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Death by Slinky is a punk/metal/hard rock band from Woodland, Washington. Members consist of:
 * Former Drummer, Brayley Webster 2008-2012
 * Guitarist/Song Writer, Jade Denny 2009-2013
 * Lead Guitarist/Song Writer, Jon Nichols 2009-2013
 * Bassist, Caleb Pasley 2009-2013
 * Former Frontman/Guitarist/Song Writer Zakk Lueck 2011-2013
 * Former Screamer, Logan smith 2011
 * Former Screamer, Clark Dennis 2009-2011
 * Former Singer/Songwriter, Bo Brusco 2008-2011

Genesis
Initially formed in 2008 by drummer Brayley Webster and voclaist Bo Brusco in Webster's garage. In 2009 bassist Caleb Pasley, guitarist Jade Denny and Lead guitarist Jon Nichols completed the instrumental section while co-vocalist Clark Dennis joined Brusco up front. During this genesis period The band wrote it's first original song 'Lepramonichaun'. The bands first show was the Woodland High School talent show, under the name 'Homeless on Atlantic', where they debuted their second song 'The Feeling is Mutual'. Things were moving slower than hoped seeing as how most of the band was still school. They played one show between the talent show and the summer of 2011 under the name 'Knights Under Bright Skies', where they played their two energetic original pieces and a handful of punk rock covers.

Second Try
The band started to practice again in mid 2011 and found that things would go smoother with reliable vocalists. In this, they decided to drop Brusco and Dennis and asked Logan Smith, who was a friend of the band, if he wanted in. On a trip to get a bite at the local burger joint they happened upon Zakk Lueck, who attended the same school and invited him over to jam. The band then became 'Death by Slinky'. After practicing, playing a few house shows and attempting to record, tension and conflict of interest started to build between Smith and the rest of the band, who state that "He was a psycho". The band decided it was time to let go of Smith and move forward. And they did. The band finished the writing of 'Pinheads and Patriots' and 'It's Pronounced Eye-Gore' and completed their first demo, with Tied Down Productions, unofficially entitled 'Kung-Fu Kitchen'. The band had a lot of fun recording but it took longer than expected. With summer coming to an end the band rushed through the process. The Death by Slinky: Kung Fu Kitchen EP, which was released scarcely in August 2011, had a lot of mistakes and nobody played to their full potential. In this case The CD was no longer considered an EP but a demo or a calling card.(Demo on youtube and band Facebook page.)

The End?
In early 2012 band practice would move to Brayley and Jon's new house when Brayley's family moved to Idaho. It was there that partying got out of control more often than not and members of the band formed and reformed habits that would ruin the band. The band re-visioned hope for it's self with songs like 'Suffer the Rain' and 'Ballz Deep for the Time Being.' DBS would host their own local festival called 'Slinkfest' in their own frontyard to show off their new songs and chops. All the members of the band hated that the local music scene was dying and the festival was their last ditch effort to keep the scene alive and stay alive with it. This happened twice in the summer of 2012. Soon enough the band would start falling apart again and members would bicker about each other behind their backs. So Lueck came forward with 'Follow the Leader' the song that would remind the band why they do what they do. Unfortunately this would not be enough for drummer Brayley Webster who would move to Idaho in November 2012 to be with his family. Subsequently, Lueck left the band due to personal issues. CutsandBruises (talk) 04:36, 14 January 2013 (UTC)