Limited to 500 worldwide MORTICIA came to life in 1985. The band was conceived by founder keyboards/vocalist Jodie Tanaka and drummer/vocalist Matt Bachelor. The duo would set out to create dark, moody and romantic music combined with their sense of camp and tongue-in-cheek humour.
The band would be the premier goth/deathrock band in the Twin Cities and be able to walk the realms of punk, alternative and heavy metal being, embraced by a variety of scenes. Sharing the stage with local heavy metal heroes such as Impaler and Slave Raider, opening for punk icons like Wendy O Williams or sharing bills with deathrock giants as Alien Sex Fiend and Sex Gang Children, MORTICIA proved they could hold their own in any arena.
In 1988 MORTICIA would release their follow-up LP “D.O.A” that’s title track would be an unlikely cover of ‘70 psychedelic/progressive rock band Bloodrock. The cover-song choice would be a testament to the various influences in the band that would contribute to their unique brand of goth and deathrock.
13 Nightmares
1.Mausoleum Toccata And Fugue 06:34
2.Fatal Attraction 03:49
3.The Black Carriage 03:41
4.Darksider 04:45
5.Chemical Cocktail 03:10
6.Crimson Tears 05:28
7.86 for Life 05:03
8.Bela Lugosi’s Dead 04:39
9.Lady Nightmare 04:15
10.Exposure To Sunlight 03:21
11.The Blood Club 03:28
12.Victims 03:31
13.Bloody Gore Baby 04:18
D.O.A
1.Cabaret of Death 04:29
2.Voyeur 02:44
3.Lovely Shadows 02:14
4.Pennies Upon My Eyes 06:14
5.Rotting Corpse 02:41
6.Black Market Body Parts 03:25
7.Burn Witch Burn 02:58
8.D.O.A 07:52
