Death Ride 69 were a tribal industrial garage band that formed in

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led by Linda LeSabre (Beatmistress). The original incarnation was a duo consisting of guitarist Don Diego and vocalist Linda LeSabre. The band also featured contributions from Mark Blasquez,

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, Wrex Mock, Dave Haas and Buc Bono. They released two full-length albums, '' Death Ride 69'' produced by Scott Arundale in 1988 and ''

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'' in 1996.

History

Death Ride 69 was originally conceived in late 1987 by bass-drum duo Linda LeSabre and Don Diego out of

, California. They were later joined by guitarist Wrex Mock and recorded their self-titled debut album in 1988, which contained all the tracks from their ''Elvis Christ'' EP. LeSabre reformed the band as a trio with

, formerly of

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and Buc Bono and issued another EP titled ''Red Sea'' in 1989. The band went on hiatus in the early nineties and reformed as a duo with Mark Blasquez joining LeSabre. They were signed to Fifth Colvmn Records and issued their second full-length album ''

'' in 1996. Marco Gariboldi of ''Fabryka'' called the album "a crescendo of harsh guitars, distortions and hammering drums directed by the high and charismatic voice of Linda" and "a very good album by an underrated and forgotten band."

Discography

Studio albums *'' Death Ride 69'' (Little Sister Records, 1988) *''

'' ( Fifth Colvmn, 1996) EPs * ''Elvis Christ'' (Little Sister, 1988) * ''Red Sea'' (Little Sister, 1989)

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