Who played when
Members
5Buddy “Bam Bam” Balam the Brooklyn Bruiser
Drums
Count Forza
Guitar
Jesse the Intruder
Lead vocals
The Grand Wizard
Guitar
The Infliktor
Bass
Former members
10Bud “The Sledgehammer” Slater
Guitar
1987–1988Chuck the Rock
Bass
1994El Sicodelico
Guitar
1984–1987, 2012–2015Gorgeous Lord Karl Domah
Drums
1989–1994, 2012–2023Kid Sunshine
Guitar
1988–1989Mr Ultimate
Drums
1989Solomon Grande
Guitar
2016The Creep
Bass, Backing vocals
1984–1987The Psychedelic Unknown
Bass, Guitar
1987–1993, 2012–2022The Spoiler
Drums
1984–1989 · died 2013
Sydney · formed in 1984
Garage punk staged as a wrestling spectacle
Psychotic Turnbuckles wrapped a hard, psychedelic garage sound in the invented mythology of displaced American professional wrestlers.
The first decade · 1984–1994
The original line-up featured Jesse the Intruder, The Grand Wizard, El Sicodelico, The Creep and The Spoiler. A run of singles and EPs led to three studio albums before the band separated in 1994.
Reunion
Psychotic Turnbuckles re-formed in 2012, issued the retrospective Destroy Dull City and resumed intermittent touring with further line-up changes.
Made for rock’n’roll
Discography
11 Records
01The Creeps / Energy
02Psychotic Situation / The Crusher
03Destroy Dull City
Credits & release details +
Production & release
Produced by Rob Younger
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04Beyond the Flip-Out
05Go-Go Gorilla
06Pharaohs of the Far Out
Credits & release details +
Production & release
Produced by Johnny Kannis.
07Lunar Chik
08Figure Four Brain Trance
09Ride the Wild Sounds
10Destroy Dull City
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