The Alter Boys is an American

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from

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

. The band includes members of the bands

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, Unified Culture, Mudfoot, Original Pranksta, Venomin James, and

Mushroomhead Mushroomhead is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in the Cleveland Warehouse District, the band is known for their avant-garde sound and horror film-inspired imagery which features masks and costumes as well as ...

. Also featured in the band was

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of the stunt show ''Jackass''. They play in various musical styles and released their first album, ''The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys'', in March 2005. They were signed to the

Fractured Transmitter Fractured Transmitter was a record company started by Jason Popson around the time he departed from Mushroomhead in 2004. Bands signed * Pitch Black Forecast * The Alter Boys * American Werewolves * Asleep * Disengage * Integrity * Jeff Wal ...

record label. However, in late February 2009, they were removed from the Fractured Transmitter site. Rotten Records re-released ''The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys'' in January 2009. Though they never broke up, Todd Smith has since stated that The Alter Boys are "dead".

Members

Jason Popson Jason Jonathan Popson (born November 2, 1971) is an American vocalist and rapper for metal band Mushroomhead taking the stage name J Mann. Prior to his initial departure from the band he was identified by his face paint, which was based on the ...

- vocals *

Todd Smith Todd Smith may refer to: People *Todd Smith (musician), American singer, songwriter and guitarist * Todd Smith (politician), Canadian politician *Todd Smith (singer), American vocalist and member of Selah *Todd Smith (wrestler), American wrestler * ...

- guitar, vocals *Mike Martini - guitar, accordion, vocals *Matt Rippetoe - keyboards, woodwind *Jeff Siegel - keyboards *Craig Martini - bass, vocals *Eric Matthews - drums

Former

- additional vocals

Discography

Albums

References

External links

The Alter Boys
— Fractured Transmitter recording company site
The Alter Boys on Facebook
— Facebook {{DEFAULTSORT:Alter Boys, The American experimental musical groups Funk rock musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups from Cleveland