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Artist Biography For The Screamers

The Screamers Were A Synthpunk Band Which Formed In Los Angeles California United States In 1975. The Band Emerged In Los Angeles' First Wave Of Punk Rock In The 1970s. The Label "techno-Punk" Was Applied To The Band By The Los Angeles Times In 1978 And They Are Widely Cited As The Pioneers Of A Genre Now Known As "synthpunk." The Screamers Were Notable For Their Use Of Synthesizers In Place Of Guitars And For A Highly Developed Theatrical Presentation That Centered Around A Manic Lead Vocalist Tomata Du Plenty Whose Stage Persona One Early Commentator Described As "a Psychotic Mickey Rooney." Though They Developed A Substantial Following And Generated Considerable Press Coverage The Screamers Never Released A Record. Jello Biafra Lead Singer Of Dead Kennedys Once Declared The Screamers To Be "the Best Unrecorded Band In The History Of Rock 'n Roll." The Band Disbanded In 1981.

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