Bloody Mess & The Skabs
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Bloody Mess & The Skabs were a punk rock
band formed in the late 1980s in Peoria, Illinois
by front man Bloody F. Mess and drummer Gabby Skab. They gained national recognition through television interviews with Phil Donahue
and Rolonda Watts
and through touring with GG Allin
on his "Hated in the Nation Tour". The band also appeared on the English television show Passengers. The band signed to Black and Blue Records in the late eighties.
Bloody Mess & The Skabs are also known for their use of art by John Wayne Gacy
and Kenneth Bianchi (the Hillside Strangler) on their album releases.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band formed in the late 1980s in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
by front man Bloody F. Mess and drummer Gabby Skab. They gained national recognition through television interviews with Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue
Phillip John "Phil" Donahue is an American media personality, writer, and film producer best known as the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, also known as Donahue, was the first to use a talk show format. The show had a 26-year run on U.S...
and Rolonda Watts
Rolonda Watts
Rolonda Watts is an American actress, producer, voice over artist, novelist, motivational speaker, and television and radio talk show host. She was the host of eponymous Rolonda, an internationally-syndicated talk show which aired from 1994 to 1998...
and through touring with GG Allin
GG Allin
Kevin Michael "GG" Allin was an American punk rock singer-songwriter, who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. GG Allin is perhaps best remembered for his notorious live performances, which often featured transgressive acts, including coprophagia, self-mutilation, and...
on his "Hated in the Nation Tour". The band also appeared on the English television show Passengers. The band signed to Black and Blue Records in the late eighties.
Bloody Mess & The Skabs are also known for their use of art by John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
and Kenneth Bianchi (the Hillside Strangler) on their album releases.
Albums
- Bloody Mess & The Skabs (EP) (1989) (Mephisto Records)
- 6TH Grade Field Trip (1991) (Black & Blue Records)
- Empty (1993) (EP) (Black & Blue Records)
- Hungover & Stoned (1994) (Black & Blue Records)
- LIVE (EP) (1994) (No Risk No Fun Records (Germany))
- Bloody & The Country Trash Punks (EP) (1995) (Baloney Shrapnel Records)
- A Dog Bisquit For Sick Puppies (EP) (1995) (Black & Blue Records)
Compilation albums featuring tracks by the band
- Bands Only A Mutha Could Love (1988) (Mutha Records)
- Music To Make Your Ears Hurt (1990) (Black & Blue Records)
- BBLLEEAAUURGHH (1991) (Slap-A-Ham Records)
- The Bloody Years (1994) (Black & Blue Records)
- Music To Make Your Ears Hurt Too (1994) (Black & Blue Records)
- All For One…One For All (1995) (Grand Theft Audio Records)