Here Come the Mummies

Biography

Here Come the Mummies (HCTM) is an American funk band best known for its live performances and anonymous band members.
The band consists of various professional musicians based in Nashville, Tennessee. There are rumored to be several Grammy Awards among the members, though this is difficult to verify, as the identities of band members are kept tightly "under wraps." Members are believed to be under contract to various record labels, hiding their identities so as to prevent contract disputes while performing.
According to the band's humorous promotional material: "Some say [the band was] cursed after deflowering a great Pharaoh's daughter. Others claim they are reincarnated Grammy-Winning studio musicians. Regardless, HCTM's mysterious personas, cunning song-craft, and unrelenting live show will bend your brain, and melt your face."

Style and influences

Here Come the Mummies plays funk, rhythm and blues and funk rock that incorporates elements of jazz, soul, ska and reggae. The band's influences include Otis Redding, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Commodores and Kool & the Gang.
While garage rock band The Mummies also performs in bandages and anonymously, Here Come the Mummies was not inspired by them and only learned of their existence years after forming. However, they support The Mummies and consider them funny.

Current

Current members of the band are:

Mummy Cass – Guitar, Lead vocals
Eddie Mummy – Drums, Vocals
Spazzy Mummy (Spaz) – Keyboards, Vocals
K.W. TuT – Bass, Vocals
Fingerbang - Bass, Vocals
Midnight Mummy – Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Flute, Beatboxing, Trombone, Keytar, Percussion, Talkbox, Vocals, MC, Angle Grinder
High Priest of Death (HPOD) – Trumpet
Dr. Yo! (known as Mummy Yo! prior to receiving his doctorate) – Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Sousaphone, Trumpet, Flute, Beatboxing, Vocals, Angle Grinder
Mummy Highlander – Tenor Sax

Former

Former members of the band include:

Flava Mummy – Bass, Vocals
Oozie Mummy – Trumpet, Harmonica, Vocals
Teste Verde – Trumpet
Bucking Blanco – Trumpet
Ramses Mummy – Bass
Sinbad Hozer – Baritone Sax
Java Mummy (born 1974 B.C. as J Mummy Love) – Percussion, Vocals, MC
Will Pharaoh – Trumpet
Tito – Trumpet
B.B. Queen – Trumpet
Gold Member - Trumpet
Jo Jo Ma - Saxophone
Bone Air - Trombone
Boy Algae - Trombone
Slide - Trombone
Maximum Mummy - Saxophone
Mummy Rah - Tenor Sax
The Flu (formerly known as Sicko Mummy) – Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo
The Pole! – Bass
Snatchmo
Two-zie Mummy
The Probe
Sousa Claus
Octoberfist
Patches
Goldfinger
Miracle Mummy
Bangrene - Trombone
Mo'Betta
Dicksome
D.C.
Devo Mummy - Saxophone
Yummy Mummy - Keys
Maniac Mummy
Mummy Hilfiger
Mandomum Mummy
Jerk-A-Mummy - Violin on "Dirty Minds"
Crusty Mummy - Tenor saxophone
Uncle Tuck - Tenor saxophone
Wigglesworth
Hokiemum
Mummy Igor
Little Deuce
Periphe
Mummy Wonder
Stretch - bass
Mothalode – Saxophone
Mummy Lingus - Saxophone
The Great Grabsby - Saxophone
The Shriek - Trumpet

Albums

Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave (2002)
Everlasting Party (2003)
Single Entendre (2008)
Undead Live...The CD (2010)
Carnal Carnival (2010)
Bed, Bath & Behind (2011)
Introducing the Tiny Tuts (2012)
Cryptic (2013)
Underground (2016)
A Blessing and a Curse (2016)
All Excess (2018)
HOUSE PARTY (2022)

Extended plays

Secret Santa (2012)
A La Mode (2014)
Pull It Off (2014)
Shocker (2014)
MuertoDiesel (2014)
Road Trip (2026)

Singles

"Jive Turkey" (2013)
"Late Night Booty Call" (2018)
"Secret Santa" (2018)
"Live in the Moment" (2018)
"King of the Underworld" (2018)
"I Spy" (2019)
"Somebody's Watching Me" feat. Saxquatch (2023)

Compilation albums

Hits & Mrs. (2012)
CuriosiTease, Volume 1 (2013)
Threesome (2014)

Videos

Undead Live (2009)
Introducing the Tiny Tuts (2012)
Rejuvannihilation (2013)
MMXV (2016)
Live in the Flesh (2021)
HOUSE PARTY (2022)

Other appearances

Bob and Tom Dead Air Disc 2 (2009)
Fired Up! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009)
Feed The Fire (2025)

Movie and TV appearances

The band's song "Dirty Minds" has been featured on the television shows Big Shots (S1-E2), The Loop (S1-E2 and S2-E2), and Scrubs (S2-E10), as well as the movie Fired Up!, also appearing on the Fired Up! official soundtrack.
Since 2009 the band has played multiple times on the Bob and Tom morning show. They have since become one of the show's favorite musical guests.
In 2011, for Halloween, the band performed two of their songs on the morning show Fox & Friends on national television.
In 2014 the band had their own episode on PBS's Front and Center (S3-E9) featuring an edited version of their most recent live album concert film "Rejuvannihilation"
In 2020 the band made a television appearance as the house band for “Josh Gates Tonight” (S1-E12) for an episode regarding ancient Egypt.
The band's latest television appearance was on the TV show That's My Jam (S1-E7) in 2022, as one of the show's guest musical artists.