  45 grave are an american gothic and punk rock band from los angeles, california formed in 1979. the original group broke up in 1985 but vocalist dinah cancer subsequently revived the band. 45 grave are noted as one of the first bands to mix punk rock with horror-themed lyrics, thereby positioning them as progenitors of the horror punk subgenre. their unique appearance and morbid theatricality also distinguished them as innovators of goth rock as well as "deathrock," a term used to identify a subgenre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics. ==history== the band was formed in los angeles, california during the punk rock movement. it formed out of another band with almost the same lineup called vox pop, which produced two singles. its original lineup consisted of dinah cancer (formerly of castration squad) on vocals, paul b. cutler (formerly of the consumers) on guitar, rob ritter (also known as rob graves, formerly of the bags and concurrently of the gun club) on bass, and don bolles (of germs and nervous gender) on drums. the name, according to bolles, derives from a mysterious button he found at a thrift store that said "we dig 45 grave". in 1980, 45 grave recorded their first released song, "riboflavin flavored, non-carbonated, poly-unsaturated blood", included on the [[los angeles free music 
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