Pussy Galore, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Royal Trux and even White Zombie… it all began here with this record. The template for the sleaziest, noisiest bastardization of Rock ‘N’ Roll that graced the late 80s through 90s got it’s cue right here with The Honeymoon Killers 1984 debut album, Honeymoon Killers from Mars.

The Honeymoon Killers themselves owe a debt to bands like the Stooges, The Cramps, Birthday Party and even Einstürzende Neubauten what they ended up creating was distinctly their own. Strip down Garage Rock stompers to their most primal essence, smother them under walls of fuzz and dress them up like a B-Movie and you’ll get The Honeymoon Killers. Honeymoon Killers from Mars is horribly recorded, abrasive, obnoxious and yet entirely enjoyable.

Lead by Jerry Teel, The Honeymoon Killers would in their host Jon Spencer, Christina Martinez, Judah Bauer, Russel Simins, Hollis Queens and Dan Kroha as onetime members in their 6 album career. After the book closed on the Honeymoon Killers, Teel would form the underrated Chrome Cranks in the 90s followed by The Knoxville Girls in his seemingly never ending pursuit to make some of the most unsavory of Rock humanly possible.

The Honeymoon Killers – Honeymoon Killers From Mars

- My Pal the Crook