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The Zero Boys are hardcore punk band that emerged from Indianapolis, Indiana in the early 1980s as unlikely peers to the established pioneering punk bands on the coasts, like The Dead Kennedys, The Ramones and Black Flag. The ZB’s original line-up for their first go-round—Paul Mahern (vocals), Terry “Hollywood” Howe (guitar), John Mitchell (bass) and Mark Cutsinger (drums)—formed in 1979 after Mahern read a cover story about (and absorbed the images of) The Sex Pistols in Creem magazine. The Zero Boys would release one of the seminal albums in punk rock history in 1982, Vicious Circle—which was re-released in subsequent decades, renewing interest in the band—making them one of the more recognizable names in... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Punk, Hardcore

City Of Origin:

Indianapolis, ,Indiana United States

Formed Date:

1979