The Spectre | nl

Technically the Canadian metal band Kick Axe . When they appeared on the Transformers: The Movie soundtrack, execs decided that the name 'Kick Axe' was inappropriate for the film's target audience, so they required that the band perform under the moniker Spectre General. .

There are 5 bands which have used the name Spectres: 1. Spectres is a post punk band from Vancouver Canada, their sound shares similarities with bands such as The Mob and Joy Division. 2. Spectres is a 'nu gazey noise' 4-piece hailing from Bristol, UK. They draw their influence from acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine. 3. Spectres was a 4-piece screamo band from San Fransisco, California. Spectres formed in 2005 and was originally called Maudlin. Due to copyrights they were forced to change their name. They became Spectres in early 2006 and broke...

Igor Spectre gives LA guitar rock a kick in the pants and turns it up to 12. Inspired by the likes of The Damned, Meatloaf, The New York Dolls, and many others, Igor’s been blazing new trails of rock bombast since forming in 2000. With a repertoire of infectious, well-crafted songs ranging from all-out electric vintage punk to paint-peeling surf insanity to malevolent carnival rock, Igor Spectre’s played with The Adicts, The Black Keys, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, New Model Army, and tons of other great rock acts, and manages to blow the roof off every venue...

From Sweden, comes SKELETAL SPECTRE...3 ghastly apparitions from the voids of eternal darkness. Their goal is a simple one...to play crushing horror DOOM METAL mixed with other influences and eerie sounds to come up with something they feel is their own. Prepare to be haunted as the band has just released their debut CD on Razorback Recordings which is titled "Tomb Coven". Do you hear the sound of the spectre? It's coming for you... taken from the band's myspace page. .