Effective period / Period of releases: 1995

Members: Eric Schneider (9)

Denver, Colorado Funk/Punk band.

The Zombiez began in 1989 when its original members were still in high school. Guitarist Josh Lopez, bass player Chevy Martinez and lead vocalist Mike Friesen attended Chatfield High in Littleton, and drummer Daren Hahn went to Evergreen High School. All were skateboarders, and the early wave of what would be called alternative rock struck the future members of Psychodelic Zombiez as more vital than the glam metal that dominated rock radio at the time. Its blend of funk, punk and Danny Elfman-esque strangeness early on set it apart from many other bands of its day. Its rowdy antics on- and off-stage garnered the band a bit of a reputation for inspired chaos, but its musicianship and eclectic songwriting was never lacking,