Already tried-- this was my last resort. :| Might just have to hand-do it...

perfect, thanks!

Any ideas? Based on a typeface? Or was this hand-crafted?

Any idea what this is based off of? I thought maybe Poster Bodoni Italic, but the top left bits of the letters do not curve, they are flat.
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/poster-bodoni/

Any idea what typeface the band's name is set in?

Any idea what font they used here: www.pica-pic.com ?