Hoot 8 Interview Series: COFFIN KENNY from THE COFFIN BANGERS!

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band?
My name is Coffin Kenny Lincoln and my job in the band is to play drums and slay the undead. 

What did you do musically before Coffin Bangers (bands etc)
I have been in several bands both here in TN and in CA. I have played guitar and sang in the bands American Apathy, Sadie, Damnmit, and The Runaway Strays in CA. I have sang and played guitar drums and bass in the bands We Shot Lincoln, We Are 138, and Freedom 35 here in Nashville. 


What are your favorite/most influential bands?
 Alkaline Trio inspires me every single day, Along with Against Me!,Decedents,The Misfits and way way to many more to list.


What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks?
Hellraiser, Return of the Living Dead, all the Evil Dead movies and any classic horror movies. Oh and An American Werewolf in London 


What movie scared you the most?
Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement because non-fiction is more scary than fiction. 


Most overrated Horror movie?
The Ring fuck the ring man 

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met?
All 4 members of Bowling for Soup.


What CB song is your favorite to play live?
Was She a Vampire 


What is one cool thing the kids may not know about The Coffin Bangers?Hmmm I guess the only thing i can think of is Number Sixxx and I are brothers oh yah and we give the kids 110% every show. 


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The kids may also not know that Coffin Kenny was the first interviewee that realized that "10 questions" was actually 9!
Come check out The Coffin Bangers when they let the red stuff fly on Oct 8!
 

HOOT 8 Interview Series - BOOMER from THE CREEPING CRUDS

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band (details)?
Boomer, 44 single and looking, drummer.

What did you do musically before The Creeping Cruds (bands etc)?

Was in The Roidz, P.U.I., Meatlocker, Death Turd, The Abusers, The Mighty Shrill.

What are your favorite/most influential bands?

Slayer, The Ramones, D.R.I., anything punk and thrash influenced my playing.

What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks?

The Evil Dead movies are my fav's.

What movie scared you the most?

The first Halloween scared the crap outta me...but I was alot younger too.

Most overrated Horror movie?

Get back to me on that one.

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met?

Roxanne Pulitzer at a book signing, oh yeah, and El Duce.

What Creeping Cruds song is your favorite to play live?

Teenage Werewolf.

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about The Creeping Cruds?

That the Cruds all live in different houses.

Hoot 8 Interview Series - J. GHOULS from SPOOKHAND!

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band (details)?
J. Ghouls, aka Jeff Martin. My job is to bring the bass thunder.

What did you do musically before Spookhand (bands etc)
No official bands, mainly just jamming on guitar and bass with friends

What are your favorite/most influential bands?
My biggest influences for writing and playing our music are The Ramones and The Misfits. Lately, I've been
picking up some playing style from Lemmy of Motorhead. 

What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks?
Favorite horror movies are Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original, not the abomination made a few years ago), American Werewolf in London, Evil Dead series, The Shining

What movie scared you the most?
Probably The Shining when I saw it as a kid. 

Most overrated Horror movie?
All the newer "torture porn" movies like Saw, Hostel, etc.

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met?
Johnny Cash. He was even cooler than I imagined.

What Spookhand song is your favorite to play live?
One of the first songs we wrote, Rock n' Roll Zombie

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about Spookhand?
A few years before Spookhand formed, Larry (vocals) played my father in a movie made by a mutual friend of ours.




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Tre cool, J. Ghoul! Come on down to The Hoot and check out J's Motorhead styling in person! - Jeano

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Lone Wolf Body Art

The longest running sponsor for the Horror Hootenanny is onboard again this year - Lone Wolf Body Art, Nashville's Best tattoo Studio!

This year Lone Wolf is donating a $100 gift certificate toward a new tattoo - this prize will be awarded to the BEST ZOMBIE winner. Wanna get yourself some ink from Nashville's best tattoo studio? Then come on out to the Hoot in your best zombie makeup and show us what you've got!

Hoot 8 Interview Series - NUMBER SIXX from THE COFFIN BANGERS

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band?
I am the monster behind the mic, and the fiend of the six string for the vampire hunting punk rock group the coffin-bangers....they call me Number Sixx
and well my creation is some what of a horror story in its self and it goes like this.....
On a damp cool night in a small Texas town some time around 1931, A small town boy took his small town girl for a stroll down lovers lane . As he was rounding 3rd base he was tagged out by a local vampire by the name of DR. Vincent Phibes...What was created from this one night of passion and blood letting was the monster you see before you ...

What did you do musically before Coffin Bangers?
Before the coffin-bangers i fronted a no debunked punk rock band Freedom 35 along side my brother Mr. Coffin Kenny Lincoln

What are your favorite/most influential bands?
At a young age i was exposed to all forms of music from honky tonk to hair metal...The 1st bit of music i really latched onto had to be my home state heroes Buddy Holly and The Crickets..My all time favorite band has to be ...no surprise here The Misfits.weather its 1977 misfits , The American Psycho years, or the new school Misfits fronted by Mr. Only himself 

What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks?
Wow thats a hard one ....when it comes to vampire flicks has to be 1987s The Lost Boys"im watching it as i wright this"..Werewolf flicks has to be American Werewolf in London..Slasher flicks out of the big 3"Nightmare on Elm St. Friday the 13th and Halloween" i have to take Friday the 13th . Jason just creeps me out along with his crazy ass mom. Every one knows a true monster can only be created by an over bearing mother . But ruling out the "big 3" i would go with the Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I grew up in Texas and till the age of 13 i thought it to be true ..Zombie movies um the original Night of series along with City of Rott 

What movie scared you the most?
As a kid American Werewolf in London scared me so so so bad...But i have to say Decent scared the hell out of me ...

Most overrated Horror movie?
Any remakes I HATE UM!!!...People are not that hard to scare i I think we can come up with a few new stories to tell ...

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met?
Um i dont know i dont do the celebrity thing ...So let say ummm my favorite persons iv got to meet over the last few years has to be Joe Queer of The Queers . Hes a great guy and called my girl friend at the time the C word 

What CB song is your favorite to play live?
As of now its the new one "the One" ...but anyone who plays music knows your new song is all ways your favorite song till the next one you write ...Besides "the one" i am in love with playing "Susie Danced Naked in the mortuary" i could play it all day and night. It always feel better to play a song about a real life encounter 

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about The Coffin Bangers?
The Coffin-Bangers are the real deal ...While most horror punk bands tend to focus one writing songs based on movies...We live the horror movie ..We are what we claim to be ...We are grave robbing psychotic monsters from beyond the grave!


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This is The Coffin Bangers first time around playing The Horror Hootenanny. Come on out and show em who the best Monster Kid horror-music fans in the country are! - Jeano

Hoot 8 Interview Series - WOLFIE from THE CREEPING CRUDS

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band (details)? 

I'm a shaggy ass old dirty dog, that cheated death and it's cousin. My job is to get every soul in da place hootin', hollerin' and HOWLIN songs of blood and Crud.

What did you do musically before The Creeping Cruds (bands etc)? 

It don't matter. HOWL for me NOW!!!

What are your favorite/most influential bands? 

Black Sabbath and Ramones. Plain and simple.

What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks? 

I like monsters and spooks! Frankenstein, The Thing, Exorcist, THEM!!!

Most overrated Horror movie? 

I don't know... no accountin' fer taste.

What movie scared you the most?

 As a young pup, I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic church. So when The Exorcist came out, it was not really considered fiction. And to top it off urban legend around St. Louis where I grew up held, that the kid the story was based on was locked up for a time in the attic of the Catholic hospital right around the corner from where I ran.

After seeing the movie I decided to read the book. Well one night after lights out, I was telling my little brother all about the movie and the book. We shared a room. My bed was under the window that sported one of those old fashioned roll up shades. You know the ones that are notorious for having a spring break and whip up and slap around making that loud flopping sound.

Anyway, one night I was telling my little brother about the Exorcist story, the devil and demons and how stuff in the little possessed girl's room was moving and flying around all by itself.

We laughed and joked nervously about how that was a bunch of bull when suddenly the shade directly over my head slowly went up... a stopped half way. Like some invisible hand decided it wanted me to see the moon. GULP!

We said good nights. I pulled the blankets up over my head and did not sleep a wink that night.

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met? 

I don't bother them people. Don't like to scare people unless they come lookin' to be scared.


What Creeping Cruds song is your favorite to play live? 
The next one on the set list?

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about The Creeping Cruds? 

Kids who been to a show know this but for those of you who ain't? If you pay at the door you WILL RAWK IT with the Creeping Cruds and the House will DRIP BLOOD!!!

Don't miss The Creeping Cruds at
the Horror Hootenanny 8
Saturday, October 8
or the red stuff will flow!

Best Zombie, 2010

Think YOU have what it takes to win the coveted BEST Zombie award, which includes a $100 gift certificate for a tattoo at Lone Wolf Body art?! If so, come on down and prove it at the Horror Hootenanny, Sat October 8th. Below is a picture of the 2010 winner - Ellen Gee as THE SHARP DRESSED ZOMBIE. As good as this picture is it still doesn't do this makeup justice - it was a real masterpiece.

HOOT 8 Interview Series: STEVE-O NEGATIVE from SPOOKHAND!

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band (details)? 

Steve-O Negative and I play guitar. 

What did you do musically before Spookhand (bands etc). 

I had an 1950's UFO-hysteria themed techno-punk project called Alien Urchin. Curious minds can find rough demos on MySpace or YouTube. I've also had a song released on a compilation album under Polish label. It was recorded for a metal band I worked on for several years. 

What are your favorite/most influential bands?

My musical tastes run vast. Misfits, The Ramones, The Queers, Nightwish, Overkill, Dragonforce, Blitzkid, Creeping Cruds, The Independents, The Creepshow, Powerwolf, and so on...

What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks?

Piranha, Night of the Living Dead (original 1968 version), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Mouth of Madness, Robert Wise's "The Haunting," Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), JAWS, The Bride of Frankenstein, Rosemary's Baby, Rubber

What movie scared you the most? 

The only movie to truly scare me was Stephen King's "IT." Well, at least until I finally finished the movie and saw the ending. Worst ending of all time. I hear the book is much better, but the movie ruined it for me.

Most overrated Horror movie? 

The SAW series, hands down.

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met? 

I've met several including Faith Hill and Ben from Breaking Benjamin. The only one I cared for, though, was Willy Nelson. I ran into him at a mall- quite literally. I came around the corner and we slammed into each other! 

What Spookhand song is your favorite to play live?

Bloody Murder! It was the song that gave us our first encore, too (FYI).

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about Spookhand?

Spookhand's first band name was Ice Wagon. We were set on that one, but during the next practice we decided that the more we said it aloud, the more we hated it! If that's not enough.

Your favorite Horror Hootenanny memory? 

My favorite memory was the first Hoot we played. At the time of our first Hoot, we had only played a couple of shows, so this was the biggest and most nerve racking to date. We were still getting our feet wet and wasn't sure how people would react to our songs. I was so nervous that I stared at my guitar most of the set, but when I finally looked up (and to my surprise), we had an amazing mosh pit going. That was an incredible feeling.

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And now Steve-O and Spookhand are Hoot Vets! Come check em out and scream Bloody Murder with the rest of us! - Jeano

Hoot 8 Interview Series: MCNASTY from THE CREEPING CRUDS

Next up in our interview series is McNasty of the CREEPING CRUDS


 Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band (details)?
Mcnasty the necroleprechaun - blood red gretsch and hollerin stuff in the background

What did you do musically before The Creeping Cruds (bands etc)? 
I was a one man blooze band extravaganza

What are your favorite/most influential bands? AC/DC, RAMONES, MOTORHEAD, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, old school country & acoustic delta blues

 What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks? Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera...Old school horror films. I particularly like the old silent films.

What movie scared you the most? 
Never really been scared by movies...but, Jacob's Ladder...not really a horror film persay, that movie freaked the hell outta me.

Most overrated Horror movie? 
What's hollywood re-making these days?

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met? 
Johnny Cash in 1998.

What Creeping Cruds song is your favorite to play live? 
All of them. we don't write throw away tunes.

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about The Creeping Cruds? 
We are single handedly saving rawk n roll from dying.

McNasty will be bringing the horror at the Hootenanny Oct. 8th - you won't want to miss it!

 The Creeping Cruds have 2 CDs available now through Stickman Records - The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became The Creeping Cruds, and Tennessee Bloodbath.  Pick em up now or in person at the Hoot!

Horror Hootenanny Sponsor Spotlight - TERRA FOSSIL

We are proud to announce TERRA FOSSIL WINES is now an official sponsor of the Horror Hootenanny!

We will be giving away 12 Free bottles of wine and Terra Fossil Tshirts at the Hootenanny to some lucky ghouls!!  Check them out at: http://www.terrafossil.com/

Hoot 8 Interview Series: HERO BISHOP from ALUCARD!

First up in our interview series this year is Hero Bishop, guitar player for Alucard!

Who the hell are ya and what is your job in the band (details)?

Hero Bishop: Vokills and guitar

What did you do musically before Alucard (bands etc)

I did vocals in The Fakes and Vonnegut.

What are your favorite/most influential bands?

AFI, Calabrese, Tiger Army, Misfits, Elvis and Rollins era Black Flag.

What are your favorite/most influential horror flicks?

American Psycho, Bram Stokers Dracula (Gary Oldman version), Interview with The Vampire, Nosferatu...

What movie scared you the most?

Fire in The Sky: Cus I was scared of aliens as a kid!

Most overrated Horror movie?

Scream

Who is the biggest celebrity you have ever met?

Davey Havok from AFI.

What Alucard song is your favorite to play live? 

Right now it is a new one called VooDoo Doll. It is a Cramps rip-off!

What is one cool thing the kids may not know about Alucard?

We dont ever play covers cus I suck on guitar.

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Well, having seen Alucard several times I know better about that "sucking on guitar" comment. More like sucking the red stuff! 

Don't forget to pick up Alucard's evil new slab "Vamp City Rockers" available via Stikman Records.

Alucard is gonna bring their brand of horror on Oct. 8. Be there or be DEAD! - Jeano

Best Zombie, Horror Hootenanny 6

This is a picture of me posing with our best zombie winner Jimmy Kelley - this was quite the impressive makeup, and despite looking cool here the photo still doesn't do it justice - it was even cooler in person! Good work Jimmy!

Think you can outdo it? Show us what you got at this year's Hoot - October 8th at THE MUSE

Rue Morgue Magazine an Official Sponsor of the Horror Hootenanny!

We're proud to announce that Rue Morgue Magazine is an official sponsor of the Horror Hootenanny!

Rue Morgue Magazine rocks and we are excited to have RM goodies to pass along to you lucky ghouls! Visit Rue Morgue Magazine at:

http://rue-morgue.com

and the awesome Rue Morgue podcast at:
http://ruemorgueradio.com

Horror Hootenanny Podcast #1 - HERE THERE BE ZOMBIES!

 

I tried uploading this last night but it didn't quite take - it disappeared from the server mysteriously... ooh, spooky!! But I found a better solution, uploaded it and also added information about an exciting new sponsor - RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE!!

So here is the newer (by one day) first ever Horror Hootenanny podcast that will give you a taste of the music and fun happening October 8th at THE MUSE and also will fill you in on all the details about 

DR GANGRENE'S HORROR HOOTENANNY!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Horror Hootenanny Podcast #1 by drgangrene

Tomb Dragomir Horror Hootenanny Greeting

Tomb Dragomir, Host of RUE MORGUE RADIO, the official podcast of Rue Morgue Magazine, shot a special greeting for the Horror Hootenanny last year. We'll have more celebrity greetings this year - who will it be from? Show up at The Horror Hootenanny Oct 8th to find out!!

I Want To Eat The Living!

The only band to play at every single Horror Hootenanny is THE CREEPING CRUDS, Nashville's premiere horror Shock N' Roll act. Why do we love the Creeping Cruds so much - just see for yourself, in this delicate little love song called I WANT TO EAT THE LIVING!!

Horror Hootenanny 2011 FEARBOOK

One fun feature we're adding to the Horror Hootenanny this year will be a Fearbook. Basically this will be a yearbook, to be published online, where we will post photos of all the zombies that attend this year's Hootenanny. I plan to make them up to look a little something like this:

Those are photos of a couple of folks from the 2009 Hootenanny, including the owner of The Muse, Logan.

In order to take pictures of everyone we will have a zombie photo booth set up, and a photographer on hand - some come prepared to strike your best undead pose and provide a brief description of how you met your mortal death (or gained your undead birth - however you prefer to refer to it)

Walking the Zombie Walk

This year we are working in conjunction with the Nashville Zombie Walk. As soon as the Zombie Walk finalize their route/plans we'll publish details here.  When you shambling dead finish the walk this year make plans to head on over to the Muse. We are opening doors an hour earlier this year, at 6pm, and planning some special events to entertain the zombie masses until the music starts.



There will also be special zombie events this year - we're picking a BEST ZOMBIE costume, and crowning a ZOMBIE KING and ZOMBIE queen of the event, and each will be awarded special prizes, too.

PLUS ALL PEOPLE WHO COME IN ZOMBIE COSTUME GET IN FOR ONLY $3.00 - AND DON'T FORGET, THE HOOTENANNY IS AN ALL-AGES EVENT!!

Stay Tuned for More Details...!!

It's Coming!!

Welcome to the official Horror Hootenanny page. This is where you'll find updates and news about Dr. Gangrene's Horror Hootenanny. This is the 8th annual Hootenanny, and the fun is happening on Saturday October 8th, 2010 at THE MUSE in Nashville.

We've got some GREAT bands lined up this year plus we're working in conjunction with the Nashville Zombie Walk to bring you more fun than you can shake a bloody corpse at. STAY TUNED, GHOULS -
More details to come!!