The Gruesomes are a Canadian Garage Punk band formed in 1985 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1985–1990 1999–present. Bobby Beaton (guitar / vocals), Gerry Alvarez (guitar / vocals), John Davis (bass) and his brother Eric Davis (drums) were all between the ages of 16 and 19 and had absolutely no previous musical experience. Long nights spent in their parents' basement watching bad TV and listening to obscure mid-sixties records was the main inspiration for the band.