User:RomanValentine/Deathpunx

"Deathpunx" is a punk band originally from Los Angeles, California, now located in Idaho. Headed by Uncle Monster (Allan Cowles) and former members of Knife Hit, Super Model, Kings Dozen, The Pirates, N.F.F.U., 13 and Etc., other member include Captain Rob, Apesh!t, Rainbow Freak, and a handful of rotating artist. They have no official album releases but have released almost all of their music for free. They have only played a handful of shows since their official launch around March 2008 as Deathpunx. However, to say they are merely a punk band is a drastic understatement. They have made the punk music charts on myspace several times and as recently as September 2010 they were the number one punk artists movers and shakers. They have garnered more than 650,000 friends on the MySpace social network but continue to remain elusive. Their music incorporates a wide range of genres including swing, psychobilly, industrial, surf, ska, and even blues. The lyrics focus on Monster's struggle with bi-polar depression and maintain a positive belief in unity and hope. In their official blog it is this struggle which has kept the band out of the mainstream, turning down tours, record deals, and interview request. Their playlist includes songs written as far back as 1989 with tracks like Waiting Womb, Leaving, and Think 4 Yurself, and newer material like Miracle, Bride Story and Blunt Rap, delve even deeper into the hybrid genre phenomenon.

When it comes to a behind the scenes force however, Deathpunx have had incredible influence in the international music scene. There is a festival in Sao Paulo Brasil named after the band, "Deathpunx Festival", they are the official American representatives of China's number one punk band Brain Failure and there's even a drum kit bearing their moniker. They have produced podcasts like Punkast and Pubkast which have included almost every major punk band to come down the pike since it's inception, legendary bands like The Adicts, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Misfits, Green Day, NOFX, Descendants, The Dickies, and T.S.O.L. The band also runs a dot com (www.deathpunx.com) which includes a collection of over 300 bands both old and new which they actively promote. Scores of power house entertainers like Bad Religion, Rancid, Dropkick Murphy's, Angry Samoans, Charlie Drown, Dead Kennedy's, Discharge, Fishbone, and even Joan Jett sit right next to a slew of younger acts emerging from all over the globe. They have promoted other talent, non-musical, such as famed artists Lyndal Ferguson, models who have graced the covers and pages of nearly every major magazine published in America, as well as professional photographers, graffiti artists, professional athletes and even film makers. They have had a hand in promoting films like "What We Do is Secret", "Punk's Not Dead", "Amateur Porn Star Killer" and "Boondock Saints II".

With all of this they have only granted one interview (to Scary Entertainment) over the years. It will be interesting to see this story unfold over the next few years as they continue to silently influence massive entertainment industries world wide. Any information regarding this band is greatly appreciated.