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1974–present. Labels. Homestead Records. Alive/BOMP! Records. Website. ggallin .com. Merle Colby Allin Jr. (born April 9, 1955) [1] is an American bass guitarist. He is the elder brother of the late punk rock vocalist GG Allin.
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Like his late older brother GG, Merle Allin is covered from head-to-toe in tattoos, and has an affinity for long, scraggy facial hair. Merle was also the bassist in GGs last backing band, the Murder Junkies, during the early 90s. As can be seen in that eras classic GG documentary Hated, Merle went eyebrow-less during this time, and sported a mousta...
Although GG Allin had been making a name for himself in the US punk underground for over a decade by the 90s, it marked the first time that GG undertook a sustained tour, with a set backing band. And the result was pure mayhem.
Both GG and Merle were born in the small town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, in 1956 and 1955 respectively, and raised in a log cabin with no running water. Their father was, Merle says, a maniac recluse, very much a hermit, who named his youngest son Jesus Christ Allin.
It was pretty turbulent the first 10 years of our life, before my mom decided to leave my father. I dont know half the shit that went on. My father was very closed in, tried to keep everybody away from everybody.
And play music they did. With GG on drums and Merle on guitar, the duo ploughed through such local bands as Little Sisters Date (playing stuff like Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper) and Malpractice (playing Ramones, Iggy). Eventually the brothers checked out the Boston and New York City scenes: There was a world out there that we needed to ge...
It just came to a point that the band would rehearse, get a gig, the show would last 10 or 15 minutes, and the band just got totally fed up. Theyd been putting all that time into rehearsing, and got frustrated cos GG would say: Okay, tonight were gonna get through the set, Im not gonna do this and that. Then theyd get on stage and you couldnt contr...
Despite having a daughter and being married (up until the early 80s), GG continued on his rock n shock quest entirely on his own terms. He basically lived on the road, or wherever somebody wanted to invite him to do some recording. A tour for GG in the 80s was getting on a Greyhound Bus, riding around the country, and playing two or three shows in ...
As a result, quite a few band names have been linked to GGs shows and recordings from this era, including the Disappointments, the Toilet Rockers, the AIDS Brigade and the Holy Men. Some of GGs best-known albums were released during this time, including You Give Love A Bad Name and Freaks, Faggots, Drunks & Junkies, while his live shows got increas...
Feeling that hed reached his limit, GG decided he was going to kill himself on stage, and went as far as announcing the date he was going to it: October 31, 1990. But fate interrupted what wouldve been his most gruesome performance ever, when he was sentenced to jail in Michigan.
But the twin-guitar Murder Junkies line-up lasted for only a few rehearsals before Dee Dee flew the coop. It was also around this time that up-and-coming filmmaker Todd Phillips began shooting GG and his adventures in hopes of putting together a documentary. That documentary would be the cult classic Hated.
The Murder Junkies then hit the road, with GG opting to skip parole. What followed was typical GG-style shows. After GGs death, Merle attempted to continue the Murder Junkies. But when vocalists proved hard to find, he shut it down and concentrated on running GGs official website and selling merchandise, CDs, and videos. To celebrate the 10th anniv...
During our 1992 tour he got arrested in Austin, for lewd behaviour all the things GG does on stage. The cops came in and arrested him. Then they decided they would extradite him back to Michigan, and he served out the remainder of his sentence another year.
So from March of 1992 until April of 1993, we basically recorded [Brutality And Bloodshed]. When he came out of prison he had the lyrics all written, and he just put them to the music. A month later we were on the road again.
Unlike after his first prison stay, when GG was freed this time his health appeared to be on the decline.
Almost immediately after his death, GGs legend grew, thanks in part to the popularity of the Hated documentary, released a year after he died. Then a number of renowned rockers began voicing their appreciation of GG, namely Faith No More (who covered I Wanna Fuck Myself for their 1995 single Ricochet), CKY, and Hank Williams III (who covered Bite I...
Merle Allin, the elder brother of the late punk rocker GG Allin, shares his memories and insights on his brother's life and career in a new interview. He talks about their childhood, their musical influences, and how GG's stage antics eventually led to his overdose.
Apr 8, 2015 · Punk rock icon Merle Allin sits down to talk about music, horror and his life in general. Merle is the bassist for the Murder Junkies and he discusses some o...
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Mar 16, 2023 · Merle Allin, the elder brother of the late punk rocker GG Allin, shares his memories of their childhood, musical influences and challenges in a rare interview. He also reflects on GG's downfall and tragic end, and how he got trapped in his own insanity.
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1.22K subscribers. Subscribed. 199. 10K views 2 years ago. Join me as I sit down with the legendary bass player of the Murder Junkies for a candid conversation about free Troma movies, serial...
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