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After the dissolution of their previous band, the Square Cools, singer Pat "Rat’s Ass" Stratford and bassist Geoff "Dusty Coffin" Magner formed Tales of Terror with guitarist Lyon Wong and drummer Mike Hunter. A second guitarist, Steve "Capt. Trip Mender" Hunt, later joined the band.
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