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SITE UPDATES / NEWS
[Oct 27-]
We've had some issues with the website, which we are in the middle of fixing. During the process, we'll still be updating news and shows. The updates will also we available on our Myspace and Facebook pages. We thank you for your pateince while we correct these problems

Spooky Empire was a blast. Everyone was incredible, and it was super great to see a lot of old friends again. Special thanks goes out to Petey and crew for letting us be apart of it again and again. Also, thanks to Jason (Chris Romero/Rusty Griswald) Lively for the great intro for our show. New videos are up on Youtube and Facebook. We'll get them up here and on Myspace asap.

Show reminders!
Thurs - 10/29 - Clermont Lounge, Atlanta. Halloween party!
Friday - 11/13 - Star Bar - with The Evils and Bigfoot!

Details and a preview of the new album, Hang'em High, will be posted soon!

BIG MONSTER ROCK RETURNS TO SPOOKY EMPIRE
[Aug 30-]
Spectremen will be returning to the Spooky Empire Horror Weekend in Orlando, Oct 9-11. This is the largest and BEST horror weekend in the south, and quickly becoming on the best on the country. Spooky Empire is at the Wyndham Orlando resort again this year.
Besides some great bands, this year's guest line up is huge, including: George Romero, John Landis, Fairuza Balk, T.A.P.S. members, and tons more. There will also be guest panels and Q/As, a zombie walk, the Deadite Army Hearse and spooky car show, costume contest, film fests, tattoos, and everything else to satisfy you horror hunger.
Check out Spooky Empire for more info.

SHOW UPDATE AND OTHER NEWS
[July 19-]
Sunday, Sept 13, the Spectremen will be at the 5 Spot for a Big Monster Art show. Still awaiting all the details. Check out The 5 Spot website for more info.

We're just awaiting the nod so we can make some big announcements regarding some new releases and shows. Keep watching this space for the updates!

NEW ALBUM AND SHOW POSTPONED
[May 5-]
The cd release and the release show, originally set for May 29, has been postponed for the time being. With April being very busy for everyone here, it has pushed the completion date back a little. We'll have the updated release dates as soon as they are announced. All other scheduled shows are still confirmed.

CD RELEASE NEWS, NEW SHOWS
[Mar 15-]
It has just been confirmed the the cd release of Hang'em High will be May 29 at Lenny's in Atlanta. Keep cheking this space for upcoming annoucements regarding the release!
Also now confirmed, the Spectremen will return to Lenny's on Thursday, June 6.

NEW SHOWS UPDATES
[Jan 17-]
New shows:
Jan 30 - the Loft - Augusta, GA
Feb 06 - Star Bar - Atlanta, GA
March 14 - East Atlanta Ice House - Atlanta, GA
June 19-20 - Haunted America Conference - Decatur, IL
More shows and cons are being confirmed and will be announced ASAP.

RED RIDER LYRICS
[Dec 09-]
Carbine Action dead eye shot
Sundail compass in the stock
Old Black Bart wont come around here again
got "ole Blue", my best friend

Rider Rider
Red Rider Rider

Old man cursed the bumpas hounds
Randy get your arms down
Flick stuck his tongue to a pole
Farkuss' toadie chased us home

Rider Rider
Red Rider Rider

Wrote a theme and turned it in and all i got was a C
Should have been an A+ (+ + +)
Got a present from aunt Claire and it was deranged
Looks like a pink nightmare

Cleveland street wont look the same
Must have been italian made
On the crate a f-r-a-g-i-l-e stamp
Electric sex - leg lamp

Rider Rider

DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HORRY, RA RA RA RA RA, RA RA RA RA
[Dec 08-]
Click to listen to RED RYDER!Happy Holidays from the SPECTREMEN...
Tis the season to be jolly....ra ra ra ra ra , ra ra ra raaaaaaa

Seriously though, we would like to wish the BEST of Holiday Greetings to all our friends, family and Undead Zombie Squad Members! Take a moment out and reflect on the GOOD blessings that ya may have.

I (Evil Jim) personally don't care what religion ya may or may not subscribe to, but I think we can all find it in our hearts, especially at this time of year to put a side the normal selfish bullshit that WE ALL incur during the year and take time out and spread a little Christmas Cheer! Be it donating a can of food to your local food bank, giving a used coat to the homeless shelter, getting a toy for the Marines Toys for Tots, or Hell, helping a little old lady across the street, the little effort of doing for others is a reward like no other....
NOW before I start sounding like Bono , we give ya this recording of our tribute to the GREATEST Christmas movie EVER!!!!!! ( personal opinion! ) A Christmas Story!

Many of ya know that I have a Pink Nightmare tattoo and Randy has Randy! The collection of Red Ryders grow every year, and to say I'm a little obsessed with the collecting items from the movie is a understatement! We planned on doing a Holiday Show here in Atlanta, BUT since NO CLUB felt we were worthy of playing their SHITHOLE or even returning a e-mail, we decided to record it and put it up for ya to just enjoy! SO I HOPE YA ENJOY!

We will be doing a LIMITED press of 12 cd's (as in the 12 days of Christmas) number and signed by the band, they will be available through US only... please just E-mail US if interested...Cost will be $10.00 and ALL of that $10.00 dollars will go for toys for the Toys-4-Tots program....
also....
If don't believe in Santa Claus , You can Kiss my Ass!
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas!
Dan, Randy, Newell, and Evil Jim

NEW SHOW, CONVENTION UPDATES
[Nov 07-]
Saturday, Nov 15, the Spectremen will be playing the Black Box Theatre in Little Five Points. The Seraphix, Das Manics, and Armazilla are also on the bill.

Look out Illinois! Spectremen have confirmed their return to Decatur and the Haunted America Conference, June 19-20, 2009. Troy Traylor's annual conference is held at the historic and haunted Lincoln Theatre featuring ghost hunts/tours, a séance, all star guest list, workshops and panels. Tickets go on sale Jan, 2009.
More convention confirmations in the upcoming weeks.

HORROR OF IT ALL, VOL 3 DIGITAL RELEASE
[Oct 23-]
In a new twist, the news horror compilation from Dr Cyclops/World Horror Network, the Horror of it All, vol 3, is available from digital download. This 50 band comp contains the best in Horror Punk from all darkened corners of the globe. We have it for sale in the Monstore for only 3 bones!

 

 

NEW HALLOWEEN EP, SPOOKY EMPIRE, ATL HORRORFEST
[Oct 14-]
The Spectremen will be releasing a new ep for the Halloween season. Deadly Voltage will be first available at the Spectremen/Monster Joe Coffee table at Spooky Empire horror con this weekend and the upcoming Atlanta HorrorFest.

 

 

GAS LEAKS, EARTHQUAKES, LOCUSTS, WEATHERMEN AND MORE
[Aug 26-]
Not to dwell anymore than possible, but we do want to apologize to and thank everyone who started to or tried to make it out this past Sunday. The situation just kept getting worse.. and was completely out of our control. Thank you for trying. You guys make it all worth while.
Because of that night, the show that was booked on Sept 20 has been cancelled, by us this time.

Enough of that.. On with the good stuff.
We are super excited about the Mess of Bones Reunion/Bitch/Spectremen show at the Star Bar, Sept 13. We should have an extremely limited show only exclusive single available that night, so, that's another in a looong list of reasons to show up good and early.
More details as they come in.

BIG SHOW UPDATE!
[Aug 09-]
In the tradition of monsterous shows, the Spectremen will be joining the High and Mighty BITCH for the one time only MESS OF BONES reunion on Sept 13 at the Star Bar in Atlanta.

NEW SHOW, NEW ALBUM UPDATE,
[July 31-]

It has just been announced that the Spectremen will be coming to Blue Moose Tavern in Lilburn, GA, Sunday, Aug 24. Blue Moose is located at 4975 Hwy 78/Stone Mountain Fwy in Lilburn. More details TBA.


New material and preproduction work has begun on the eagerly awaited follow up to Dark Holiday. The new album, tentatively titled Hang'em High, is planned to be finished later in the fall.
We'll pass along any info and details as we get them.

 

 

 

STAN WINSTON DIES
[June 16-]
We are saddened to pass on that creature creator Stan Winston died on Sunday. No official word at this time, but the story is developing.

DECATUR, IL, NEW SHOW, UPDATES
[June 13-]
We are just one week out from the Haunted America Conference at the haunted Lincoln Theatre in Decatur, Il. The weekend will be packed with paranormal investigations, panels, cemetary excursions, radio shows, and on Saturday night, a special Spectremen set. Check out Prairieghosts.com for all the details.

New show added! July 19, the Spectremen will be returning to Tucker, Ga at Flanigan's.

Also, check out the Myspace page to see all the pictures from the Monster Bash people are sending in.

We've gotten word that the long awaited Horror of it All, vol 3 will be out very soon. No specific date from the people at Dr Cyclops, but we are expecting to get the word any day. We'll keep you posted.

DARK HOLIDAY RELEASE NOTES, THANK YOUs
[May 21-]
We have to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone for coming out Saturday for the release of Dark Holiday. The show was an monsterous success. And from the response, it looked like all of you had as much fun as we did.
For those of you who couldn't make it, the Spectremen treated everyone to two sets. The first was selections from Dark Holiday and some newer songs. After a break, the Spectremen came back to the stage, all dressed as nuns, and whipped out a set of older songs and some blistering covers. Thank you again for making it such a great night!

Check out the new review of Dark Holiday.

See you all at Monster Bash'08!

ROCK-N-ROLL MONSTER BASH!
[May 1-]
It has just been announced that the Spectremen have been added to the Monster Bash at the StarLight Drive-In, June 1. This year's event features Godzilla vs MechGodzilla and the Werewolf vs Vampire Women, music, an artist alley, hot rods, hearses, choppers and of course, Miss Monster Bash. Its $15 for the whole event. Gates open at noon.
Go to RockAndRollMonsterBash.com for details.

DARK HOLIDAY RELEASE PARTY UPDATE!
[April 17-]
The Spectremen will be having a monster album release party for DARK HOLIDAY, May 17 at the Star Bar in Atlanta.
Details are still coming in, but it has been announced that the Spectremen will be playing two special sets. Also, anyone dressed as a nun will get a free copy of the cd! Opening acts are still TBA, but the way things are shaping up, this will be huge!
More details as we get them.. Stay tuned!

NEW SHOWS, UPDATES, DARK HOLIDAY
[April 11-]
ComCast OnDEMAND Music Showcase will host the Spectremen, May 20 at Smith's Old Bar. Its an early show, starting at 7pm, but it'll be a lot of fun.
More shows are in the works and are being confirmed, including the release party for the long awaited DARK HOLIDAY. We'll let you know as soon as we get the dates and details.

Speaking of Dark Holiday, we are now taking orders for immediate shipment. Check out the Monstore to get yours.

TONIGHT AT ZIGGY"S CANCELLED
[Mar 08-]
We are saddened to announce that we had to cancel tonight at Ziggy's in Chattanooga. The last we heard, the Sid Vicious Experience and Local Union are still playing so please support these acts.
We are hoping to get the date rescheduled ASAP.

ZIGGY'S, OMEGACON
[Mar 05-]
Just a quick reminder about this weekend in Chattanooga. The Spectremen will roll into town March 8, with the Sid Vicious Experience at Ziggy's. This will be the first time the Spectremen have returned in Chattanooga in almost 9 years, but this show will more than make up for the lost time!

OmegaCon is coming up the following weekend. The Spectremen will be playing Friday, March 14, at 11pm, and will be appearing all weekend at the convention. Stop by the Spectremen/Monster Joe Cofffee table, say hello, and check out all the new shirts and some special surprises.

 

 

 

NEW SHOWS, DARK HOLIDAY NEWS
[Jan 24-]
The new year is already promising to be the busiest and biggest so far, with the new album, more comps, and hordes of new shows.

Friday, Feb 1, the Spectremen will once again bring the ROCK back to the Star Bar in Atlanta along side Rock City Dropouts and Black Daniels.

Look out Chattanooga! Spectremen will roll into town March 8 with the Sid Vicious Experience at Ziggy's. We'll post all the details as soon as we get them.

Dark Holiday is almost upon us!! The new album should be finished by early March. This album, fully recorded by Evil Jim, is busting at the seams wih brand new songs. Keep checking here for the release date and more updates and possible sneak peaks as it gets closer!


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