While Messer Chups’ sound is hard to neatly categorize, it is embraced by fans of rockabilly, horror punk, vintage surf records, Italian slasher films, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pulp Fiction, lounge music, the theremin, The Cramps, and the theme song from The Munsters. Their catchy music combines surf, vintage Russian melodies, rare film samples from the 50s and 60s, scratchy historical recordings, and lounge loops. Live, they explode with garage-punk intensity, all played against a video-collage backdrop of mid-century trashy cult and horror movie clips featuring Russ Meyer and Ed Wood, and superstars like Vampira and Bela Lugosi in a zombie mash-up.
Messer Chups is Oleg “Guitaracula” on guitar, Svetlana “Zombierella” on bass and vocals and Signor Mattia on drums. Through their constant touring and steady music releases, the band has now amassed a huge and passionate global fan base. In 2022, the band signed with USA-based label Hi-Tide Recordings, global leader in ‘Surf, Lounge & Exotic Sounds"
Dead Kampers was formed in Santa Cruz, California, in 2018 by guitarist Donny Campion and drummer Holland Barry. The band's name may or may not be derived from a secret, illegal mountain biking trail.
Dead Kampers started out playing surf classics as well as originals, evolving to a more aggro sound, blending rockabilly swagger and rowdy cowpunk with reverb-drenched, Dick Dale-inspired surf guitar. The result is a hybrid that Donny calls "outlaw surf."
The band is known for their high-energy shows dominated by Campion's blistering fingerwork and Barry's ferocious, surf/punk/metal-inflected signature style, anchored by Gary Boodt's driving basslines. Dead Kampers are currently assaulting the West Coast and available for venues, festivals, and other public events, as well as private bookings.