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Tales of Terror was a Sacramento, California hardcore punk band active from roughly 1982 to 1986. Formed by singer Pat "Rat's Ass" Stratford and bassist Geoff Magner with guitarist Lyon Wong and drummer Mike Hunter, they played throughout the area and opened for the Vandals, Dead Kennedys, and Fang. Their lone self-titled album was released in 1984 on San Francisco label CD Presents (fewer than 5,000 pressed), and they appeared on compilations such as Thrasher's Skate Rock 2. Blending hardcore, psychedelia, and rock, they've been cited as an influence by Kurt Cobain and Mudhoney's Mark Arm; Midtown Monthly called them "one of the most influential bands Sacramento ever produced." Their run ended after guitarist Lyon Wong died in January 1986.
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