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1988 was a big year for us. By the summertime, Dawson, Emerson, Stanwyck and myself had graduated from High School. It was liberating, but being finished with our basic…

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OK, kiddies…

Pause your Spotify and put down your smartphones for a second, so Grandpa can tell you about the good ol'days… Back before technology gave you access to…

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When I started at Florence Reizenstein Middle School in the fall of 1980, I already knew a lot of the kids in my classes from my time at East…

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We started off 1988 gearing up to record our third demo, the first recording without George Grant at the helm. Our friends in Doomwatch had invited us to visit…

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Now that Brian Stanwyck had officially filled the bass vacancy, we were anxious to show that we could stand on our own without George Grant. For better or for…

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So the decision to become a five-piece had been made, but we kept the news to ourselves. It was a relatively easy secret to keep as it had only…

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The Electric Banana had become the home for punk in Pittsburgh thanks to the hard work of Reid Paley (The Compulsives/The Five), Karl Mullen (The Cuts/Carsickness) and others. Read…

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Necropolis was back in the basement, Chris Emerson's basement to be exact. We were trying to revamp the band after our Electric Banana debut the year before. New drummer…

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Graphic artist Thomas Reynolds’ work may not be evident when you listen to Necropolis, but his drawings are a critical element in our band’s DNA.

Like most groups, we…

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as hazily recalled by Spahr Schmitt

The origins of Necropolis begin with founding member George Grant...

George grew up playing music with neighborhood friends in the Wilkinsburg borough just…