Gravedigger V

The Profile

American garage rock revival band from San Diego, active 1983–1984, best known for the LP All Black and Hairy on Voxx Records.

Formed in San Diego in 1983; disbanded in 1984; style rooted in 1960s-styled garage/psychedelic rock; signature release: All Black and Hairy.

A DeBaser reviewer hails Gravedigger V’s All Black and Hairy as essential, unfrilly West Coast garage rock. Highlights include Tomorrow Is Yesterday, No Good Woman, Do Like Me, and Night of the Phantom. The tone is celebratory and urges immediate listening. Publicly, Gravedigger V are known as an American 1980s garage rock revival band.