Once punk rock started taking off, it wasn't long before the genre started to split off into weird sub-genres. 45 Grave were pioneers in one of these new musical paths. They helped start what came to ...

That deathrock pioneers 45 Grave are still together a full 38 years after forming seems to be as much of a surprise to singer Mary Sims, aka Dinah Cancer, as it is to anyone. On the surface, this wasn ...

Birthed from the nascent no-futurism of L.A. punk rock circa 1980, 45 Grave were largely unheralded characters in the emergence of goth as a cultural touchstone. Perhaps that's because they never took ...

Even among the early punk rock bands, 45 Grave stood out most scarily. Their songs had all the requisite punk ferocity, but a track like “Black Cross” also drifted into bizarre, previously uncharted ...

Any fan of punk rock will be well acquainted with Dinah Cancer and 45 Grave, but with a new book on its way you’ll soon be able to learn more about these icons than ever before. Do you wanna party? IT ...

For Dinah Cancer, becoming the front woman of 45 Grave in 1979 represented the scratching of multiple itches. Not only did it mean a chance to sing lead (making good use of her love for the Ramones, ...

80s horror punk act 45 Grave have dropped off the recently announced tour with the Misfits. The band reunited after a fifteen year hiatus and includes original vocalist Dinah Cancer and a new lineup ...

Legendary punk outfit 45 Grave have been resurrected many times since their early beginnings in 1979, having gone through member changes that include Rikk Agnew, Pat Smear and Paul B. Cutler. Some ...

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