As we always try to bring bands to your attention that you might never have come across and when we do we like to pass it on down the line and we continue to introduce quality music when we hear it. Today is no exception ladies and gents can we please introduce the most excellent Zodiac Panthers…
Where Dya get the name Zodiac Panthers from?I Lifted the zodiac part from Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction. I always loved that name. The panthers part came from looking at MC5 albums with all the white panther party propaganda. It just clicked Zodiac Panthers would be a great name!
Who is in the band and what do they play?
I’m Johnny Yeagher (vocals/guitar), Angela Yeagher (drums/backup vocals) & Nate Erney (bass).
I’m Johnny Yeagher (vocals/guitar), Angela Yeagher (drums/backup vocals) & Nate Erney (bass).
Where do the Zodiac Panthers call home?
We’re from Wilmington, North Carolina.
We’re from Wilmington, North Carolina.
What are your influences?
We’re influenced by 60s garage rock & 70s/80s punk mostly. Sonics, Music Machine, Stooges, Ramones, Testors, The Cramps, The Saints. The list could go on!
We’re influenced by 60s garage rock & 70s/80s punk mostly. Sonics, Music Machine, Stooges, Ramones, Testors, The Cramps, The Saints. The list could go on!
Who brings what to the table as far as songwriting goes?
I write all of the music and most of the lyrics. Angela also writes lyrics and helps come up with lyrical themes. Once Angela and Nate work out their parts the songs take on a whole new life. That’s when it sounds like the Zodiac Panthers.
What releases have you had so far and what can we expect over the next 6 to 12 months as far as recordings go?
We’ve released three EPs:
‘Zodiac Panthers’ / I Don’t Gotta, But I’m Gonna, Cause I Wanna’ / ‘Hexray Vision’
I write all of the music and most of the lyrics. Angela also writes lyrics and helps come up with lyrical themes. Once Angela and Nate work out their parts the songs take on a whole new life. That’s when it sounds like the Zodiac Panthers.
What releases have you had so far and what can we expect over the next 6 to 12 months as far as recordings go?We’ve released three EPs:
‘Zodiac Panthers’ / I Don’t Gotta, But I’m Gonna, Cause I Wanna’ / ‘Hexray Vision’
Four singles: ‘I’d Rather Be Dead’ / ‘Primal Astrology’ / ‘666 Feet Away From My Love’ / ‘Black Leather Heart’
Luckily I have a home studio so we can continue to release new music. ‘666 Feet Away From My Love’ and ‘Black Leather Heart’ were released during this pandemic. We have more material we’ll be releasing in a couple of months.
What about post pandemic and playing live?
This pandemic has definitely hurt us as far as playing shows and promoting our band. Playing live is how we generate most of our income for the band and make the majority of our fans. I’m just not sure how soon it’ll get back to normal or what the new normal will be.
If you could co-write with anyone who would you like a crack at? I guess alive or dead is fair game.
It would be Stiv Bators. I love his vocal style and his lyrics. He was definitely one of a kind. Very raw.
We’re heading to a desert island and you have to travel lite. Give us three records you’d take one book and three films?
The first New York Dolls record. I never get tired of hearing it. It’s so perfect.
The Jim Carrol Band – Catholic Boy. He’s one of my favorite lyricists. Theirs so much attitude in his voice.
The first Ramones record. It changed my life. It was my introduction into punk.
I usually read music biographies. So my one book would be ‘Please Kill Me’. As far as punk history books go, it’s the best.
As for Movies, It would be ‘Escape From New York’. An awesome sci-fi movie starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken. It’s a killer! Next up ‘Trick or Treat’ which was a great ’80s heavy metal horror movie. Some of the scenes were actually filmed here in Wilmington. The Warriors is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s so dark, grimy and sleaze. I love all the different gangs and how they have to fight their way back home.
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