Fallout (band)
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Fallout was a heavy metal
band formed in 1979 based out of Brooklyn
, New York
, USA. The band contained future Type O Negative
members Peter Steele
(then billed under his birth name, Peter Ratajczyk) on bass and vocals and Josh Silver
on keyboards, as well as John Campos on guitars and Agnostic Front
drummer Louie Beateaux (then billed as Lou Beato) on drums. Fallout released only one record before the band's demise in 1982, the "Rock Hard" 7" single, released in 1981 on Silver Records and limited to 500 copies. This record was produced by Richard Termini
and William Wittman.
After three years of steady gigging, Fallout broke up. Peter and Louie went on to form Carnivore
, and Josh and John formed Original Sin. After the breakup of Original Sin, John Campos went on to form his own production company: Powerhouse Entertainment Group, Inc. John recorded, produced, and wrote songs for many independent and major label artists, such as Bret Reilly, Surfing Moses, Jennifer Marks, Alex Skolnick, the Tito Puente band, Jimmy Delgado, Fat Joe, Mink, and more. He now runs a studio and production company out of Astoria, New York called One Mind Music.
Other known songs are "Fallout" and "Under The Wheels" neither of which have officially been released nor bootlegged.
This 7" can be downloaded at the 7inchpunk website.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 1979 based out of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
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, USA. The band contained future Type O Negative
Type O Negative
Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...
members Peter Steele
Peter Steele
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
(then billed under his birth name, Peter Ratajczyk) on bass and vocals and Josh Silver
Josh Silver
Josh Silver was the keyboardist and producer for the band Type O Negative. He joined the band at Peter Steele's request...
on keyboards, as well as John Campos on guitars and Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...
drummer Louie Beateaux (then billed as Lou Beato) on drums. Fallout released only one record before the band's demise in 1982, the "Rock Hard" 7" single, released in 1981 on Silver Records and limited to 500 copies. This record was produced by Richard Termini
Richard Termini
Richard Joseph Vincent Termini is an American educator, platinum record award winning musician, composer and photographer...
and William Wittman.
After three years of steady gigging, Fallout broke up. Peter and Louie went on to form Carnivore
Carnivore (band)
Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band formed in Brooklyn, New York by Peter Steele , and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.-History:...
, and Josh and John formed Original Sin. After the breakup of Original Sin, John Campos went on to form his own production company: Powerhouse Entertainment Group, Inc. John recorded, produced, and wrote songs for many independent and major label artists, such as Bret Reilly, Surfing Moses, Jennifer Marks, Alex Skolnick, the Tito Puente band, Jimmy Delgado, Fat Joe, Mink, and more. He now runs a studio and production company out of Astoria, New York called One Mind Music.
Discography
- Untitled 7" single (1981)
Other known songs are "Fallout" and "Under The Wheels" neither of which have officially been released nor bootlegged.
Untitled 7’’ single
- Rock Hard (Side A)
- Batteries Not included (Side B)
This 7" can be downloaded at the 7inchpunk website.