−Howie Pyro is from Queens NYC. His given name is Howard Kusten, but he adopted Howie Pyro by the age of 16. He formed the notorious NYC punk band The Blessed in the late 70s with neighborhood friend Brad "BJ" Barnett. Brad was on drums, and the band was completed with Billy Stark on vocals and Nicky Berlin on guitar.Nicky soon exited and Walter Lure of Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers filled the slot.Wild manic shows soon followed including the infamous Quaalude Ball at The Mudd Club. The band made the local circuit, including CBGBs and Maxs KC, and they played with notable bands like The Heartbreakers,The Ramones and The Dead Boys. However, the bands first incarnation did not last into the 80s. The band had a brief reformation in the mid 90s, but Brad was not even contacted to play. Much to everyone's surprise, he showed up at the shows anyway and took live photographs.

Howie had a brief stint working at the original Manic Panic on Saint Marks place during this time. After The Blesseds demise, he kept a low profile, musically speaking. In the early 1980s, he met his future wife, Andrea. When she met Howie, Andrea was in an all girl band called The Man Eaters. She left them to form FREAKS with Howie in 1987. Her Lower East Side name was then coined by the locals, and she was forever after known as "Big Mama Freak."

FREAKS consisted of Andrea and Howie, with John Fay on guitar and Eric Eckleyon on drums. Andrea was an accomplished drummer, but in FREAKS, she was the singer. FREAKS put out one full album, Sensurround, in 1989. Sensurround did not make as much of a splash commercially, so the band broke up that same year. Andrea went on to guest with bands like L7, the Lunachicks, and The Fuzztones. Andrea eventually relocated to LA and Howie soon followed. Andrea did some independent work with Piki Soul in the mid 90s and recorded a few demos with Piki and Graham May, which were released under the name of REAL-Eyes.

Andrea later played with Venus 6, but eventually, she became a permanent member of The Fuzztones. Andrea and Howie eventually sought divorce but remain very close friends to this day. They both still reside in Los Angeles.

Howie was in The Action Swingers for a short while after FREAKS,and before forming D Generation. Howie formed D Generation with Jesse Malin in 1991. The band was completed by Danny Sage on guitar, Todd Youth on guitar, and Michael Wildwood on drums. The band released 3 full CDs and 2 singles. They were produced by notables such as Rik Ocasek, Tony Visconti, and Daniel Rey. They also played with bands like KISS and The Misfits on tour. With the bands success, Howie and Jesse opened up a rock and roll club on Saint Marks Place called Coney Island High. D-Generation had numerous member changes throughout the years and finally disbanded in 1999.

Jesse and Howie subsequently formed PCP Highway with Joe Rizzo and Esko Poldvere in 99, but in 2000, Howie got an offer to join another band. Subsequently, PCP Highway was very short lived.

Howie went on to join Danzig in the spring of 2000 after bass player Josh Lazie announced he was leaving the band again. An old friend of Glenn Danzig's from the early New York City punk scene, Howie played with The Blessed (who performed with The Misfits several times in the 1970s), D-Generation, and many other bands before joining Danzig. After leaving Danzig in 2003, Howie formed The Disciples with Todd Youth and then soon left the band. Howie is currently hosting a radio show titled Intoxica on luxuriamusic.com and is also working on releasing some table books & CD compilations, as well as DJing regularly in the LA area. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Glenn Danzig is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is largely considered to be the founding father of the Horror punk genre of music. ... For the movie, see The Misfits (movie). ... D Generation formed in 1991 in New York City, the band turned a blind eye towards the burgeoning Seattle movement, as their look and sound was straight out of NYC circa the early 70s, when trashy glam bands like The New York Dolls ruled the scene, and punk bands such... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Todd Youth Punk rock veteran Todd Youth, born 15/05/1971, played in several New York City hardcore and punk bands before joining Danzig. ...

Discography

with The Freaks "In Sesouround" ( 1989 )

With D Generation

• No Way Out - Single - (1993)
  • Re-released in 1994 and 1996.
• Wasted Years - Single - (1993)
• No God / Degenerated - Single - (1994)
• D Generation - (1994)
• No Lunch - (1996)
• She Stands There - Single - (1996)
• Capital Offender - Single - {1997)
• Prohibition - EP - (1998)
• Helpless - Single - (1998)
  • Re-released in 1999.
• Through The Darkness - (1999)

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With Danzig

• Live on the Black Hand Side - (2001)
• I Luciferi - (2002)