One of the better known punk bands of the 80s to flirt with horror imagery was Sacramento's Tales of Terror. Much like 5051, Fear Itself, and the Skulldiggers, Tales stuck to playing punk fucking rock as opposed to crossover or Revolution Summer punk. Not so surprisingly, they were a big deal to the late 80s/early 90s Seattle punk scene. With Mark Arm and Kurt Cobian singing their praises, what more evidence could you want? Maybe the reason Tales resonated with Seattle was their fearless mixing of rockabilly, 70s rock, and macabre melodies into their punk rock frenzy. A sound the grunge bands exploited to much success.
If it wasn't for guitar maestro, Lyon Wong, being killed by a teenager, Tales could have made it big. Read more about that story as well as the history of the band HERE
In typical fashion, when the band split the members went on to other projects. None of which surpassed Tales of Terror in success or acclaim. Unfortunately the punk rock pension plan didn't work out for some of the members with Magner dying of a methadone overdose in 2004 and singer Rat's Ass suffering a series of debilitating strokes recently.
Where did you say you have an Elvis tattoo?
Link from the great Dr. Drunk blog!
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