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, United States, by band members Helena Cos and Johnny Nap. They have been compared to such acts as Halestorm, No Doubt, Soundgarden, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and L7. Originally formed in 1998, the group has released ''Flipped Off'' (2000), which debuted in CMJ's Top 20 radio adds, and ''Ever After'' (2007), which debuted in CMJ's Loud Rock adds. and the self-titled ''Spider Rockets'' (2009). ''Flipped Off'', ''Ever After'', and ''Preview EP'' were recorded by

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. ''Spider Rockets'' (2009) was recorded with Eric Rachel. The band has also toured with

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, performed on

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, toured with

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and performed at the Popkomm Festival in Berlin, Germany. Spider Rockets' release, ''Bitten,'' was the third most added record in the country on CMJ Loud Rock chart. The CD also garnered a TOP 10 Hard Rock release of the year by Metal Odyssey. Also, the group's track, “Going Down,” became WWE darling, Charlotte Flair's (daughter of

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), walk-out and victory song during her 2014 season. 2016 marked Spider Rockets’ return into the studio for their fifth album, this time with producer Dan Malsch and ''Along Came a Spider'', the group's latest album, was subsequently released in January 2018. Spider Rockets most recently has toured with

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as well as Bobaflex.

Discography

* ''Flipped Off'' (2000) * ''Preview'' EP (2003) * ''Ever After'' (2007) * ''Spider Rockets'' (2009) * ''Bitten'' (2012) * ''Along Came a Spider'' (2018)

Members

* Helena Cos * Johnny Nap * Dan Prestup * Brian Caskey

References

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