(news)Orange County Punks WANK Debut “Shut You Down” Video; First Album in 20 Years Out Soon

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Orange County’s own WANK has debuted a new music video for their latest single “Shut You Down.”

Check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjJB8DCBBE&feature=youtu.be.

Video shot and edited by Frontman Media
https://frontmanmedia.com

Featuring founding members Bobby Amodeo, Spider, Danny Walker, and the new addition of Higgins X-13 (formerly of The Offspring). WANK plans to release their new album ‘White Knuckle Ride’ later this year.

WANK formed in 1995 in Huntington Beach, CA. Mixing pop sensibility, rock chops, and punk energy, WANK (influenced by the Beatles and the Clash, among others) quickly gained momentum and garnered a reputation for themselves with melodic songs and highly entertaining live shows. In 1996, WANK self-released their debut, Get a Grip on Yourself. Their continuing success as a live act brought them to the attention of producer Mike Ness of Social Distortion, who oversaw the recording of “Larry Brown” for a split 7″ on Time Bomb Records (1997.) Ness also produced WANK on their version of “Auld Lang Syne,” their contribution to the comp, Christmas Gone Wrong (1997.)

In late 1997, “Forgiven” was added to rotation at the World Famous KROQ 106.7 in Los Angeles, and WANK was still unsigned. An industry bidding war ensued, and WANK signed an historic record deal with Maverick Records. In 1998, following an expedited major label re-release of Get a Grip on Yourself, WANK took their show on the road, touring with The Specials, Goldfinger, Social Distortion, and Warped Tour ’98. The band parted ways with Maverick Records in 1999 and focused on other projects.

In 2000, Amodeo was diagnosed with cancer, and after years of treatment, he’s back and rock ready. Walker formed and fronted Handsome Devil and was signed to RCA in 2001. Handsome Devil released three albums – Love and Kisses (2001), Knock Yourself Out (2004), and Fully Automatic (2007), and toured with The Used, Lit, Zebrahead, and Warped. In 2007, Walker and friends (from Lit, Adolescents, and Cadillac Tramps) formed Rockers in the Round – an acoustic showcase series. Walker released two singer-songwriter albums – Mumble & Strum (2011) and Salvation (2012). Spider focused on session work and artist management, and he’s still the hardest hitting drummer around.

WANK reunited in 2016, self-releasing their 5 song EP – On with the Show and, in 2017, added guitarist Higgins X-13, formerly of the Offspring. In 2018, WANK is in the studio finishing a new full length album for release. Enjoy – WANK is back.

 

(news)Hit The Switch Streaming Third Single (“Northstar”) Off New LP ‘Entropic’ out Sept. 25

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Hit The Switch New Full Length: “Entropic” available Sept 25, 2018 on Bird Attack Records!

A third track (“North Star”) off the record is now streaming at: https://birdattackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/entropic.

Limited Vinyl and CD’s left in the Bird Attack store (http://birdattackrecords.bandcamp.com); distros have the rest, so grab the good deals while you can! Thanks to @Spotify and @AppleMusic for the massive support of this release!

Stream “Northstar” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3G7tYBnFS3JpRU9QDtW0R6 and Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/entropic/1429745283.

Hit the Switch is a Southern California melodic, thrash, punk band formed in 2003 by Matt Hawks and Jerry Fenn. The band signed to Nitro Records and released “Domestic Tranquillity And Social Justice” in 2006. With multiple tours in the U.S. and Europe, and a self-released full-length titled “Observing Infinities” in 2009, the band went on to release a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Welcome To The Machine” and single track “Retroactive” in 2011. After a 7 year stretch, the band have returned with “Entropic” to be released on Bird Attack Records September 25th, 2018 on digital/vinyl.

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(news)Dead Serious Recordings announced signing of Ninety Nine Tournews included

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Dead Serious Recordings announced the signing of NintyNine.

Stay tuned for more infos .
The new record will be out in winter 2018/19 .

Read on for the statement:

+++ NEWS +++
After a long time of waiting we are ready to drop the bomb.
We’re very proud to announce to release our upcoming full-lengh-album “WASTELAND” through the hands of the mighty Dead Serious Recordings!

It’s a pleasure for us to be part of the DS-Family with such great bands as Sworn Enemy, Peace Of Mind, Paura, Madball and many more. Further informations about the release will follow up – stay tuned!

Also we’ve got good news about the upcoming shows!
Our late-summer-tour will start in four weeks. Germany and Netherlands be prepared for new songs of the upcoming record, stagedives and highfives! Check the dates in the teaser:

Tour Teaser:https://youtu.be/zu9L3m-gXto

Tourdates: 

29.09 Herleen (NL) Cafe Bluff
30.09 Naaldwijk (NL) Flatertheek Societeit
02.10 Gießen Jokus
03.10 Egelsbach Proberaum
04.10 Weinheim Cafe Central
05.10 Leipzig Stö
06.10 Gera Stö lom / This Is Your Time