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in 2000 and toured internationally before disbanding two years later.

History

Formed in 1997, American Pearl started with guitarist Kevin Quinn, who owns a famed

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tattoo shop, and Quinn's frequent customer, singer and guitarist

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of the band SOUL. They broke from individual music projects to begin a new band together and were soon joined by

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(drums) of The Imposters and Rodney Rocha (bass). American Pearl played in various L.A. clubs before being signed to

in 1999. This allowed them the opportunity to open concerts for

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and

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, as well as play at

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. The band released its self-titled debut album, produced by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Mudrock, in August 2000. This featured the singles "Free Your Mind" and "If We Were Kings." American Pearl toured extensively through North America and Japan, as a headliner and as support act for

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, Creed, 3 Doors Down, and

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before disbanding in 2002. Kevin Roentgen went on to record and perform under the moniker Praying Hands. In 2005, Roentgen joined Los Angeles band Orson as guitarist. Drummer

is a record producer in Los Angeles. His production credits include Orson, Run Run Run, Praying Hands, and All Day Sucker. In 2017 Kevin joined the band Buckcherry as guitar player and backing vocalist upon the departure of original guitarist and one of the founding members of Buckcherry, Keith Nelson. American Pearl's music has been featured in several movies, such as "Automatic" being used in the credits of

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, as well as in Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug alongside "Free Your Mind". Additionally, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge includes the songs "Revelation" and "Seven Years" as part of its soundtrack.

Discography

* '' American Pearl'' (2000)

External links

*http://www.myspace.com/americanpearlmusic
American Pearl Biography - Yahoo! Music
Hard rock musical groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 {{rock-band-stub