1.) In hearing your latest new song samples on myspace I am very impressed with the musical content what are some of the bands musical influences?
~ We have a wide array of influences, but the biggest ones range from THE MISFITS to JOHNNY CASH to HANK III to MINISTRY and back again. The effect of spaghetti western soundscapes also plays into our sound.

2.) Tell me a bit about the newest CD "Bury Them Deep" (I have yet to hear it)?
~ Bury Them Deep is a classic GHOULTOWN disc. It captures the tequila soaked, deranged fun and fire along with that dark, dusty overtone that is unmistakably GHOULTOWN. The lyrics on this album continue to show COUNT LYLE's sharp wit, brilliant tongue in cheek humor, and the ability to paint a vivid picture with his words. Another unique part of Bury Them Deep, is that it also contains an 8x11 pull out poster by Dan Brereton, an AMAZING artist who's work in THE NOCTURNALS almost echoes GHOULTOWN. He has done alot of great art including art work for ROB ZOMBIE. The most important thing about Bury Them Deep, is that YOU SHOULD OWN IT!!!

3.) How was the feedback from the new songs you posted and the newest CD "Bury Them Deep" you have released?
~The feedback has been overwhelming. We're proud of this disc, and to receive such strong praise about it has been great.

4.) Does the band plan to play the East Coast more often and include more cities in any upcoming USA tours?
~ We're working on some tour dates for the summer and fall.

5.) Where can our readers purchase merch from Ghoultown? What merch is available and how many CD releases?
~ The fastest and easiest way to get GHOULTOWN stuff is through our web site www.ghoultown.com . There a few places to find our cd's and songs, but our web site is still the most efficient. You can find shirts, stickers, buttons, patches, ......my favorite.... Panties, shot glasses, The GHOULTOWN comic books, and other fun stuff. Bury Them Deep is our 5th cd available in the states.

6.) I have seen your band before live at CBGB's do you still have a horn player live?
~ Yes, we have a new horn player..RANDY GRIMM. (R.I.P.CBGB's)

7.) How is the Psychobilly and Rockabilly scene in Texas these days? Are there other Texas bands there that you are into and what are some of the bands names?
~ The scene here isn't quite what you would expect from Texas. The bigger Psychobilly and Rockabilly scene's are out west in Vegas and California. Not to say that we don't have some GREAT bands around here! Some Texas bands that you should definitely check out are THE FLAMETRICK SUBS, SHADOW REICHENSTEIN , THE VON EHRICS, 100 DAMN GUNS, and SPITFIRE TUMBLEWEEDS.

8.) How long has Ghoultown been a band and what brought your members together?
~ Lyle first had the idea in '98. He and Lizario have been friends since they were little whipper snappers. I called Lyle after seeing a flyer in a book store. I couldn't believe what I was seeing!!! Santi came along in a way that only Santi could have. We've had a couple of line-up changes along the way, but maintain a close knit family with each other.

9.) Which kinds of non electric instruments do you incorporate into your music?
~ We've used acoustic guitars and various percussion quite a bit. Some things to listen for on disc would be a drawer full of silverware, and a fistful of celery.

10.) How has Texas culture affected the music of Ghoultown when it comes to songwriting and lyrics?
~ Ghoultown embodies alot of what TEXAS is about. Rough and rugged, but with a south western charm unique to TEXAS. A big sound from a big state where everything is bigger, and weird as hell!

11.) What influences your band to create dark country oriented music?
~ The dirty, bloody old west is fascinating to say the least. We all have love for horror movies and horror music, along with westerns and western music. Growing up in the Texas underground listening to bands such as THE MISFITS and WHITE ZOMBIE, as well as being exposed to MARTY ROBBINS, JOHNNY CASH, DAVID ALLEN COE, and many other western greats has had a profound effect.

12.) Can you tell me some of the themes or story lines that your past CD and new releases have been about?
~ Plenty of references to life as undead outlaws, ladies of the night, drinkin', loneliness, card games gone bad, death, etc.. Lyle is a brilliant lyricist and writer, and comes up some dark, outrageous, fun, and bizarre storylines.

13.) Does Ghoultown have a International fanbase?
~ Absolutely. Though we've never toured oversees, there seems to be as much or geater following in Europe and Australlia as in the U.S..

14.) How can your fans reach the band?
~ www.myspace.com/ghoultown

15.) What are some of your favorite bands to play and/or tour with?
~ Playing with THE MISFITS was great!! Having JERRY ONLY on stage with us is an experience that can't be described! Playing with HANK III was a blast also. The INDEPENDENTS is probablly the most FUN band we've toured with. There's never a dull moment with those guys. ROCK CITY MORGUE and BLITZKID are other bands that have been a pleasure to tour with.

16.) What happened to the Maltoro project a while back?
~ MALTORO was something we did for fun. GHOULTOWN got to a point where the business side of it took over all other aspects, and became too much work for us to handle on our own. It became nearly impossible to write and - BE A BAND - with so much else going on with the business side of it, with no outside help. We just wanted to get back to making music and being a band with no real agenda excpet for having a good time with each other. Once we wrote some great songs, took them on the road, and decided to record them, we realized that GHOULTOWN was something that wasn't just going to go away. We also realized that MALTORO was an extention of where GHOULTOWN was when we decided to take break. Some MALTORO songs were re-worked a little bit and made it onto Bury Them Deep, one or two may make it onto the next GHOULTOWN disc, LIFE AFTER SUNDOWN, and some we'll keep in our personal collection as another wacky time in our career.

17.) What are some of your band members past bands or projects?
~ Lyle used to play with the late, great G.G ALLIN. From there, he was a founding member of doom metal legends SOLITUDE ATERNUS. After that was THE KILLCREEPS. THE KILLCREEPS is almost the sci-fi punk/metal equivelent of Ghoultown.

18.) I see that you have comic books for Ghoultown now, how are they doing?
~ The comics we have sell fairly well. The art house that was doing the printing went under, so there's been a delay in getting the next issue out. Along with the fact that Lyle has recently finished the novel, GHOULTOWN and is focusing more on shopping that than the comic right now.

19.) Not to lock you into a genre but what kind of music do you say Ghoultown plays?
~ That's THE hardest question to answer when it comes to GHOULTOWN. Although we have elements of horror punk, psychobilly, spaghetti western, metal, western swing and southern rock, we can't really be tagged with any one of those labels. GOTHABILLY is a term that comes around alot. HANK III uses the term "HELLBILLY" . After 8 years we're still at a loss when that question comes up! Music stores usually just file us in the ROCK section - except in the Netherlands.

20.) Who does the artwork and layout on your awesome website?
~ The man himself...... COUNT LYLE.

21.) Do you have any closing comments?
~ Special thanks to all of the friends, fans, family, and Ghoultown Banditos that have supported us. Keep spreading the word! Look for GHOULTOWN on the road, and for a new disc soon.

Special Thanks from AL Santo To: My Friend Count Lyle, Jake Middlefinger and Ghoultown for making this interview possible. See our Links page for a direct link to the ultra slick GHOULTOWN website.