Location: Los Angeles
Active: 1981 – 1983
After vocalist and graphic artist Dave Grave disbanded Zombie Legion, he formed Voodoo Church in April of 1981. He was joined by Tina Winter and Rob Reimer. Only one 12” was released, but Dave Grave had already left the band, with former bass player Tina Winter taking over on vocals and Jeff Porter filling in on bass. They were the perfect love child of 45 Grave and Christian Death. The cover of the EP on sweet red vinyl was photographed by renowned punk photographer Ed Colver, using double exposure photography for a ghostly effect. Though they remained relatively undiscovered for many years, their focus on gothic aesthetic and subject matter has earned them recognition as one of Los Angeles prime examples of California deathrock.
Voodoo Church performed at venues like Zombie Zoo and Anti-Club around Californian for their brief existence. They also played for the television program New Wave Theatre, which also hosted 45 Grave, Castration Squad, Bad Religion, Fear, Legal Weapon and UXA among others – a scheduled Christian Death performance did not occur unfortunately.
Voodoo Church reunited for another album and some shows in 2001, but with an unclear direction and a more hard rock approach that didn’t capture the spirit of the original band after such a long absence. Despite the effort of scene veteran Tony Havoc (Scarlets Remains, Radio Scarlet, Culture Hex) on drums and deathhawk, after two albums, neither attained the same sound as the original, primarily through production quality. Tina Winter appeared on a gawdy reality television home-makeover show.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/439770-Voodoo-Church
Related: 45 Grave, Christian Death, Zombie Legion, Frankenstein, New Wave Theatre, Dave Grave, Tina Winter, Tony Havoc
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