 In 2008, the band put out an ersatz greatest hits record of live and unreleased tracks titled "Ripped From The Crypt" and once again became active with multiple EP and split EP releases.The Hookers are currently touring in support of their fourth independent full length release, 2011's "Horror Rises from the Tombs" .The Hookers have described their own sound as combining the "thunder of Blue Cheer, the speed of Motörhead and the teachings of Anton Lavey" (sic).