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Beautiful Anja Huwe of X-MAL Deutchland at the Mabuhay in S.F
The Damned blazed a ferocious
trail through California in December,
blowing out any doubts they wouldn't
be any good after Captain Sensi-i
ble's departure from the group. Word
is that Warner Bros. prefer the Capt.
pursue his more lucrative solo
career rather than hang with the
boys. But the Damned, undaunted
by this, drove on. Their set began
with the first half of "Curtain Call,
continued through their cld hits (ex-
cept for the ones the Capt. holds the
rights to) and even included "Lust
For Life", the Iggy Pop tune, before
ending with the last half of "Curtain
Call. Their shows in Los Angeles
had Lance Mountain flailing in the
front, wearing his wedding ring and
Spidey backstage making Rat sign
his deck. They talked about skating
and Rat inquired as to whether or
not many riders get hurt singing
540 airs. It seems that the Rat has
been receiving THRASHER every
month for the last four years...Are
you ready for the 1985 SST Offen-
sive? Black Flag, Angst, Saint
Vitus, Hüsker Dü, DC-3 and SWA
will be criss-crossing the United
States for the better half of this new
year. Write to SST Records, PO Box
1, Lawndale, CA 90260 for complete
SST Tour Matrix...The Descen-
dants, you haven't already heard,
have rejoined for what is termed as
the most crucial reunion of our time.
Founding member and now ex-
Black Flag drummer Bill Steven-
son has rejoined the Descendents
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Deutschland
for a triumphant return. They're just
about winding up their Winter '88
tour. The follow-up Lp to Milo Goes
To College, labeled as I Dont Want
To Grow Up is receiving wide
acclaim...X-Mal
charmed the pants off of the boys in
San Francisco with a dynamite show
at the Mabuhay. Vocalist Anja Huwo
is just too beautiful to be believed.
Witnesses state that THRASHER
photo-ed M.F. was seen elbow-vying
some buff Aryan for a two-foot dis
tance visual perspective during their
encore. He just doesn't care any
more. Plain Wrap has broken up,
playing their last gig at Safari Sam's
in Huntington Beach, where drum-
mor Gregg Keen broke his foot kick-
ing over his kit in a failed attempt at
a spectacular finale. (That'll teach
him to use quality equipment.)
Greg was supposed to begin his new
job as drummer for Tex And The
Horseheads the next night, but his
doctor (and the fact he had to havel
a cast on his loot) prevented it
Meanwhile, the Horseheads had to
grovel to Wilbur Williams, the drum-
mer they just fired, to play that night.
Ex-Plain Wrap bassist Bob, is
rumoured to be joining the Fiends.
who are recording their follow-up to
We Came For Your Beer with X's
John Doe producing, Titles like
Hugh G. Rection" and "Satan In
High Heels make this record a must
have for any collection...O.K, while
we're still on the subject of what
happened to the ex-members of
Plain Wrap. Dan has formed a new
band with Arab of Love Canal,
called A-Rab and the Suburban
Turbans. They play blues and punky
country with a twist of decidedly sick
humor and have been gigging
around locally in So. Cal... Speak
ing of deranged senses of humor, a
band that is certain to be a house-
hold word in 1986, Hard As Nails,
Cheap As Dirt, are putting the finish-
ing touches (or shall we say, "groping
mindlessly") on their first record.
with Horsehead Mike Martt produc-
ing. H.A.N.C.A.D. have made some-
thing of a legend of themselves in
L.A. with songs like "She's Hot, She's
Wer. The Sweetest Bitch | Ever-
Met" "The Back Of Your Head Never
Looked So Good" and "Whiskey
Momma". Lead singer Smitty is a
Long Beach, CA, garbageman by
day and his onstage manner has
been described as "Jim Morrison on
a lost weekend in Tijuana Don't say
we didn't warn you. Members of
the Vandals and the Hated have got-
ten together and formed an off-shoot
called Van Hated, Meanwhile
Stevo, ex-Vandals singer, seems to
have forgotten about his most recent
venture S.N.J.V. Stavo's New im
proved Vandals (due to that old
demon-legal problems), in favor of
becoming a movie star He's been
doing extra work almost everyday it
seems, and you can see him on
most of the up-coming episodes of
Rat Scables and Spidey, backstage
at the Santa Monica Civic
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Hollywood Beat... The Zero, that
after-hours den of inequity presided
over by David Lee Roth, has gotten
more 'n more metal lately. Used to
be, on any given night there, it was
no biggie to see the Red Hot Chill
Peppers. Top Jimmy, The Blasters
and X hanging loose. Now it's gotten
to be a shag-head city with people
ke Motorhead, Judas Priest and
Wendy O. Williams popping in
when they're in town... Steve Huff-
steter has left The Cruzados to go
solo (Stevie Ray Hoffstoter?!). Mar-
shall Rohner is now ex of Jimmy
And The Mustangs and Chris D.
of Divine Horsemen has taken his
place on guitar... Fear is now being
booked by WiWam Morris Agency
What's this world coming to!??
A METAL NOTE
Bet you thought you've seen it all
Well, check this, Motal Blade Records
out of Woodland Hills, CA, is embark-
ing on a voyage into the realm of
videos. Their first release is slated
to be Lizzy Borden, capturing their
Incredible live show. If should be
available in March. Plans are in the
works for a live Slayer video. Slayer
recently finished a heavy weekend
at L'Amour's in New York, where they
were supported by Nasty Savage
and Hallow's Eve on one night and
D.R.I. the next. Slayer will be hitting
up the studio this January to start
work on their new album which
should be out in April... Look for
these heavies comin' to play in your
town- Omen, Nasty Savage,
Bloodlust, D.R.I., The Mentors,
Corrosion of Conformity and the
Ugly Americans.
SILENCE PLEASE
We regret to inform you that Den-
nes Dale Boon (D. Boon) singer!
guitarist and founding member of
San Pedro's Minutemen was killed
in an automobile accident in Arizona
late Sunday night or early Monday
morning. December 22, 1985, D.
Boon was born in Napa, California
on April 1, 1958...also on the dreary
sad note of lost musical life, Phillip
Lynot founding member of one of
Ireland's most famous bands, Thin
Lizzy. He collapsed Christmas day
and died of heart failure after being
stricken with pneumonia a few days
earlier. Phil Lynot was best known
as the charismatic bassist/singer of
Thin Lizzy, a heavy handed rock
band that spanned more than a dec-
ade. He also collaborated on several
works with a number of musicians
including the likes of Steve Jones
and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols
and Huey Lewis, among others
On New Years Eve, singer/actor
Ricky Nelson perished in a plane
crash in a pasture in east Texas
along with five band members and
his fiancee. Ricky Nelson, the kid
America watched grow up on televi-
sion's Ozzie and Harriet, a sitcom
that spanned the 50's and 60's, ap-
parently died from smoke inhalation.
and burns just before the crash. He
had, over recent years, been playing
several nightclub appearances with
his rock 'n roll show. All three of these
prominent talents will be sorely
missed in the music world.
D. Bane of the Minutemen (4138-12-21285)
This inte-breaking piece of information we bring to
you with deepest regret. Lyon Wong, guitarist for
Tales of Terror, passed away the evening ut Jan. 4.
from injuries received in an apparent altercation
Lyon was a friend and the source of more than a
few good times to some of us here at THRASHER
We shall miss him dearly, as we have grown together
in this, our respective scene