Parody band. Their name is stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless i, and a heavy metal umlaut over the n.

John Stumpy Pepys (DRUMMER)
An original member of the Thamesmen and Spinal Tap, Stumpy died in a bizarre gardening accident. When asked about it, Nigel says, It was really one of those things the authorities said, 'Well, best leave it unsolved.'

Eric Stumpy Joe Childs (DRUMMER)
Childs was the band's second drummer, replacing gardening victim Stumpy Pepys. He died from choking on vomit, which, as the band helpfully points out, was not his own. Exactly whose vomit was never determined by the police. As Nigel so aptly put it, You can't dust for vomit.

Peter James Bond (DRUMMER)
Replacing Childs, Bond played with the band for three years before spontaneously combusting onstage. Nigel described it: He just was like a flash of green light, and that was it. Nothing was left. Well, there was a little green globule on his drum seat. It was a small stain, actually.