FM Bats is a four-piece punk band from

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that formed in 2004, consisting of singer Todd Jacobs (aka Hot Batch Todd or Nancy Manhands), formerly of The Distraction,

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, and Neon King Kong; bassist Leonardo Salas of Parades End and I'm Gonna Stab You; drummer Tony Matarazzo of Grand Elegance ; Brett Cutts; and Orlando Sanchez formerly of I'm Gonna Stab You and Parades End.

Releases

*'' Everybody Out... Shark in the Water'' LP (Vinyl Dog Records) *''FM Bats Are Out To Harm'' LP (Sound Virus) "Trust Us" 4 song ep 7" ( sect503)

History

After recording ''Everybody Out... Shark in the Water'' Orlando Sanchez left the band for a two-year sentence in a Nevada state prison. He was replaced by Brett Cutts who performed on ''Bats Are Out To Harm'' and fo
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, but the death of Cutts in March 2006 left the future of FM Bats in limbo. Dru Hubbell replaced Cutts from 2007 to 2008.

Reviews

*"the last dangerous band in L.A." ''L.A.Record'' *“The FM Bats pack in more action into their ten-minute EP, ''Everybody Out... Shark in the Water'', than most bands pack into an entire album” ''Space City Rock'' (zine) *"FM Bats don't have much time to spare" ''Splendid'' magazine {{DEFAULTSORT:Fm Bats Punk rock groups from California