Electric Frankenstein

Electric Frankenstein
Origin	Whippany, Clifton, and other areas of New Jersey, USA
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1991–present
Associated acts	The Hellacopters When I Was Dead Kung Fu Killers
Website	http://www.electricfrankenstein.com
Members
Steve Miller Sal Canzonieri Drew Benfante Mike Lincoln
Past members
Danny Frankenstein Rob Sefcik Frankie Orlandoni Jim Foster John Caton Joe Martin John Steele Bill Gill Joel Gausten Rene Valentine

Electric Frankenstein is an American band from Whippany, Clifton, and other areas of New Jersey. Their music is generally considered punk rock, but includes elements of hard rock and Heavy Metal as well. Because of this, they have sometimes been referred to as AC/DC meets The Dead Boys - high energy punk rock & roll that combines the raw and energetic sounds of Punk Rock and Garage Punk (Dead Boys, Ramones, Damned, Misfits, etc.) with elements of Hard Rock played by bands like MC5, Stooges, AC/DC, Kiss, Mott the Hoople, Alice Cooper, and so on.

History

The band was formed in 1991, by brothers Sal and Dan Canzonieri (a.k.a., Danny Frankenstein). With Sal on guitar and Dan on bass, their first line-up was with Frankie Orlandoni on vocals, Jim Foster on lead guitar and John Caton on drums. Within one year, Steve Miller took over as singer/vocalist and also played lead guitar. Miller took time off while recording a side project, and Scott Wilkins of Verbal Abuse & Condemned to Death took over vocals for two years, after which Steve Miller returned on vocals and lead guitar. John Steele and Rob Sefcik took over alternately playing drums during the last 15 years. They developed a strong following in New York City and by 1995, they toured nationally and internationally. After releasing singles on a handful of independent labels, they released their first vinyl EP, The Time Is Now, in 1995 that was released on CD with tracks from 7" singles as their first full-length album. Since then, they have released over 10 albums with almost every album being released on a different label.

The band's music and/or graphic art has been featured in video games, such as Tony Hawk's Underground, TV shows such as Viva La Bam, The X-Files, Nitro Circus, Fantasy Factory, Dawson's Creek, and movies such as Signs, and American Psycho 2.

Accolades

The band has been featured in many music books, including the following:

• All Music Guide to Rock
• The Encyclopedia of Hardcore & Punk
• The Book of Metal (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Metal Music)
• The A-Z of Doom, Gothic, & Stoner Metal
• The Great Metal Discography
• The Immense Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal

The band was chosen by the Frankenstein Society to represent the release of the Frankenstein stamp by the United States Postal Service.

Members

Current

• Steve Miller (vocals)
• Sal Canzonieri (guitar)
• Drew Benfante (bass)
• Mike Lincoln (drums)

Former

• Danny Frankenstein (bass) - fills in occasionally
• Frankie Orlandoni (vocals)
• Rik L Rik (vocals)
• Scott Wilkins (vocals)
• Rene Valentine (drums) - formerly of Joey Ramone's band, The Resistance; Hari Kari; Jim Marcus of Die Warzau and Pigface.
• Jim Foster (of Adrenalin O.D.) (guitar)
• Carl Porcaro (guitar)
• Rob Sekcik (drums) fills in occasionally
• John Caton (drums)
• Joe Martin (drums)
• John Steele (drums)fills in occasionally
• Eric Arce (drums)
• Ruben (drums)
• Joel Gausten (drums)
• Chris Lynn (bass)
• Sean O' Brien (bass)
• Bill Gill (bass)
• Johnny Sonic (from Ironhead) (bass)
• Joey Rudacil (from Buzzard) (drums)

Discography

Albums

• The Time Is Now (1995)
• Conquers The World (1996)
• Sick Songs (1997, released in UK as Action High)
• Spare Parts (1998)
• Rock and Roll Monster (1999)
• How to Make a Monster (1999)
• Annie's Grave (2000)
• Don't Touch Me, I'm Electric (2000, released in US as Annie's Grave)
• Dawn of Electric Frankenstein (2001, split album with Crash Street Kids, The Thing and Kathedral)
• The Buzz of 1,000 Volts (2001) - USA
• Listen Up, Baby! (2003)
• We Will Bury You! (2004)
• Dead & Back (2004)
• Burn Bright, Burn Fast! (2005)
• High Voltage Rock & Roll - The Best of Electric Frankenstein! (2011)
• Legacy of Electricity DVD - 20 Years of Interviews, TV Appearances, and Live (2011)

EPs

• The Time Is Now (1995)
• Fractured (1997)
• Monster (1998)
• Listen Up, Baby (1998, split with The Hookers)
• Sod the Odds! (2000)
• Ace's High (2001, split with Briegel)
• Electric Frankenstein Meets Muddy Frankenstein (2000, split with Muddy Frankenstein)
• Splitsville 1 (2002, split with the Supersuckers)
• Electric Frankenstein Meets El Nada (2003, split with El Nada)
• Doktor Frankendragster (2005, split with Bad Dog Boogie)
• Stripped Down, Fueled Up! (2003, split with Jed Whitey, Iron Boss and The Puppies)
• Super Kool (2004)
• The Birth of Electric Frankenstein (2005)
• 4 Those About to Rock (2007, split with The Chuck Norris Experiment, V8wankers and The Whocares)
• Split 7" with Valdez (2007)
• Split 7" with S.T.P. (Italy)
• Split CD with The Hip Priests (2010)

External links

• Official webpage
• Electric Frankenstein Interview in Horror Garage
• Electric Frankenstein - BandToBand.com