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, Texas.

Background

The Fangs' are a rock and roll outfit from Houston, TX. Their first album, ''American Fangs EP'', was released in January 2009, followed by their self-titled LP in May 2013 via In De Goot. The band later produced an EP titled ''Pomona'' and the full-length album ''Dirty Legs'', released in 2015 through

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with tracks produced by

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, recorded and mixed in Austin Texas. Their single "Pomona" spent over a month in top five on

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Octane radio chart, peaking at #2. The "Pomona" music video featured on

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possesses over 62,000 views. American Fangs opened for

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, and others. The festivals that the band have performed on include

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, Ship Rocked, Rock on the Range, Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma, Free Press Summer Fest, KFMA Fall Ball, Festapalooza Shreveport. Rocksound listed them as one of 'The 9 New Bands You Need In Your Life Right Now' The group made news when a man claiming to be a

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assaulted a member of the band during a May 2013 performance at the

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and drove a barricade through a window of the tour bus, according to police reports.

Members

* Gabriel Cavazos - vocals * Micah Miller - drums * Kyle Shimek - bass, vocals * Kenyon Puntenney - guitar, vocals * Chris Goodwin - guitar, vocals

Discography

*''Dirty Legs (LP)'' (2015) *''Self-Titled (LP)'' (2013) *''Pomona (EP)'' (2013) *''Self-Titled (EP)'' (2009)

References

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