Western Addiction is an American
punk rock band based in
San Francisco
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,
California
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, United States. The band was formed by four veterans of the punk scene. Some of the members previously worked for
Fat Wreck Chords
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The label has released mater ...
. They have toured internationally in both the USA, Europe, and Japan.
Members
*Jason Hall - Vocals
*Ken Yamazaki - Guitar
*Tony Teixeira - Guitar
*Mitch Paglia - Bass
*Chad Williams - Drums
Past members
*Sam Johnson - Bass/Vocals
*Tyson "Chicken" Annicharico - Bass/Vocals
Discography
Albums
*''
Cognicide'' (2005)
*''
Tremulous
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'' (2017)
*''
Frail Bray'' (2020)
EPs & 7"s
*''New Mexican Disaster Squad/Western Addiction Split'' (2004)
*''Remember to Dismember'' (2003)
*''Pines'' (2013)
*''I'm Not the Man That I Thought I'd Be'' (2015)
Trivia
*Ken Yamazaki played in
Enemy You
Enemy You was an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California, United States, that formed in 1997.
Biography
Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his pop punk band Af ...
, and also in
Dead to Me with bandmate, Chicken.
*Chicken plays in
Dead to Me and was nominated as 'Sexiest Vegetarian' by
PETA
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Acronym
* Pembela Tanah Air, a militia established by the occupying Japanese in Indonesia in 1943
* People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an American animal rights organization
* People Eating Tasty Animals, an ...
in 2006.
*Chad Williams plays in
Complaints and formerly
Radio Reelers.
*Sam Johnson played in Dead to Me, No Friends, VRGNS and
New Mexican Disaster Squad
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The band ...
.
*Tony Teixeira currently plays bass with
Swingin' Utters
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.
External links
Current label of Western Addiction.Sound Scene Revolution: Interview with Western Addiction (Podcast)
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Hardcore punk groups from California
Fat Wreck Chords artists