danzig's band after the disbanding of the Misfits. According to bassist Eerie Von in his photographic book ''Misery Obscura,'' the album was ...

'' EP was released. He was replaced by London May and returned briefly to The Undead in 1986. He later formed Chyna and played briefly for Rubella Umbrella in 1996. In 1999, Zing returned to

for the reunion tour, playing the first half of the show on drums, and the second on bass. He later recorded with

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, which included

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vocalist

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, then- Danzig guitarist

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and former

and

Tiger Army Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band based in Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1996 in Berkeley, California, and its only constant member is singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Nick 13. The band has released six studi ...

drummer London May. The album featured guest appearances by

Glenn Danzig Glenn Allen Anzalone (born June 23, 1955), better known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, film director, and record producer. He is the founder of the rock bands Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. He owns t ...

and then- Danzig drummer

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. Zing fronts his own

horror punk Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered b ...

/ heavy metal

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band, Marra's Drug. The band's first album ''Down Below'' was released on Long Live Crime Records, an indie label in Los Angeles. The band originally used the name Doomtree, but the name was changed due to legal reasons. He also tours with Danzig playing bass, and the band occasionally plays Samhain songs live.

Releases

** ''

Initium ''Initium'' is the 1984 debut album by American deathrock band Samhain, released on lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label Plan 9. In various interviews, Danzig stated that the album's title, which translates from Latin to Engli ...

'' (1984) ** ''

'' (1985) ** ''

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'' (2000) ** '' Samhain Live '85-'86'' (2001) *

** '' Songs from the Earth'' (2001) ** '' Into the Night'' (2008) * Doomtree (now Marra's Drug) ** ''Down Below'' (2005) ** ''White Christmas internet single'' (November 10, 2005) ** ''Icons Of The Underground: Vol. 1 – Glenn Danzig'' (2006) ** ''Xmas Medley myspace.com track'' (2006) ** ''Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto myspace.com track'' (2006) *

** '' Never Say Die'' (1985) ** '' Never Say Die'' (1986) ** ''

Act Your Rage ''Act Your Rage'' is a compilation album by American punk band the Undead. It was released May 8, 1989, on Post Mortem Records/Forefront Records. It featured unreleased songs recorded between 1984 and 1986. Most of the songs were recorded during ...

'' (1989) ** ''

Dawn of the Undead ''Dawn of the Undead'' is an album by American punk band the Undead The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck ...

'' (1991) *

** ''Dawn of the Dead'' EP (1983) ** '' Runaway'' (1986) (Steve Zing solo, recorded with Mourning Noise members) (Single) ** '' Death Trip Delivery: 1981–1985'' (1998) ** ''Christmas time in Jersey/Blue Xmas'' (Recorded as "We 3 Steves" with his brother and nephew) (2014)

References

External links

Marra's Drug official website
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