Albums by Dead Kennedys
ALBUMIguana Studios Rehearsal Tape - San Francisco 1978Dead Kennedys
ALBUMBedtime for DemocracyDead Kennedys
ALBUMFrankenchristDead Kennedys
ALBUMFresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesDead Kennedys
ALBUMFresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (2022 Mix)Dead Kennedys
Artist Playlists
The Dead Kennedys Essentials
Smart, funny, and unrelentingly political.
Inspired by Dead Kennedys
The punk, metal, and alt-rock heroes who pay tribute to the hardcore legends.
Artist Biography
One of the finest, most distinctive American punk bands of the late 1970s/early '80s, the Dead Kennedys combined righteous political anger with a biting sense of satire. Wildman Jello Biafra's high-pitched yelp and East Bay Ray's twangy, surf-influenced guitar riffs were the San Francisco group's trademarks. The band broke up in the mid-'80s, around the time that they became targets of a high-profile censorship case involving the cover of their FRANKENCHRIST album. In 2000, they were in court again, squabbling over the rights to their albums, and a reunion ensued (from which Biafra was conspicuously absent, replaced by Dr. Know singer Brandon Cruz).
Hometown
San Francisco, CA, United States
Genre
Rock