Howie Pyro

Howie Pyro (born Howard Kusten on June 28, 1960) is a bass player of Puerto Rican and Jewish American ancestry. He is a founding member of both The Blessed and D Generation.[1]

Howie Pyro
Birth nameHoward Kusten
Born28 June 1960
New York City, United States
GenresPunk Rock, Heavy metal
Occupation(s)Musician & Disc Jockey
InstrumentsBass guitar
Associated actsDanzig
The Blessed
D Generation

He was a DJ at Green Door parties. He is the host of Intoxica Radio with Howie Pyro, an internet radio show where he plays "50s and 60s rock and roll, psycho surf, garage, rockabilly, hillbilly horrors, voodoo r & b, insane instrumentals, religious nuts, and teenage hell music."[2] Pyro was also friends with Sid Vicious and was one of the last people to see the former Sex Pistols bassist alive; Pyro was there the night he died from a heroin overdose.[3]

In December 2021 it was announced that Pyro is currently fighting for his life and in recovery following a liver transplant. His longtime friend and D Generation bandmate Jesse Malin announced a benefit concert Pyro in January 2022 with all funds raised going to Pyro's medical and living expense for the next year as he recovers. Various other benefit shows have been held for Pyro as well.[4]


Discography

With The Blessed
  • "Deep Frenzy" / "American Bandstand" (1979)

With Freaks
  • Pippi Skelter: A Rock Opera in Five Movements (1988)
  • In Sesurround (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)
  • Nothing Is Anywhere - (2016)

with Joey Ramone
  • Christmas Spirit... In My House (2002)

with Genesis P. Orridge / Splinter Test
  • Electric Newspaper: Issue Four (1997)

With Danzig

References
  1. "Biography: D Generation". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. "Intoxica Radio With Howie Pyro". self published. n.d. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. "Sid and Nancy: A Punk Rock Murder Mystery". AETN UK. 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. "Howie Pyro's Friends Show Up". laweekly.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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