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Livends are a Texas based Psychobilly/Horror punk band that base operations out of Austin,TX. Formed in 1996 , Livends are the originators and longest enduring bands in the Texas Horror Punk scene. They have released several limited releases such as “Ghoul Rock” (1996), “Night of The Bats” (1999), as well as 2008’s newest album, “Of Demons”. Since that time, Livends have undergone numerous lineup changes, escaped troubles with the law, internal conflicts,etc. but are currently back to the original 4 member lineup and prove they are an evil force to be reckoned with! Each member brings their own musical influences which range from Danzig era-Misfits,Samhain,Demented Are Go,as well as their love for classic thrash and heavy metal to create the unique horror sounds of Livends! They continue to be consistent in the Texas psychobilly/ horror punk scene and were currently signed to Psychobilly US/Hairball 8 records. They have shared stage with international psychobilly/ punk acts such as pioneers, The M3t3ors,The Quakes, Phantom Rockers,Nekromantix,The Misfits, 7 Shot Screamers Pagan Dead,Concombre Zombi,Asmodeus,Formaldehydes,Calabrese,Michale Graves, G-string, Koffin Katz, Calavera, 12 Step Rebels,Hellbats,The Slanderin’,Resurex, and countless others. …
”It’s not often that a punk album of this genre captures the feel and the heart, allow me to say, the “all hell breaking loose”, of early attempts of bands like the Undead and Mourning Noize, to capture the unparalleled horror punk fury of The Misfits. Yes, one or two tracks are of slower tempo, but they fit right in somehow with the wannabee Earth A.D tracks like “Take Me to Your Room” and “Night Of The Bats.” Describing these as wannabees is not an insult,especially when being compared to someone like the Misfits. The key here is consistency in quality. The players aren’t the best, but they are just talented enough to pull it off without being polished or overbearing like so many others in the modern horror punk genre come across these days.The music doesn’t try too hard or come across forced. Some of the sound bites might seem unecessary, but it takes away nothing to the beauty that this belongs in 2008 as much as it does in 1988…or more appropriately say,1983. A good album should not sound dated and this gem is successful in that. Now the question and the crime of it is, with this being a self release…how many deprived ears will go without ever hearing this rare gem in an era of musical redundance and unoriginality,especially in our hungry genre of choice…”
