"The Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers were born in Pisa in 1979, naming themselves as a tribute to the Dead Boys' guitarist.
The first EP was released in 1981 for Cessofonya Records, it contained 4 tracks and was titled '400 Fascists'. The title was inspired by a military parade of 400 paratroopers held in Pisa in those years. In 1982 they released the self-produced split album on cassette 'Permanent Scare' which saw them in collaboration with 'I Refuse It'! and in the same year they also self-produced 'We're The Juvenile Delinquency'. The cassette was later reissued on LP by Children Of The Revolution Records in 1985.
In 1983 they participated in the Last White Christmas festival which took place in Pisa on December 4, 1983, organized by the Grand Duchy Hardcore in the deconsecrated church of San Zeno. In 1984 they are then invited by the American 'R Radical' Records of Dave Dictor of MDC to participate in the double album 'P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation', which featured other Italian bands Declino, Peggio Punx, Wretched, Contraction, Impact, Denial, and RAF Punk. In 1985 they produced their second EP on the Florentine 'Belfagor' Records entitled 'Furious Party'.
In 1986, during a tour in the United States, they recorded 'Into The Void' in Indianapolis, which was then released for Belfagor Records. In 1987 the group disbanded after the release of the live album 'Live In SO.36' released on Destiny Records, and then joining other groups 'Not Moving' and 'Putrid Fever'."
