Spinal Tap简介
Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Status:
On hold
Formed in:
1979
Genre:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Themes:
Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, Alcohol, Humour
Last label:
Unsigned/independent
Years active Fictional: 1964–1984, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009
Actual: 1979–1984, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2025–
A band made up for the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, a satire of the hard rock and heavy metal music scene. It is both made-up and real because the band members are American actors posing as British musicians, yet they have performed concerts and released records under the name Spinal Tap (stylized with a dotless i and an n-diaeresis, parodying the heavy metal umlaut). The band has also given a number of in-character interviews over the years.
A spinal tap or lumbar puncture is a medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal, usually to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes.
The fictional band were called The Thamesmen from 1964-1966.