Zombie Ghost Train were formed in Sydney as a
gothabilly and
psychobilly group by Stu Arkoff (a.k.a. Stuart Hibberd) on lead vocals, guitar and
theremin, Captain Reckless (a.k.a. Aaron Mol) on
slap bass and backing vocals, and AzzA-T (a.k.a. Aaron James Trew) on drums and percussion. Arkoff and Reckless were former members of the Ark Off Experiment. The band toured Australia, Europe and the United States. The band members, when appearing on stage, dress in "zombified" clothes, featuring tears and bloodstains. Each member has his hair in an extreme style of a
quiff,
teddy boy cut or
pompadour. They wore zombie make up, complete with stitches across the face. In 2008, one of Sydney's city guides, TwoThousand, called the band, "Australia's best kept secret. . . These mortuary musicians are the best thing psychobilly has seen since
The Cramps". Zombie Ghost Train were featured in the
Horror punk segment of interviews on the
Tribal Area 8 DVD compiled by German video-magazine,
Tribal Area. In an interview with Voltage Media, Sydney band,
The Horrorwood Mannequins listed playing with Zombie Ghost Train as one of their biggest moments in their music career. Collapse Board classed the band's style as being part of "the horror aesthetic and supernatural lyric themes" of psychobilly.
Monster Formal Wear Zombie Ghost Train released an EP called
Monster Formal Wear in 2003 and licensed to German label,
Crazy Love Records (CLLP 64204). Their first album,
Glad Rags & Body Bags, was released in 2005 on German Horrorpunk label,
Fiend Force Records (FF-033). The song
Girl U Want received the most airplay on National Australian radio station Triple J from this album, with a ranking of 7763.
Dealing the Death Card Dealing the Death Card was the second and final studio album by Zombie Ghost Train. It was released on 19 May 2007 on
Resist Records in Australia and in Germany on
Fiend Force Records. The band launched this album during an Australian tour between May and June 2007.
Reformation and final shows The original lineup of Stu, Reckless and Azzy T toured with Tiger Army in March 2008 playing shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne. The final ZGT show was at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory on 24 April 2008. The band announced their breakup on 26 April 2009 on their Myspace blog. Their logo can be spotted on the leather jacket of an extra in the film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.
20th Anniversary Reunion In 2025, it was announced that the band would return after a decade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Glad Rags & Body Bags, Friday, the 31st of October for
Halloween at the
Factory Theatre. == Members ==