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band from San Diego, composed of members Mark McCoy (of

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History

Holy Molar are a San Diego-based band formed in 2001. The band consisted of vocalist Mark McCoy (under the stage name Mark McMolar), guitarist

, bassist

, drummer Maxamillion Avila and keyboardist Bobby Bray. The band dressed in white lab coats, medical masks, and sometimes appeared spattered with blood. The band released a live album in 2001, titled ''Live at the Metropolitan Correctional Center''. In 2003, the band released their first album ''The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth.'' The band had additionally issued a split with

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in 2004 and an EP, ''Cavity Search'', in 2007. The band had never officially disbanded, leaving their record label,

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to state, "As for Holy Molar, the project has never officially disbanded—you never know, perhaps one day it will emerge from the depths, bringing with it its trademark bursts of shrieks and screams, much like a cavity left unattended or a bad root canal."

Members

* Mark McMolar – vocals *

– guitar *

– bass * Maxamillion Avila – drums * Bobby Bray – keyboards

Discography

;Albums * ''The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth'' (2003,

) ;EPs/splits * ''Ex Models/Holy Molar'' (2004, Three One G) * ''Cavity Search'' (2007, Three One G) ;Live albums * ''Live at the San Diego Metropolitan Correctional Center'' (2001, Three One G) ;DVDs * ''Dentist the Menace'' (2006, Three One G)

External links

Holy Molar MySpace Page

References

American noise rock music groups Musical groups from San Diego Musical groups established in 2001 {{US-punk-band-stub