Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer. He played with the punk rock/

horror punk Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by ...

band

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for most of their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and co-wrote the majority of their early material alongside frontman

Davey Havok David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTR ...

. During an AFI hiatus in 1993, he briefly moved to New York to join street punk band

Blanks 77 Blanks 77 is an American punk rock band active from 1990 to 2001, and again from 2004 onward. Originally based in Hillside, New Jersey, they have since relocated to Denville. The band has maintained a prolific career, having released three alb ...

. He later went on to play with Canadian

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group The Forbidden Dimension and also a high-energy rock band, The Daggers, before subsequently joining the psychobilly band

Tiger Army Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band based in Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1996 in Berkeley, California, and its only constant member is singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Nick 13. The band has released six studio ...

. Though he played an electric bass in his previous bands, for Tiger Army he chose an

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Career

Kresge joined Tiger Army in 1999 just as the band became a full-time touring band, hitting the road in support of their debut album. He appeared as standup bassist on the band's next two full-length albums, Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite and Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise, and in each of the videos from those records. In September 2004 he announced his departure from Tiger Army. He cofounded the band

Viva Hate ''Viva Hate'' is the debut solo studio album by English singer Morrissey. It was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV, six months after the final studio album by the Smiths, '' Strangeways, Here We Come'' (1987). Vini Reilly, the leader of the E ...

with longtime friend Matt "Wedge" Wedgley (formerly of

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) and joined the

HorrorPops HorrorPops are a Danish punk band that formed in 1996. The band's sound is rooted in psychobilly, rockabilly, and punk rock. History 1996–1999: Formation Band founders Patricia Day and Kim Nekroman first met when Day's now-defunct band, ...

on guitar, not long afterward. He cowrote and played guitar on the band's second album, Bring It On!. In July 2007, Kresge announced that he had left HorrorPops and disbanded Dead Body Records, stating that he wished to dedicate full attention to Viva Hate, which was followed by an American tour in support of

Sick of it All Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1986 in Queens, New York City. The band's lineup consists of brothers Lou and Pete Koller on lead vocals and guitars respectively, Armand Majidi on drums, and Craig Setari on bass. Sick ...

and

Madball Madball is an American New York hardcore band formed in New York City, that originated in the late 1980s as a side project of Agnostic Front. The band developed after Agnostic Front's front man Roger Miret would let his younger half-brother Fr ...

's official website announced Kresge's return to the band in January 2008. In February 2014, Kresge announced he would be leaving Tiger Army for the second and final time via a statement on his Facebook page. He stated that "Tiger Army has been off the road since the end of 2008 and has not released an album since the year before. The fans all around the world have been hungry for new music and tour announcements for the past five years. I’ve finally accepted that if I want to remain a full-time musician, it’s time for me to move on." As of 2018 Kresge has been playing bass for Californian

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band,

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Discography

With AFI

*''

Dork Dork is a pejorative term for a person (compare with " dweeb" and "fool"). Dork may also refer to: People * Dork Sahagian, Armenian-American climate scientist Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Dork'' (EP), an album by AFI * ''Dork'' (magaz ...

'' 7-inch EP (1993,

Key Lime Pie Records AFI may refer to: * ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol * Ashton Fletcher Irwin * AFI (band), an American rock band ** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI released in 2004 ** ''AFI' ...

) *'' Behind the Times'' 7-inch EP (1993, Key Lime Pie Records) *''

Eddie Picnic's All Wet ''Eddie Picnic's All Wet'' is a live EP by American rock band AFI. It was recorded on December 29, 1993 during a show at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California and released on March 18, 1994 through Key Lime Pie Records. 201 copies were pr ...

'' live 7-inch EP (1994, Key Lime Pie Records) *''

This Is Berkeley, Not West Bay ''This Is Berkeley Not West Bay'' is an extended play released on June 1, 1994 by Zafio Records. It features AFI, Black Fork, Dead and Gone and Screw 32. There were 2 identical pressings in 1994 and 1995, both on black vinyl. The first was 2,000, ...

'' 7-inch EP (1994, Zafio Records) *''

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'' 7-inch (1995,

Wedge Records Wedge Records is a 1990s California record label specializing in punk rock/ hardcore. The label is most noted for releasing early AFI and Frantics records. It was founded by Matt "Wedge" Wedgley of The Circus Tents, The Force, and Viva Hate. ...

) *''Bombing the Bay'' split 7-inch with

Swingin' Utters Swingin' Utters (often typeset as $wingin' Utter$, and originally called Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters) is a Californian punk rock band that formed in the late 1980s.Bush, JohnSwingin' Utters Biography, Allmusic, retrieved September 30, ...

(1995, Sessions Records) **featuring AFI's cover of "Values Here," by

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*''AFI/Heckle'' Split "7" with

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(late 1995, Wingnut Records) *''

Answer That and Stay Fashionable ''Answer That and Stay Fashionable'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was originally released on July 4, 1995, through Wingnut Records and rereleased on April 22, 1997, through Nitro Records. Background ''Answer Tha ...

'' (1995, Wingnut Records; re-released in 1997 on Nitro Records) *''

Very Proud of Ya ''Very Proud of Ya'' is the second studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on June 18, 1996, through Nitro Records. Background The liner notes of the album state that all the tracks are copyrighted to Anthems for Insubordinates, ...

'' (1996, Nitro Records) *''

Sing the Sorrow ''Sing the Sorrow'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig. ''Sing the Sorrow'' received positive review ...

'' (background vocals) (2003,

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)

With Blanks 77

*''Shut Up And Pogo'' (1993, Self-Released)

With The Daggers

*''She Told Me She Said'' 7-inch vinyl (1998, Sloth Records) *''Right Between the Eyes'' (2002, Sloth Records)

With Tiger Army

*''Temptation'' EP (Featured as producer) (1997, Chapter Eleven Records) *'' Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite'' (2001,

Hellcat Records Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...

) *''Early Years'' EP (Background vocals) (2002, Hellcat Records) *''Ghost Tigers EP "10"'' (2004, Hellcat Records) *'' Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise'' (2004, Hellcat Records) *''Rose Of The Devil's Garden "7"'' (2006, Hellcat Records) *''

Music from Regions Beyond ''Music from Regions Beyond'' is the fourth full-length Tiger Army album, released on June 5, 2007. The album was produced by Jerry Finn. Unlike their previous albums, it does not have a numeral in the title. The album title comes from a line spok ...

'' (Background vocals) (2007, Hellcat Records) Compilation appearances *''

Give 'Em the Boot III Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...

'' (2002, Hellcat Records) **Track 13 – "Power of Moonlite" *''

Give 'Em the Boot IV Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...

'' (2004, Hellcat Records) **Track 03 – "Atomic" *''

Give 'Em the Boot V Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...

'' (2006, Hellcat Records) **Track 04 – "Swift Silent Deadly" *''

Nightmare Revisited ''Nightmare Revisited'' is a cover album of songs and score from the 1993 Disney animated film ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. It was released on September 30, 2008 by Walt Disney Records to commemorate the film's 15th anniversary of its th ...

'' (2008,

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) **Bonus Track - "Ooogie Boogie's Song" (Backing Vocals)

With HorrorPops

*'' Bring It On!'' (2005, Hellcat Records)

With Viva Hate

*''Hateful and Hollow'' Demo CD (2007, self-released) *''Save Me'' 7-inch EP (2008, Black Cat Records) *''Goodnight My Love (EP)'' 7-inch EP (2010, Black Cat Records)

Other

- ''We're Not Laughing With You'' (Co-Producer, Backing Vocals) (Wingnut Records, 1996) *

- "I Don’t Like You Either" (Co-Writer on "Star Destroyer", Backing Vocals) (Spider Club Music, 1997) *

Nekromantix The Nekromantix is a Danish-American psychobilly band founded in Copenhagen in 1989. Their lyrics are generally structured around monster and horror themes. A central icon of the band's image is founder and frontman Kim Nekroman's "coffinbass", ...

– '' Brought Back to Life Again'' (Digital Editing) (2005) *12 Step Rebels – ''Go Go Graveyard Rockin' with 12 Step Rebels'' (Featured as producer) (2005) Dead Body Records *Graveyard Shift – ''Rest Without Peace'' (Featured as producer) (2005) Dead Body Records *Mr. Cliff Greenwood – ''Musical Heritage'' (Digital Editing) (2006) Dead Body Records

References

External links

Geoff Kresge's Official profile
on Facebook
Geoff Kresge's EBHC website
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