Rats Ass

Formed by Stratford and Magner out of the ashes of the Square Cools, one of Sac’s first punk bands, Tales of Terror were different from the start. Fueled by epic amounts of alcohol and later, LSD, their performances were high-energy, even by the standards of Hardcore bands of the time. But what really set them apart was their range of influences, which ran from rockabilly to seventies rock. Tales of Terror were Elvis fans, which explains both their badass cover of “Hound Dog” (which had migrated from the Square Cools set list), and the song “Over Elvis Worship” which describes a tattoo on a body part that most men are terribly protective of and features the lyrics, ”Shaking my balls all over the place, with a smile upon my face.” Shake it!