The Interrupters are an American

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band formed in

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, in 2011. The band comprises lead vocalist Aimee Interrupter, drummer Jesse Bivona, bassist Justin Bivona, and guitarist

Kevin Bivona Kevin Bivona (born November 8, 1986) is an American musician and audio engineer best known for his work with the Transplants and Tim Armstrong. He is currently the guitarist for the ska punk band the Interrupters. Early career In 2005, Bivo ...

. They have released four studio albums. The latest, ''In the Wild'', was released in 2022, along with the album's

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, "Raised by Wolves".

History

Formation and early years

The three Bivona brothers met

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, a solo artist at the time, in 2009 while touring with their band Telacasters supporting

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and

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. In 2011, Aimee and Kevin started writing songs together and brought Kevin's brothers, twins Jesse and Justin, in to play drums and bass. That led to the four forming The Interrupters. The band got an early start, touring with bands such as Rancid,

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, and

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; as well as playing the American music festival

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in Chicago and Denver, and the Canadian music festival Amnesia Rockfest, all before the release of their first record. They were frequently involved with Tim Armstrong's

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project, which saw the online-release of a song a day for an entire year. They were also members of the touring group. The first single released was the song "Liberty", followed shortly thereafter by the song "Family", which features a guest vocal by

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and was previously released through the

project. Both singles were released as limited edition 7"s through

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''The Interrupters'', ''Say It Out Loud''

The Interrupters' debut self-titled record was released August 5, 2014 on Hellcat/Epitaph Records. Following the release, the band toured the US and Canada in support of the album with the likes of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones,

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, Rancid, and

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; and toured Europe with

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; and also played Soundwave Festival in Australia, and

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in Belgium. The Interrupters' second record ''Say It Out Loud'' was released June 24, 2016 on Hellcat/Epitaph Records. Produced again by Tim Armstrong, the album peaked at number 7 on the ''

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'' Heatseekers Album chart, number 25 on the ''Billboard'' Independent albums chart, number 38 on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums chart, number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Vinyl Albums chart. In support of ''Say It Out Loud'', the band played on the entire

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during the summer of 2016, and then embarked on their first US headlining tour, bringing

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' band Bad Cop Bad Cop along for support.

''Fight the Good Fight''

On May 2, 2018, the Interrupters announced the album ''Fight the Good Fight'', produced by

, released on June 29 on Hellcat/Epitaph. The lead single, "She's Kerosene", peaked at number 4 on ''Billboard''s

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chart. The album has reached number 2 on the ''Billboard''

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, and number 141 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band were featured on the cover of

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magazine in May 2019 and were nominated for 'Best International Breakthrough' at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards. Billy Kottage, formerly of

, has been touring with the band as a featured musician since early 2019, playing the

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and trombone. The Interrupters' single ''Take Back the Power'' served as the intro music for '' Hillary'', a 2020 docuseries about

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Band members

* Aimee Interrupter – lead vocals (2011–present) *

– guitar, lead and backing vocals (2011–present) * Justin Bivona – bass, backing vocals (2011–present) * Jesse Bivona – drums, backing vocals (2011–present)

Touring members

* Billy Kottage - keyboards, trombone, backing vocals (2017-present)

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Compilations and splits

* ''2016 Warped Tour Compilation'' – various artists,

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(2016) * ''Hooligans United: A Tribute to Rancid'' – Various artists, Hellcat/Smelvis Records (2015) * ''Dale la Bota'' – various artists, Smelvis Records (2013) * ''2018 Warped Tour Compilation'' – various artists,

(2018) * ''Ska Against Racism'' – various artists, Bad Time Records (2020)

Notes

References

External links

*
The Interrupters chart history
at

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