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band originating from

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. Noise Ratchet began as a pop punk/ska band in February 1997 in San Diego, California. In 1998, they released their first independent album, ''Never Going Back'', at Youth Wave 1998 while opening for P.O.D. The Supertones, Stavesacre. In 1999, the band's original drummer, Richard Savercool left the band and drummer Brandon Young filled this vacancy. At the same time, guitarist Roger Molina was also added to the lineup. In 2002 they released their album ''Till We Have Faces'' on

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label, which won

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’s 2002 award for Best Recording. In promotion of this album, Noise Ratchet toured with several acts, including

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and Switchfoot. In 2003 the band released a self-titled EP, an assemblage of five new songs and a revamped version of the acoustic "A Way to the Heart", which originally appeared on ''Till We Have Faces''. In 2003 they signed with

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's Major Label American Recordings. and in Dec 2003 they went in the studio to record their major-label debut with producer Nick Raskulinecz ( Foo Fighters, Superdrag, Danzig,

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, Paramore. They finished the record in March 2004, but in the midst of recording their label broke contract with Island Def Jam and funding for the album was cut off. With no money to mix and master the album, it was shelved. Touring the rest of 2004 with no tour support, the members parted ways in November 2004. Hosler, Jameson and Young started a side project called The Life, which never released an album and soon after Jameson and Young went on to form

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. Noise Ratchetat

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Molina is a professional hair stylist in SoCal, and Hosler owns Seven C Music in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Original members

* Danny Lothspeich - Guitar Vocals * Joel Hosler - Bass Vocals * Richard Savercool - Drums Vocals

Members

* Roger Molina - Guitar * Danny Lothspeich - Guitar * Joel Hosler - Lead Vocals * Jon Jameson - Bass *Brandon Young - Drums * Evan White- Guitar

Discography

*''Till We Have Faces'' (The Militia Group, 2002) *''Noise Ratchet'' (

, 2003)

References

External links

Noise Ratchet Myspace Page
{{Authority control Musical groups from San Diego Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups established in 1997