The Damned are an English rock band formed in London England in 1976 by lead vocalist Dave Vanian guitarist Brian James bassist and later guitarist Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. They were the first punk rock band from the United Kingdom to release a single New Rose 1976 release an album Damned Damned Damned 1977 and tour the United States. They have nine singles that charted on the UK Singles Chart Top 40.The band briefly broke up after Music for Pleasure 1977 the follow-up to their debut album was critically dismissed. They quickly reformed without Brian James and released Machine Gun Etiquette 1979. In the 1980s they released four studio albums The Black Album 1980 Strawberries 1982 Phantasmagoria 1985 and Anything 1986 which saw the band moving towards a gothic rock style. The latter two albums did not feature Captain Sensible who had left the band in 1984. In 1988 James and Sensible rejoined to play what was said to be the Damned's final live show. This was released the next year as the live album Final Damnation.The Damned again reformed for a tour in 1991. In 1995 they released a new album Not of This Earth which was Scabies's last with the band. This was followed by Grave Disorder 2001 So Who's Paranoid? 2008 and their most recent album and the first to crack the United Kingdom's Official Charts' top 10 list landing at #7 Evil Spirits 2018. Despite going through numerous lineup changes the formation of Vanian Sensible keyboardist Monty Oxymoron drummer Pinch and bassist Stu West had been together from 2004 until 2017 when West left the band and former bassist Paul Gray rejoined.As one of the first gothic rock bands The Damned were a major influence on the goth subculture with lead singer Vanian's vampire themed costume baritone singing voice and dark lyrics being major influences. They also influenced future hardcore punk bands with their fast-paced energetic playing style and attitude.
another great record from the damned
anything
damned but not forgotten
damned damned damned
evil spirits
fiendish shadows
final damnation
grave disorder
house of blues
im alright jack and the beanstalk
machine gun etiquette
music for pleasure
not of this earth
peel sessions
skip off school to see the damned
so whos paranoid
strawberries
the captains birthday party