Now that Brian had officially filled the bass vacancy, we were anxious to show that we could stand on our own. For better or for worse, we would be responsible for Necropolis going forward and we were determined to prove…
So the decision to become a five piece was made, and it was an easy secret to keep. It had only been made a week before our big show on Valentine’s Day, the second benefit for our fanzine, Warhammer.
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 All About It!
Mike LaVella of Half Life (and Pittsburgh’s first…
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 Emerson and guitarist Jon Dawson were bringing the aptitude and energy…