Band Bio

Horror of '59 first crawled out of their graves and onto the Cleveland music scene in September of 2004 with an aggressive yet melodic blend of punk, rockabilly, metal, and garage rock, a perfect match for the band's twisted tales of terror and titillation.  In October of 2005 the band released their debut album 'Screams From the Cellar' on Sonic Swirl Records with the line-up of Deke on drums, M. Balmer on guitar, Tommy Horror on bass, and Bob Noxious on vocals.

Shortly after the album's release, M. Balmer left the band, Tommy switched to guitar, and Deke switched to bass.  The new line up was completed with drummer Brent Bastard and began playing shows in January of 2006. 

In November of 2007 Horror of ‘59 released their second collection of cuts from the crypt 'The Golden Age of Sin'.  It’s an album that expanded the band's sound while remaining true to their bloody beginnings.   The album was co-released through Cleveland-based Shark Attack! Records and My Mind's Eye Records and features eye catching cover art by renowned artist Mitch O’Connell.    

At the end of 2008 founding member Deke decided to move on, but not before picking his own replacement in the person of Jimmie Dale Killmore (aka Jimbo Hissem), formerly of The Slack Jawed Yokels and The Shrill. 

Horror of '59 is: 

Bob "Noxious" Ignizio - lead vocals
Tommy Horror - lead guitar and backing vocals
Brent Bastard - drums
Jimmy Dale Killmore - bass and backing vocals