The Long Answer

Bored with its station in life, The Reaper decided to want a change.  Not knowing if a concept such as himself could decide.  He began traveling the world trying to find some kink of new meaning and feeling it discovered music.  This intrigued it, it hadn’t been drawn to anything ever since it was anthropomorphized from just an idea.  One of the ultimate ideas but an idea none the less.  Seeing the effect that music had on the souls of the people it touched the Reaper felt that this would be the most opposite of what it had been doing. The Reaper decided to start a band. 

However, it didn’t know what it was doing. So, it sought people who did. First it needed someone to write songs, and he found that in Tarantula Jones.  Tarantula already wanting to be a writer and having a small amount of talent for guitar.  He was smart, but he was also still very childish in a lot of ways. Tarantula was easy to tempt with promises of comic books. 

Next, he knew he needed a solid rhythm section, and not just any would do. He needed someone different someone crazy.  He needed Pandamonium, hailing from the land of SoCal punk and bringing a spice to the drums that added a little extra rhythm, there was no other choice.  This one was by far the most difficult to get but eventually a deal was made over tacos and drinks.

While the easiest member to convince was the bass player, he was also the most difficult to find.  A southern transplant Smokestack continued to travel North led by the smell of some super skunk.  It is rumored that he was the one that found the Reaper and made the offer to join the band in exchange for some of his killer weed.

With the band formed it was time to figure out what kind of music they would play. Everyone had different influences, but they all agreed on Punk as being the main style they all agreed on.  With that set they started adding and blending all of their influences to play whatever they want.  However, the Reaper wasn’t prepared for what he had created and the forces it took to bring everyone together.  He was now just as stuck as they were in these deals.  This is how the 4 piece punk band, Reaper PunX, from Tacoma Washington came to be. 

Reaper

VOCALS

AKA

CHRIS CAUDILL

Favorite Cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Favorite video game : Sims

Tarantula Jones

Guitar/Vocals

AKA

Andy McDowell

Currently on Repeat: Pedestrian At Best - Courtney Barnett

Favorite X-men character: Nightcrawler

SMOKESTACK

Bass

AKA

Brendon Thompson

Favorite Cannabis Classification: Sativa

Favorite Smoking Apparatus: Bong

What to do with unused/unwanted Lucifer's Lettuce: Give to Smokestack

Pandamonium

Drums

AKA

Kris Bent

Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars

Thing I can't stand: Exhuberant amounts of Rosemary

 

Short Answer

Reaper Punx was formed in Tacoma in 2022 when former members of Coffin Smasher decided to put together a new band.  After many member changes the current line up has become Reaper: vocals, Tarantula Jones: guitar/vocals, Smokestack: bass, and Pandamonium: Drums.  Blending together all forms of punk and whatever else inspires them.

Like the Gummi Bears? Bouncing here and there and everywhere?
                                                                                              -Smokestack