From the outset, SHOCK THERAPY were surrounded by rumors of their sprawling drug consumption. The band released their first EP, entitled "SHOCK THERAPY" in 1985, and immediately made the breakthrough. The first pressing was already sold out after two weeks. The CD release of "HATE IS A 4-LETTERWORD" sold 28,000 times straight away and the song "Hate is a 4-Letter Word" of the same name is one of the underground hits that still plays regularly in every indie disco has been. SHOCK THERAPY, these are songs in which beautiful melodies and provocative lyrics are in constant resistance. Instead of being burnt out by the early glory like so many other bands of that time, they kept a pleasant, exciting freshness, and so their style could further strengthen. In the years 1984 to 1997 SHOCK THERAPY presented twelve albums and traveled to Europe again and again to tour there. Itchy Gregory John McCormick died tragically in Detroit / USA in 2008, shortly after his release from prison where he spent several years. I Am Surprised Records now publishes the SHOCK THERAPY catalog in co-operation with Itchy's widow and manages the musical heritage which will provide some of the surprises in the form of publications and activities to keep the Itchy-SHOCK THERAPY's creative work to a fair amount And present.
