American Fangs
American Fangs are a 5-piece rock and roll outfit from Houston, Texas.[1]
Background[edit]
The Fangs' first album, American Fangs EP, was released in January , followed by their self-titled LP in May via In De Goot/ Sony RED.[2] The band have gone onto producing their "Pomona" EP and have announced the arrival of their next album, Dirty Legs, due to be released 4 July through Best Before Records worldwide with tracks produced by the Grammy-nominated NYC producer Machine, recorded and mixed in Austin Texas .[3][4]
Their single "Pomona" spent over a month in top 5 on Sirius XM Octane radio chart, peaking at #2.[5] The 'Pomona' music video featured on VEVO possesses over 62k views.[6]
American Fangs have supported the likes of Deftones, Papa Roach,[7]Fall Out Boy, Hollywood Undead,[8]Middle Class Rut, The Virginmarys, Wilson / The Greenery, Sevendust, and Taproot / Sleepwave.[9][10]
The festivals that the band have performed on include: Download Festival, SXSW,[11][12] Ship Rocked,[13][14] Rock on the Range, Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma, Free Press Summer Fest, KFMA Fall Ball, Festapalooza Shreveport.[15][16]
Rocksound listed them as one of 'The 9 New Bands You Need In Your Life Right Now' [17]
The band made news when a man claiming to be a vampire assaulted a member of the band playing on 14 May at the La Crosse Center and drove a barricade through a window of the tour bus, according to police reports.[18]
Past member-Nick Slimp-guitar-the vampire attack victim
Personnel[edit]
- Gabriel Cavazos - vocals
- Micah Miller - drums
- Kyle Shimek - bass, vocals
- Kenyon Puntenney - guitar, vocals
- Chris "Scag-o-brady" Goodwin - guitar, vocals
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