What key details about chainsaw kittens can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: the chainsaw kittens were a part of the american alternative rock scene , drawing from pop , glam rock , punk , new wave and british invasion music . their lyrics tackled such varied topics as religion , the stonewall riots , federico fellini , oklahoma , erik menendez , and oscar wilde . based in norman , oklahoma , its name a reference to the band members ' youth and '' chainsaw guitar sound '' , the chainsaw kittens were active from 1989 to 2000 . debuting with a sound described 1991 '' spin '' review as '' the smiths meet the new york dolls meet the devil '' , the group gained attention with '' thrift-store transvestism , '' which it abandoned when the look '' started to overshadow the music . '' the band underwent several personnel changes , but maintained the presence of principal singer/songwriter tyson meade , previously of norman alt-rock outfit defenestration , and guitarist/producer trent bell . though the kittens saw little commercial success during their period of activity , they have since won praise as '' rguably the best american band who never made it '' in the '90s heyday of alternative rock . in the 1995 movie '' empire records '' , the character mark , played by ethan embry , is wearing a '' chainsaw kittens '' t-shirt throughout the movie . the band reunited for a performance at the norman music festival in norman , oklahoma on april 26 , 2008 .
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- years active is 1989 & ndash ; 2000- past members is mark leader metzger clint mcbay aaron preston kevin mcelhaney ted- origin is norman , oklahoma- genre is alternative rock , glam rock- name is chainsaw kittens- background is group_or_band- label is mammoth , scratchie , four alarm , atlantic , echostatic , spacebaby , mercury- current members is tyson meade trent bell matt johnson eric harmon- associated acts is defenestration halston