Mourning Noise
Encyclopedia
Mourning Noise was an American
horror
- and hardcore punk
band from Lodi
, New Jersey
, notable for drummer Steve Zing
. Active around the time of the Misfits, Mourning Noise were strongly influenced by the Misfits as drummer Steve Zing lived very close to Jerry Only
and Doyle's house and Steve went to high school with Doyle. Their music was typically fast and melodic.
Mourning Noise released only a small amount of material, typically as 7" singles, apart from the 1998 collection album Death Trip Delivery. Steve later went on to play for Samhain
, Son of Sam
, The Undead
, Chyna, Doomtree, and later, Danzig
.
Samhain guitarist Damien was briefly a member of the band.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
horror
Horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes Gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery and lyrics, which are often influenced by horror films...
- and hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Lodi
Lodi, New Jersey
Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, notable for drummer Steve Zing
Steve Zing
Steve Zing drummed for Implosion, Mourning Noise, and The Undead before joining Samhain and a Pale Horse Named Death....
. Active around the time of the Misfits, Mourning Noise were strongly influenced by the Misfits as drummer Steve Zing lived very close to Jerry Only
Jerry Only
Jerry Only is an American bassist. He is the current bassist and vocalist for the Misfits. He is credited with creating the infamous hair style known as the devilock.-Life and career:...
and Doyle's house and Steve went to high school with Doyle. Their music was typically fast and melodic.
Mourning Noise released only a small amount of material, typically as 7" singles, apart from the 1998 collection album Death Trip Delivery. Steve later went on to play for Samhain
Samhain (band)
Samhain was an American rock band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983, immediately following his departure from the Misfits. Samhain played in more of a deathrock and heavy metal-infused style of horror punk than Danzig's previous band. By 1987 Samhain's membership evolved into a new band,...
, Son of Sam
Son Of Sam (band)
Son of Sam is an American horror punk band that is a side project created by Todd Youth in 2000, during his tenure as the guitarist for Danzig. The band's initial line up featured members of Samhain, Danzig, and AFI. Much like its members' other work, Son of Sam plays in the horror punk style, and...
, The Undead
The Undead
The Undead is a horror punk band formed in 1980 in New Milford, New Jersey by Bobby Steele , Chris "Jack" Natz , and Patrick Blanck . Bobby had just been fired from his previous band, The Misfits, when forming The Undead.They released their first EP 9 Toes Later in 1982...
, Chyna, Doomtree, and later, Danzig
Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...
.
Samhain guitarist Damien was briefly a member of the band.
Members
Original Lineup- Mike Mansfield - Vocals
- Chris Morance - Bass
- Tommy Koprowski - Guitar
- Steve Zing - Drums
Discography
- 1983 - Dawn of the Dead 7" (EP)
- 1986 - Runaway (Steve Zing solo, recorded with Mourning Noise members) 7" (single)
- 1990 - Live Nightmares split 7" with the parasitesParasitismParasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that needed more than one host . These are now called macroparasites...
. - Death Trip Delivery: 1981 - 1985Death Trip Delivery: 1981 - 1985Death Trip Delivery: 1981 - 1985 is an album by Mourning Noise. It was released on CD on Grand Theft Audio.-Track listing:* Nestle Baby Killer - 1.19* Death In A White Cloud - 1.19* Crimson Carrie - 2.06* Mr...
CD (Grand Theft Audio, 1998) - posthumous compilation