Clockcleaner is a punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania named after a particular "Hot Bag" of heroin that was distributed in Philadelphia in the 1980's. The band consists of John Sharkey III on vocals/Guitar, Karen Horner on Bass, and Richie Charles Jr on drums. The trio has drawn comparisons to The Birthday Party, Big Black, Bauhaus, Flipper and even harsh noise band Whitehouse. Their influences have been sited as including Crucifucks, Modern English,Cro-Mags, GG Allin, Neil Young, and the first Skrewdriver LP.