The Atomic Bitchwax is an American

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band from New Jersey, formed in 1992 by bassist/singer/songwriter Chris Kosnik, guitarist

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, and drummer Keith Ackerman. They did not release their first full-length album until 1999, upon signing with

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. Mixing elements of 1960s

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and 1970s riff rock filtered through modern

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'', and various

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broadcasts. The first version of the group became a local jam band playing the New Jersey and New York area. This lineup released two full-length records, a self-titled debut in 1999, and ''

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'' in 2000. In addition, they released the ''

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'' EP in 2002 via the

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label. In 2004, Mundell was unable to keep up with the planned tour schedule and replaced by guitarist/vocalist Finn Ryan (formerly of

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). Since then, the band has released nine studio albums and has performed 1,500 live concerts. Their 2006 EP ''

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'' was engineered by

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. Current

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drummer Bob Pantella joined the band in 2007, and the album ''TAB4'' was released the following year. In 2011, they released the album ''

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'', which consisted of one 42-minute track of 50 riffs back-to-back. In the following years, the band toured throughout the world. Kosnik became a member of Monster Magnet in 2013 in addition to his duties with The Atomic Bitchwax. The album ''

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'' was released in 2015, followed by '' Force Field'' in 2017. Ryan left the band after 15 years in 2018, and was replaced by Monster Magnet guitarist Garrett Sweeny who appears on the bands 2020 release ''Scorpio''.

Personnel

Current members

* Chris Kosnik -

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(formerly

, Godspeed and

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) * Bob Pantella -

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(formerly of

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, currently of

, Riotgod, Cycle of Pain) * Garrett Sweeny -

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(currently of

)

Former members

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(

, The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic) * Keith Ackerman -

* Finn Ryan -

(formerly of

)

Discography

Albums

*''The Atomic Bitchwax'' (1999 MIA Records/

) *''

'' (2000 Tee Pee Records) *'' 3'' (2005

) *''TAB 4/T4B'' (2008 MeteorCity) *''

'' (2011 Tee Pee Records) *''

'' (2015 Tee Pee Records) *'' Force Field'' (2017 Tee Pee Records) *''Scorpio'' (2020 Tee Pee Records)

EPs

*''

'' (2002 MeteorCity) *''

'' (2006 MeteorCity)

Compilation appearances

*"Hey Alright" on ''Welcome to Meteor City'' (1999 MeteorCity Records) *"Combination" on '' Right in the Nuts: A Tribute to Aerosmith'' (2000

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) *"Kiss the Sun" on ''Doomed'' (2000 This Dark Reign Records) *"Liquor Queen" on ''The Mighty Desert Rock Avengers'' (2002 People Like You Records) *"Hey Alright" on ''Guerrilla Jukebox Vol 1'' (2003 Tee Pee Records) *"STD" & "The Destroyer" on ''...And Back to Earth Again'' (2007 MeteorCity Records)

References

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