Boy Hits Car is an American rock band from

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, United States, which was formed in 1993.

Biography

The band was formed in 1993. After releasing their first album, '' My Animal'', independently in 1998, they went on the

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and recorded their next album, ''

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'', on

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. Their song "LoveFuryPassionEnergy" was used as a theme song for WWE Hall of Famer Lita and was distributed on the ''

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'' album in 2002. A third album was self released in 2005 called ''The Passage''. In 2006 the band re-released the album in July after signing with

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as their distributor. It was announced on their homepage that they will have a new album with a planned release on March 15, 2011. Boy Hits Car released their 5th studio album ''All That Led Us Here'' in May 2014 and are following it up with a European tour. Peterson stated in a Reddit AMA conducted to mark the self-titled album's 20th anniversary that 12 to 13 tracks had been written for a pending sixth album, with a name for said album still being decided upon.

Musical style and influences

Boy Hits Car was started in 1993 with a simple idea—to write and perform 'passionately heavy music' infused with a world beat/middle eastern flavor. The band cite their influences as

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, Primus,

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and

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, as well as

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such as

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Members

Current

* Cregg Rondell – vocals,

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(1993–present) * Bill Gower – bass guitar (2006–present) * Mike Bartak – guitar (2007–present) * Erik Peterson – drums (2014–present)

Former

* Louis Lenard – guitar – (1993–2006) *

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– bass guitar (1993–2006) * Michael Ferrari – drums (1993–2003) * Johnny Ransom – drums (2004–2012) * Dusty Hunt – guitar (2005–2007) * Will Jenkins – drums (2012–2013)

Discography

*'' My Animal'' (1998) (NMG Records) *''

'' (2001) (Wind-Up Records) *''The Passage'' (independently released in 2005, then re-released in 2006 through Rock Ridge Music) *''Stealing Fire'' (2011) (March 15, 2011) *''All That Led Us Here'' (2014) *''Worldwide Alive'' (2020)

References

External links

Official website
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