Tag: Serial Killers

Barely Human – live tape

May 22, 2026 / user

I don’t have much info about this band except they relocated to Philly from San Francisco and two of the members were named Angie and Shell. Also that Shelly moved to Philly with Tim Omen who was in Condemned To Death in SF and then Serial Killers here. If anyone had any more info please let me know. This is a tape that George Lind had in his collection of tapes. The cassette itself had no info except the band name. Update it was New Year’s Eve 1987 at Todd Cote’s house in West Philly (Up against GG Allin at the Crypt) -Thanks Chuck
There is also a great Star Trek Friendly Angel cover.

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Photos from the late 80s(?)

April 7, 2026 / user

Some photos from the late 80s (I think) taken by Laura.
Not sure who all of them are so if you know what bands the Unknown ones are please let me know.

Serial Killers

A Subtle Plague

Unknown (One has Steve Marasco but not sure what band it is)

Serial Killers Live

June 13, 2025 / user

Serial Killers Roadside Rendezvous Record Release show from Revival
January 29, 1988 (Thanks Rich for the tape from George’s collection.)

01 – I Am The King
02 – Love Letter To Jamie Lee Curtis
03 – The Illegitimate Son Of Ed Gein
04 – Blood N Guts Rock N Roll
05 – I’m In Love With Your Mom
06 – Dead Bitch
07 – Unknown
08 – Serial Killer Part Two
09 – Teenage Bloodlust
10 – 20th Century Cannibal

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Serial Killers demo tape post here

Double Penetration

June 12, 2025 / user

Demo tape from “Philly’s sexiest most asskicking band ever!” 5 songs including a cover of the Dead Boys plus a Rant at the end. At this time Double Penetration was Mega Jimmy (vocals & debauchery), Strangler Omen (guitar & controlled angerous substances), Erik Ponydick (bass, harp & clinic visits) & Flithy Rich (skins, sticks and assholes)
Thanks Rich for the tape from George’s collection.

Demo Tape

01 – Devil Girl
02 – Desert Storm
03 – Bring Me the Head of Geraldo Riveria
04 – Sonic Reducer
05 – Dreams of Schitzophelia
06 – Rant

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Track from Scrapple:

Scitzophelia

Throttle

September 29, 2021 / user

4 piece jazzcore/thrash band started by former Gwar vocalist Joe Annaruma, former She-Males guitarist Paul Billbrough, and former Serial Killers bassist Tom Donovan. The band was started in 1988, with drummer Chuck Treece of McRad playing their first few shows, as well as recording drums on 4 songs on their 1st release, the Cassette only album Freaks (1989). Below is I assume an earlier version of the demo with the 4 songs Chuck was on.

Demo 89

01 – Ugly World
02 – Lifes Tragedies
03 – Out of My Head
04 – Dead Mans Song
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Initial Attack

May 7, 2021 / user

Early funk influenced No Wave band from Philadelphia with Robyn Graves (Serial Killers) on vocals, Val Opielski (ps xo, Krakatoa, Bush Tetras) on guitar & Keyboards, Dan Melamed on Drums and the late Martel Fin on bass
Val gave me these tape’s files a while ago (when I wasn’t very actively making updates) and I have no idea why but I did not put them up then. (Sorry about that Val). Then Initial Attack was mentioned in a conversation about Yoni’s article about Philly No Wave. It made me check my look for it and I had the demo. I hope there aren’t more things people gave me that I didn’t get up. Check this demo out.

01 – It Goes on and On
02 – Terminal Shock
03 – Lost in the Dark
04 – War Art

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Initial Attack – New Years 1984 Love Club

Fade To Black / Savage Silence

September 16, 2020 / Brett T

Fade To Black and Savage Silence are the same band. They changed their name for reasons I can’t remember. Robin Grey became Robin Graves when she played bass for Serial Killers and the drummer on the Fade To Black tape was Miguel Gonzales who was the original drummer for Sadistic Exploits in 1980-1981.
Thanks for the tape files Brett Noise Addiction II

Fade to Black – Demo (1985)

01. Voices
02. Crazy World
03. Keepin’ It In
04. Rip It Out

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Savage Silence – Demo (1985)

01. Red
02. She Lies
03. Rip It Out

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Three Foot Acid

July 3, 2020 / user

Three Foot Acid with Freddie

Three Foot Acid were a short lived band from Philadelphia that featured the former Serial Killers singer Paul Bearer. They recorded one demo before exiting the stage. The sound for both of these shows was copied from old video tapes. They are both audience recordings and the sound quality is good.
Check out Paul’s interview on Loud Fast Philly
Thanks to Pete for giving me a copy of the Demo Tape – check out his site Sounds of Tomorrow

Three Foot Acid covering No Fun by the Stoogies with Freddie Pompeii – the video also has the one song each from the Cows, Cop Shoot Cop & Superchunk

Serial Killers – demo tape

February 15, 2011 / admin

Before White Zombie and GWAR when Marilyn Manson was just that weird goth kid smoking cloves outside his high school there was the Serial Killers (ok, I’m not sure all of that is true but I thought it sounded good) Live they were kind of like a slasher movie musical. Maybe the special effects were not Tom Savini quality but it was a good show. Once again I don’t have the cover for this demo so I’m not sure about what the line up was on it. The first three songs (two are on the same file) were also on the album (not sure if the recordings are different); Snake Pit and the cover of Iron Man I don’t believe were released anywhere else. The last song Abdullah the Butcher was from a compilation 7″. If you want to check out tthere Roadside Rendezvous album and the follow up seven inch (although you can’t download the sample of dirt from philly’s own serial killer Gary Heidnick’s yard) – the links are below:
Roadside Rendezvous CD Re-release
Heidnik’s House Of Horrors 7″
FB: Philadelphia’s Serial Killers, the only band that splatters