Zombie Ghost Train were an Australianpsychobilly and gothabilly band located in Sydney, NSW, Australia. The band formed with Stu Arkoff, Azzy T, and Captain Reckless. In 2007, Azzy T left to pursue other musical ventures and was replaced by JM. The band released two albums, Glad Rags & Body Bags and Dealing the Death Card, and a seven-track extended play, Monster Formal Wear.
History
Zombie Ghost Train were formed in Sydney as a gothabilly and psychobilly group by Stu Arkoff on lead vocals, guitar and theremin, Captain Reckless on slap bass and backing vocals, and AzzA-T on drums and percussion. Arkoff and Reckless were former members of the Ark Off Experiment. The band toured Australia, Europe and the United States. The band members, when appearing on stage, dress in "zombified" clothes, featuring tears and bloodstains. Each member has his hair in an extreme style of a quiff, teddy boy cut or pompadour. They wore zombie make up, complete with stitches across the face. In 2008, one of Sydney's city guides, TwoThousand, called the band, "Australia's best kept secret... These mortuary musicians are the best thing psychobilly has seen since The Cramps". Zombie Ghost Train were featured in the Horror punk segment of interviews on the Tribal Area 8 DVD compiled by German video-magazine, Tribal Area. In an interview with Voltage Media, Sydney band, The Horrorwood Mannequins listed playing with Zombie Ghost Train as one of their biggest moments in their music career. Collapse Board classed the band's style as being part of "the horror aesthetic and supernatural lyric themes" of psychobilly. Zombie Ghost Train released an EP called Monster Formal Wear in 2003 and licensed to German label, Crazy Love Records. Their first album, Glad Rags & Body Bags, was released in 2005 on German Horrorpunk label, :de:Fiend Force Records|Fiend Force Records. The song Girl U Want received the most airplay on National Australian radio station Triple J from this album, with a ranking of 7763. Dealing the Death Card was the second and final studio album by Zombie Ghost Train. It was released on 19 May 2007 on Resist Records in Australia and in Germany on Fiend Force Records. The band launched this album during an Australian tour between May and June 2007. Reformation and final shows: The original lineup of Stu, Reckless and Azzy T toured with Tiger Army in March 2008 playing shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne. The final ZGT show was at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory on April 24, 2008. The band announced their breakup on 26 April 2009 on their Myspace blog. Their logo can be spotted on the leather jacket of an extra in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Members
Stu Arkoff – vocals, guitar, theremin
Captain Reckless – slap bass, backing vocals
AzzA-T – drums, percussion
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Discography
Albums
Glad Rags & Body Bags – Shrunken Head Records/MGM Distribution
