Slammin' Watusis
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Slammin' Watusis was a punk rock
and heavy metal
group, that released two albums, a self-titled debut album in 1988 and Kings of Noise in 1989. Both albums were released by Epic Records
.
The band had five members: lead singer and guitarist Lee Popa, guitarist Mark Durante
, wind instruments Frank Raven, bassist Clay Watusi and drummer Benny Saffire.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and heavy metal
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...
group, that released two albums, a self-titled debut album in 1988 and Kings of Noise in 1989. Both albums were released by Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
.
The band had five members: lead singer and guitarist Lee Popa, guitarist Mark Durante
Mark Durante
Mark Durante is a pedal steel guitarist who is currently based in Chicago.Durante began playing guitar in 1968 after being inspired by the fretwork of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Merle Travis. Ten years later, Durante founded a rock combo he named "Public Enemy"...
, wind instruments Frank Raven, bassist Clay Watusi and drummer Benny Saffire.