Back From The Graveyard

Another one is back from grave, another 80s Psychobilly band. This time it's famous screamers Skitzo. Not too long ago they posted on the band's MySpace site that there wouldn't be a comeback with just one original member and some session musicans but now they are doing it, they are coming back. With original singer Phil Connor. Actually with 3/4 of the band's original line-up. Just the bass-player is new. Good. I mean, I saw a strange Skitzo line-up with a different singer ages ago at one of the early Big Rumbles, I think the 2nd, and liked it. 'Terminal Damage'(the band's 2nd album) guitar-player Pete Davis was on vocals and it actually was, to my surprise, good. But of course Connor is the voice of Skitzo. As it's not the first return for Skitzo they probably know what they are doing. Actually everything they ever said about comebacks, the past and the future sounded as if they knew what they were doing. Read what the band has to say now about the future here: SKITZO MANIA

As cheap as the band's debut album sounds, it is a Psychobilly classic and I like its rough charm. Yes, you have to get used to Phil Connor's almost constant screaming, but once you did the album will grow on you(if it hasn't already the last 20 something years). The LP actually features some of the most melodic and best Psychobilly songs not written by Fenech: 'Witching Hour' and the awesome 'Under Pressure'.

Old Skitzo drummer Strut(Terminal Damage) is also active again. For ages he's been living in Sweden and with fellow countryman and guitar player Lee Tea of The Branded(a great Swedish Garage band) he formed Thee Gravemen, a Horror Rock'n'Roll Duo, where he calls himself Daz Trash. They have two awesome 45s out.