Punk As A Doornail has been flogging the punk horse since 1999, initially from Fullerton, California. The group has evolved into a punk rock duo. Keith Irish plays the “skatar”. Cary Pealer plays the drums. Together they are a musical comedy team with songs like “I took a Sh*t and Called it Art” and “Guess Why I Named My Dog Peanut Butter”.
Initially the band would make a musical instrument out of anything they could find, but the skateboard guitar became a true staple. The “skatar” is a bass guitar and rhythm guitar played with a Hennessey bottle. It is the ultimate noise guitar perfect for raunchy and lewd skate punk.
Zodiac Killer Records released their debut studio album, “Flogging the Punk Horse” in 2009. The release is a good solid half hour of juvenile humor blurted over an old school no wave sound, similar to the Butthole Surfers, Flipper, Black Flag, Devo, The Dead Milkmen and Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. Punk As A Doornail has hit the road to promote the album and themselves in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, New Mexico, New York and Tijuana, Mexico.
Punk As A Doornail vows to keep punk creative by developing a unique sound and wacky personality. The audience always gives their full attention during their sets largely due to the weird guitar and due to Punk As A Doornail’s goofy carefree persona. Cary and Keith wins the crowd over with their honesty, ingenuity and stupid humor. Punk As A Doornail is currently recording a new album and producing their own lo-fi music videos.
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