19-496: Scabs might refer to: Scabs (musician) , drummer for Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 Derogatory nickname for strikebreaker See also [ edit ] Scab (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Scabs . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-667: A DVD which features footage from a 1998 concert. It was released on Restless Records . Former members Night of the Living Drag Queens Night of the Living Drag Queens is the second full-length release by North Carolina punk band the Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 . It was originally released on Uncle God Damn Records in 1998 , and was later re-released on Century Media Records in collaboration with People Like You Records in 1999 as
57-526: A compilation album for Metal Sludge. He then released a greatest hits album under the name Wednesday 13's Frankenstein Drag Queens, featuring a few new songs. The frontman then decided to put the band to rest and began to record under the Wednesday 13 name. Shortly after this, 13 and his former bandmates in the Graveyard Boulevard patched up old feuds (with the exception of Seaweed ) and decided to bring
76-545: The Murderdolls . The Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 recorded their fourth album, Viva Las Violence . This time the sound was more hard rock -centered, but with some shades of their Night of the Living Drag Queens album remaining. Seaweed recorded some tracks on the album but had left by the time it was released. A local young bassist named JaCkY Boi replaced him and finished the tracking. In support of
95-600: The Drag Queens, who had formed a new band themselves, the Graveyard Boulevard. With the Murderdolls, 13 toured the world and played several high key festival dates such as Summer Sonic Festival , Download Festival , and Rock am Ring , playing with bands such as Iron Maiden , Queens of the Stone Age , Foo Fighters , and many more. After Murderdolls went on hiatus, Wednesday 13 put out a new song, "Your Mother Sucks Cocks in Hell", on
114-569: The Frankenstein Drag Queens back as a part-time project. They officially reunited onstage in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 20, 2005. The lineup featured Wednesday 13, Abby Normal, and Sicko Zero. They released a 10th anniversary box set in May 2006 titled Little Box of Horrors . The box set features almost every song the band has ever recorded, with alternate versions of some songs, and
133-453: The Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 reformed. Seaweed returned to the lineup and brought a guitarist named Creepy and a drummer named Scabs with him. However, the latter two only remained with the band for two weeks. Abby Normal, previously of Maniac Spider Trash, and drummer R.S. Saidso joined the band. Along with 13, the 3 recorded and along with Saidso, 13 co-produced the Frankenstein Drag Queens cassette-released demo EP. This cassette
152-568: The Frankenstein Drag Queens were not garnering much success and wanted to try a new project. In November 2001 Wednesday 13 joined the Rejects as a bassist. By 2002, Draztik was out of the band, 13 was the frontman and they had a new name, the Murderdolls . 13 would use many Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 songs on the Murderdolls debut album Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls . This would cause relationships to fray between 13 and former members of
171-540: The Living Drag Queens and Songs From the Recently Deceased. During this time keyboardist Ikky was brought into the band, but Sicko Zero was uncomfortable with this and he soon left for the second time. During 2001, Scabs the drummer, who replaced Zero the first time around in 1997, was brought into the band to replace him once more. Although the band still wore make-up during this period, they removed their wigs and began to adopt an image which would later be seen in
190-627: The USA. Each release featured a different front cover and the US edition came with a sticker. Also released the same year was 197666 , limited to 500 copies and containing the rarely heard track "Hey Mom I Just Killed a Chicken". After playing in support of the Songs From the Recently Deceased album, the band secured a European record deal with People Like You Records (which is backed by Century Media Records ). The company re-released digipack versions of both Night of
209-556: The album, the band played many shows, and recorded some songs which would later appear on a Greatest Hits compilation. The band played their last show in Atlanta, Georgia during early 2002 and were disbanded by leader Wednesday 13. 13 had been asked to join a band named the Rejects by two musicians from Des Moines, Iowa named Dizzy Draztik and Joey Jordison , the latter of which played in Slipknot . 13 felt that after six years and four albums,
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#1732877254957228-425: The band reformed for a brief reunion in 2005, releasing a box set containing their entire library of recordings except for the track "Look Mom I Killed A Chicken" because Wednesday 13's master copy was "destroyed beyond repair". This track is exclusively available on the 197666 7-inch LP and the band-released "Chop Off My Hand" CD-R. The music of the Frankenstein Drag Queens was played in a punk rock style. Lyrically
247-468: The band set to record their second album, Night of the Living Drag Queens . This album and the one previously recorded were released via the band's own label Uncle God Damn Records and were made available by mail order and at their gigs. After touring in support of the album, guitarist Sydney left the band. 13 then decided to keep the band a trio which ironically had returned to its original form with Wednesday 13 on guitar and vocals, Sicko Zero playing
266-544: The band were inspired by horror B-movies and references in popular culture. As well as a large leaning towards punk, the band's live show and appearance took cues from glam rock acts such as Alice Cooper , New York Dolls and KISS . They were known to wear dresses and make-up on stage as part of their performance. The band wrote their debut album The Late, Late, Late Show within two weeks of being together, and recorded it in two days. The album contained 11 tracks of nihilistic but trashy horror punk tracks. This would be
285-452: The blueprint for their future recordings. Lyrically the album featured songs about killing Miss America , religion, and rape, and horror movie themes such as a song mentioning the Wolf Man . By the end of 1996, 13 fired Seaweed from the band and Rat Bastard took his place. Soon after, Sicko Zero quit the band, 13 lost contact with Rat Bastard, and the band folded. The following year, in 1997,
304-456: The drums, and Seaweed on bass guitar. The trio went into the studio and recorded their third album, Songs From the Recently Deceased. This was, in comparison to their previous recordings, a far more horror-themed album. Also during this time three 7-inch limited singles were released. The first, commonly referred to by fans as "Hello Horray", a split with the Spook, was released in both Germany and
323-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scabs&oldid=1149267395 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scabs (musician) Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13
342-405: Was an American horror punk band from North Carolina . The band was formed in 1996 by Wednesday 13 , who recruited friends and former Maniac Spider Trash bandmates Seaweed and Sicko Zero. The band's history is riddled with a 'revolving door' lineup with 13 being the only member to have never been replaced. After breaking up in 2001 when Wednesday 13 left to perform vocals with the Murderdolls ,
361-632: Was sent to record labels and sold at live shows with a free FDQ sticker. Syd replaced Abby Normal the same year on guitar and after a tour-related inter-band conflict R.S. Saidso played his final show New Year's Eve December 31, 1997. He had announced already it would be his last show with the Draq Queens. Saidso went on to record some demos under the name Dragster "66" with Abby Normal. Shortly after that he formed Electra-Kill in Paris, France, where he moved to vocals. In 1998 original drummer Sicko Zero rejoined and
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