The Dead Boys
are an
American
Punk Rock band
from
Cleveland, Ohio.
The band was
among the
first wave of punk,
and regarded
by many as one
of the rowdiest
and most
violent groups
of the era.
They were formed by
vocalist
rhythm guitarist
Jimmy Zero,
bassist
Jeff Magnum,
lead guitarist
Cheetah Chrome,
and
drummer
Johnny Blitz
in 1975,
with the latter two
having splintered
from the band
Rocket
from the Tombs.
The original
Dead Boys
released
two studio albums,
Young, Loud and Snotty,
and
We Have Come for Your Children.
The Dead Boys
were initially active
from
1975 to 1980,
briefly reuniting
a few times
in the mid-1980s,
and then
later again
in
2004
and
2005
for the first time
without Bators,
who had died
in 1990.
