Butthole Surfers

Butthole Surfers are an American band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary, who met as students at Trinity University. Their mix of punk, noise and psychedelia relied heavily on tape manipulation and studio effects. They were known for chaotic live shows with strobes, film projections, smoke and two drummers, and for Locust Abortion Technician (1987). Butthole Surfers settled around Haynes, Leary and drummer King Coffey, with Teresa Nervosa as second drummer and Jeff Pinkus on bass. Their early records, including Psychic... Powerless...