The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead were a short-lived but influential gothic rock/deathrock band from New York, founded in 1985. After issuing one eponymous four-song demo cassette in fall 1985 (produced by Joe Truck and Andy Trash of Chop Shop), they split up. In 2001, following a revival of interest and appearances on several compilation CDs, the band self-released a collection of their 1985 studio and live recordings (later reissued via Lulu.com and iTune... more

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