About Hate in the Box

Hate in the Box is candy-coated horror rock---a five piece, all live, whirl-a-gig of musical mayhem; a perfect picture of innocence lost and childhood memories shattered. Blaspheming the boundaries of the NYC underground, their music is often likened to punk, rock, goth, and industrial while angering the purists of each. Theatrical and comical, they are an anime rock band brought to monstrous life, fronted by an American Gothic Lolita from the darkside, a living, breathing Technicolor Nightmare.

This is music for people who like things that don't fit into one neat little compartment: dollies of doom who want to ROCK! Live shows are the strongest weapon in the Hate in the Box arsenal; a travelling spookfest featuring colorful costumes, candy-filled bondage bunnies, mysterious goodie bags, edible brains and rockin' tunes to reanimate your twisted inner child!

The murky origins of the twisted toys that compose Hate in the Box are available below. Read at your own risk!!

The mad scientist Optimus Crime can usually be found in his lab creating twisted monstrosities of musical mayhem. During one such experiment, the unexpected occured! A truck full of broken, abandoned toys headed for a dusty shelf broke an axle, skidded and crashed into the lab. The combination of all the sorrow and bittersweet memories stored in the toys and the musical and technological wonders in Crime's lab produced:

Rainbow Blight-- the Living Doll
Like one of the Abominable Dr. Phibes Automaton musicians suddenly gaining a mind of it's own, Blight brings technicolor madness to the entity known as Hate in the Box. Her self-made deconstructed costumes echo cartoons and dolls brought to nightmarish life. Relics of childhood and death decorate her weapon of choice- the mic stand. The art she creates (which can be seen on this website and on all Hate in the Box albums) mirrors the lyrics she writes; broken toys in a fractured fairytale, longing to be whole.

Teddy Krueger-- A nightmarish combination of childhood toy and menacing monster, Teddy Kruger is the final piece to our puzzle and the most mysterious. Look for him in your dreams or come to one of our shows to see him rocking out on guitar!