Texas Hippie Coalition (sometimes stylized THC) is an American
heavy metal band from
Denison, Texas
Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, Grayson County, Texas, United States. It is south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. The population was 22,682 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Denison is part of the Texoma region and is one ...
.
History
The band was formed in Denison, Texas by
Big Dad Ritch
James Richard "Big Dad Ritch" Anderson is an American singer and the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Texas Hippie Coalition from Denison, Texas.
History
Big Dad Ritch came to prominence in 2004 when he co-founded the metal band Texas H ...
, along with his friend
John Exall and other friends. Several lineup changes occurred before, ''
Rollin
Rollin or Rollin' may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Rollin (Bay City Rollers album), 1974
* ''Rollin (Freddie Hubbard album), 1982
* ''Rollin (Texas Hippie Coalition album) or the title song, 2010
* ''Rollin (B1A4 EP) or the title song, 2017
* ' ...
'', with producer Dave Prater. ''Rollin'' arrived on July 6, 2010, which was their first national release.
In early 2012 the group began working with producer
Bob Marlette
Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Sebastian Bach, ...
. Their first single "
Turn It Up" was released in June of that same year. ''
Peacemaker
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Individuals and groups
* UN Peacemaker, a project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators
* Peace makers, a list of contemporary individuals and organizations inv ...
'' was released on August 14, 2012,
and was ranked 20 on ''
Billboard
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''
Hard Rock Albums
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.
In February 2014, it was announced that ''
Ride On'', the fourth studio album from the quartet is expected to be released October 7, 2014. The record was produced by
Skidd Mills
Skidd Mills is a songwriter/producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Skidd began his career at Ardent Studios in 1991. There he learned from the likes of John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Jim Dickinson, and Paul Ebersold. In 2001, Skidd left Ardent and start ...
, known for working with Saving Abel, Sick Puppies and others, at Sound Kitchen Studios.
"Ride On" has been described by the band as, "the next level," "a little more raw, a little grittier," and "our way of letting everybody know that rock 'n' roll ain't dead."
During that same year, the ensemble also performed at
Rocklahoma and
Rock on the Range
Rock on the Range was an annual rock festival that was held at two locations. The first and main location was in Columbus, Ohio, United States at Mapfre Stadium (originally Columbus Crew Stadium; renamed in 2015) from 2007 to 2018, while the ot ...
in May in addition to
Mayhem Festival
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in the summer of 2014.
On February 23, 2016, the ensemble announced that their fifth studio album, ''
Dark Side of Black'', would be released on April 22, 2016.
In April and May 2016, the band is scheduled to tour in support of this work, which includes performances at
Rock on the Range
Rock on the Range was an annual rock festival that was held at two locations. The first and main location was in Columbus, Ohio, United States at Mapfre Stadium (originally Columbus Crew Stadium; renamed in 2015) from 2007 to 2018, while the ot ...
,
Rocklahoma and River City Rockfest.
In June 2016, the band announced the addition of guitarist Nevada Romo.
In August 2017, Ritch announced that the ensemble plans to release their sixth studio album in 2018. On January 12, 2018, Exall announced that he and the band had parted ways, leaving Ritch as the sole original band member.
In early 2018, Larado Romo, brother of guitarist Nevada Romo, joined the ensemble on bass guitar.
During the first week of 2019, percussionist Timmy Braun and the band parted ways.
Braun was replaced by Devon Carothers.
On March 29, 2019, "Moonshine", the first single from ''
High in the Saddle'', the sixth studio album from the group, was released. At that time, the ensemble announced that the work would be released on May 31, 2019, the first from the band released through
Entertainment One
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.
In 2020, Scott Lytle, former percussionist for the band from 2007 to 2008, died.
On January 10, 2021, the band mutually parted ways with drummer Devon Carothers.
On January 12, Locust Grove and DEITY drummer Joey Mandigo was announced as the band's new drummer.
Personnel
Current members
*
Big Dad Ritch
James Richard "Big Dad Ritch" Anderson is an American singer and the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Texas Hippie Coalition from Denison, Texas.
History
Big Dad Ritch came to prominence in 2004 when he co-founded the metal band Texas H ...
– lead vocals (2004-present)
* Cord Pool – guitar (2014-present)
* Nevada Romo – guitar, backing vocals (2016-present)
* Larado Romo – bass, backing vocals (2018-present)
* Joey Mandigo – drums (2021-present)
Former members
*
Randy Cooper
Randy "The Arsonist" Cooper (born ) is the former guitarist for American rock band Emperors and Elephants as well as American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition. Cooper also acted as a session guitarist on American southern rock band Sho ...
– guitar (2007-2012)
* Ryan "The Kid" Bennett – drums (2009-2011)
* Alden "Crawfish" Nequent – guitar (2009-2011)
* Michael Hayes – guitar (2004-2008)
* Scott "Cowboy" Lytle – drums (2007-2008)
* Dillon Escue – drums (2008)
* Cody Perryman – guitar (2004-2007)
* Wes Wallace – guitar (2013-2014)
* Carl Lowe – drums
* Gunnar Molton – drums
* Lance Bruton – drums
* Jason Elmore – guitar (2007)
* John Exall – bass (2004-2018)
* Timmy Braun – drums (2011-2019)
* Devon Carothers – drums (2019-2021)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Music videos
Other information
* In July 2015, bassist John Exall started a new musical ensemble called
Smoke Hollow along with three musicians, Diego "Ashes" Ibarra from
Static-X
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, Dewey Bragg from
Kill Devil Hill and Ralf Mueggler from Crowned by Fire.
References
External links
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Musical groups established in 2004
Heavy metal musical groups from Texas
Rock music groups from Texas