Zombie Ghost Train was an Australian psychobilly

Psychobilly

Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...

 and gothabilly

Gothabilly

Gothabilly , is one of several music and cultural subgenres of rockabilly. The name is a portmanteau word that combines gothic and rockabilly. The earliest known use of the word gothabilly was by The Cramps in the late 1970s, to describe their blend of somber, rockabilly-influenced punk rock...

 band located in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, NSW, Australia. The band formed with Stu Arkoff (guitars and vocals), Azzy T (drums), and Captain Reckless (bass and backing vocals). In 2007, Azzy T left to pursue other musical ventures and was replaced by JM. The band released two albums, Glad Rags & Body Bags and Dealing the Death Card, as well as the EP Monster Formal Wear.

The band toured Australia, Europe and the United States. The band members, when appearing on stage, dress in "zombified" clothes, featuring tears and bloodstains. Each member has his hair in an extreme style of a quiff

Quiff

The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 50s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk. The etymology of the word is uncertain but may derive from the French word "coiffe" which can mean either a hairstyle or, going further back, the mail knights wore over their heads and...

, teddy boy cut

Teddy boy cut

Teddy Boy is a style of haircut. It was popular with mods in England during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Typically the hair was cut relatively long in comparison to regular styles of that period. It was then brushed back and heavy grease used....

 or pompadour

Pompadour (hairstyle)

Pompadour is a tall style of men's haircut which takes its name from Madame de Pompadour.There are Latin variants of the hair style more associated with European and Argentine tango fashion trends and occasionally with late 20th century musical genres such as rockabilly and country.The pompadour...

. They wore zombie make up, complete with stitches across the face. In 2008, one of Sydney's city guides, TwoThousand, called the band, "Australia's best kept secret. . . These mortuary musicians are the best thing psychobilly has seen since The Cramps

The Cramps

The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...

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Zombie Ghost Train were featured in the Horrorpunk segment of interviews on the Tribal Area 8 DVD compiled by German video-magazine, Tribal Area. In an interview with Voltage Media, Sydney band, The Horrorwood Mannequins listed playing with Zombie Ghost Train as one of their biggest moments in their music career. Collapse Board classed the band's style as being part of "the horror aesthetic and supernatural lyric themes" of psychobilly.

Zombie Ghost Train released an EP called Monster Formal Wear in 2004 and licenced to German label, Crazy Love Records (CLLP 64204). Their first album, Glad Rags & Body Bags, was released in 2006 on German Horrorpunk label, Fiend Force Records (FF-033). The song Girl U Want received the most airplay on National Australian radio station Triple J from this album, with a ranking of 7763.

Dealing the Death Card was the second and final studio album by Zombie Ghost Train. It was released on 19 May 2007 on Resist Records

Resist Records

Resist Records is an independent record label and retail store based in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. The store was opened by Toe To Toe vocalist, Scott McFadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998...

 in Australia and in Germany on Fiend Force Records. The band launched this album during an Australian tour between May and June 2007.

The band announced their breakup on 26 April 2009 on their Myspace blog.

Their logo can be spotted on the leather jacket of an extra in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Track listing

1. A1 - On The Line
2. A2 - Devil Child
3. A3 - In The Shadows
4. B1 - Go-Go Mummy
5. B2 - Mad Mummy Daddy
6. B3 - Twenty Flight Rock
7. B4 - Blue Moon Of Kentucky

Track listing

1. Glad Rags & Body Bags (1:38)
2. R.I.P.(3:12)
3. Dark Times (3:09)
4. Graveyard Queen (3:18)
5. Black White and Dead (2:51)
6. Deadcat Rumble (3:28)
7. Girl U Want (2:42)
8. Alone (4:06)
9. Night Time Crawling (3:27)
10. Zombie Beach (1:09)
11. Gone (3:12)
12. Buried Next to the King (3:23)
13. You're My Baby (6:51)

Track listing

1. Step into My Coffin (2:43)
2. Mystery Woman (3:00)
3. Bats in the Belfry (2:30)
4. 13 Tears (3:43)
5. The Big Fog (2:20)
6. Monster Rock'n'Roll (2:52)
7. Teddy Boy Boogie (3:03)
8. Dealing the Death Card (3:56)
9. To the River (3:03)
10. The Undead Sea (2:11)
11. Long Dark Night (3:16)
12. Trouble (4:08)
13. Dead End Crew (2:59)