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Fallout was an American heavy metal band formed in 1979 based in Brooklyn, New York City. The band’s members included Peter Steele (then billed under his birth name, Peter Ratajczyk) on bass and vocals, Josh Silver on keyboards, John Campos on guitars and drummer Louie Beateaux (then billed as Lou Beato).
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Fallout released only one recording, the "Rock Hard" 7" single, released in 1981 on Silver Records and limited to 500 copies. This record was produced by Richard Termini and William Wittman.
After three years of steady gigging, Fallout broke up. Steele and Beateaux went on to form Carnivore, and Silver and Campos formed Original Sin. After the breakup of Original Sin, Campos went on to form his own production company: Powerhouse Entertainment Group, Inc. Campos recorded, produced, and wrote songs for many independent and major label artists, such as Bret Reilly, Surfing Moses, Jennifer Marks, Alex Skolnick, the Tito Puente band, Jimmy Delgado, Fat Joe, Mink, and more. He now runs a studio and production company out of Astoria, New York called One Mind Music. Beateaux later drummed for Agnostic Front, while Steele and Silver founded Type O Negative.
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.