Sudden Death is a comedy rap trio from
Hardyston Township, New Jersey
Hardyston Township is a township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,125, a decrease of 88 (-1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,213, which in turn reflected an in ...
consisting of members Tom Rockwell ("Devo Spice"), Steve Fernino ("Piles"), and Thom Uliasz ("Professor Pastronamy").
They formed in 1986 and started releasing their music in 1991.
Sudden Death has landed
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograp ...
's Funny #1 of the year three times. In 2002, while being featured with
The great Luke Ski
Luke Collis Sienkowski (born January 14, 1974), better known as the great Luke Ski or simply as Luke Ski, is an American parody, filk, and Hip hop music, rap artist, who writes, records and performs comedy music. The decapitalization of "the gr ...
, they held #1 of the year with "Peter Parker". In 2005, they shared the top spot with
Worm Quartet
Worm Quartet is a comedy music project created by Timothy F. Crist who uses the stage moniker ShoEboX and performs fast, synth-driven, pseudo-metal punk/pop. The band was formed in 1991 and its name is a reference to cartoons Crist used to draw. ...
for the song "Inner Voice". In 2007 they made history by having the top spot with "Cellular Degeneration," number two with "Getting Old Sucks," number four with "Pillagers," and guest vocals on number five with Seamonkey's "Anorexiac."
Sudden Death is one of the founding members of
The FuMP, The Funny Music Project.
On October 10, 2008, Rockwell announced that the "Sudden Death" name is being retired. All subsequent tracks will be released as solo performances under Rockwell's stage name.
Discography
*''Dead Things Can Rap Too'' (1991)
*''Noise Pollution'' (1993)
*''Brain Damage'' (1994, EP)
*''Brain Dead'' (1995)
*''A Decade of Decay'' (1996, compilation)
*''Unplugged'' (1998)
*''Fatal Accident Zone'' (2002)
*''Die Laughing'' (2005)
*''Fatal Error'' (2008)
*''Rhythms from the Crypt: The Best of Sudden Death'' (2013, compilation)
External links
Devo Spice official websiteSudden Death Fansite
American comedy musical groups
People from Hardyston Township, New Jersey
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