Sudden Death (music)
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Sudden Death is a comedy rap trio from Hardyston, New Jersey consisting of members Tom Rockwell ("Devo Spice"), Steve Fernino ("Piles"), and Thom Uliasz ("Professor Pastronamy").
They formed in 1986 and started releasing their music in 1991.
Sudden Death has landed Dr. Demento
's Funny #1 of the year three times. In 2002, while being featured with The great Luke Ski
, they held #1 of the year with "Peter Parker". In 2005, they shared the top spot with Worm Quartet
for the song "Inner Voice". In 2007 they made history by having the top spot with "Cellular Degeneration," number two with "Getting Old Sucks," number four with "Pillagers," and guest vocals on number five with Seamonkey's "Anorexiac."
Sudden Death is one of the founding members of The FuMP
, The Funny Music Project.
On October 10, 2008, Rockwell announced that the "Sudden Death" name is being retired. All subsequent tracks will be released as solo performances under Rockwell's stage name.
They formed in 1986 and started releasing their music in 1991.
Sudden Death has landed Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
's Funny #1 of the year three times. In 2002, while being featured with The great Luke Ski
Luke Ski
Luke Ski is a parody, filk and rap artist who writes, records and performs comedy music. He had the #1 most requested song on the Dr...
, they held #1 of the year with "Peter Parker". In 2005, they shared the top spot with Worm Quartet
Worm Quartet
Worm Quartet is a one-man Comedy Synth Punk band portrayed on album covers as a group of four worms. The "band" has a growing cult following thanks to exposure on the Dr. Demento show...
for the song "Inner Voice". In 2007 they made history by having the top spot with "Cellular Degeneration," number two with "Getting Old Sucks," number four with "Pillagers," and guest vocals on number five with Seamonkey's "Anorexiac."
Sudden Death is one of the founding members of The FuMP
The FuMP
The FuMP, or the Funny Music Project, is a website founded in 2007 which releases at least two new comedy songs every week under a Creative Commons license. Visitors are given a choice of downloading the songs for free, or purchasing a high quality mp3 for 99 cents...
, The Funny Music Project.
On October 10, 2008, Rockwell announced that the "Sudden Death" name is being retired. All subsequent tracks will be released as solo performances under Rockwell's stage name.
Discography
- Dead Things Can Rap Too (1991)
- Noise Pollution (1993)
- Brain Damage (1994, EP)
- Brain Dead (1995)
- A Decade of Decay (1996, compilation)
- Unplugged (1998)
- Fatal Accident Zone (2002)
- Die Laughing (2005)
- Fatal Error (2008)