(Psychobilly / Punkabilly) The Black Rose Phantoms: Love You More Dead (EP) (2008), Among Dead Men (2012) [MP3 (tracks), lossy]

From the very beginning The Black Rose Phantom’s own take on music was one that was never heard before. Taking a mixture of traditional Psychobilly music (made popular in Europe during the 1980’s by such music legends as The Meteors, and Demented Are Go), along with various influences from the Metal, Punk and Country/Rockabilly Genres. Based out of Long Beach, CA The Black Rose Phantoms formed in late 2002. With only a short 8 months the band was asked to join Hell Cat Records very own Nekromantix as they ventured on a West Coast Tour. Within the months that followed, the band found themselves in the studio recording their Far From Heaven demo. Once pressed and ready for promotion the band caught yet another opportunity as they went on tour again. This time in support of Tiger Army. The tour helped the band branch out to new regions such as the South and Mid-West of the United States. With the coming of 2007, The Black Rose Phantoms released their much anticipated full length album Beyond the Wall of Sleep on Smelvis Records. In support of the album the band set off on there 3rd major tour playing in such legendary venues as The House of Blues (Anaheim, Hollywood), El Corazon (Seattle), The Venue (Salt Lake City), and The Catalyst (Santa Cruz). In recent success The Black Rose Phantoms song, Love You More Dead was featured on the short film Cannibal Flesh Riot. The hit song can be found on the bands EP of the same title released in 2008.