American Fangs was a five-piece alternative rock band from
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
, Texas.
Background
The Fangs' are a rock and roll outfit from Houston, TX. Their first album, ''American Fangs EP'', was released in January 2009, followed by their self-titled LP in May 2013 via In De Goot. The band later produced an EP titled ''Pomona'' and the full-length album ''Dirty Legs'', released in 2015 through
Best Before Records with tracks produced by
Machine, recorded and mixed in Austin Texas.
Their single "Pomona" spent over a month in top five on
Sirius XM Octane radio chart, peaking at #2. The "Pomona" music video featured on
VEVO
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possesses over 62,000 views.
American Fangs opened for
Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...
,
Papa Roach,
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurle ...
,
Hollywood Undead,
Middle Class Rut,
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and rhythm guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and lead guitarist Clint Lo ...
, and others.
The festivals that the band have performed on include
Download Festival,
SXSW, Ship Rocked, Rock on the Range, Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma, Free Press Summer Fest, KFMA Fall Ball, Festapalooza Shreveport.
Rocksound listed them as one of 'The 9 New Bands You Need In Your Life Right Now'
The group made news when a man claiming to be a
vampire
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assaulted a member of the band during a May 2013 performance at the
La Crosse Center and drove a barricade through a window of the tour bus, according to police reports.
Members
* Gabriel Cavazos - vocals
* Micah Miller - drums
* Kyle Shimek - bass, vocals
* Kenyon Puntenney - guitar, vocals
* Chris Goodwin - guitar, vocals
Discography
*''Dirty Legs (LP)'' (2015)
*''Self-Titled (LP)'' (2013)
*''Pomona (EP)'' (2013)
*''Self-Titled (EP)'' (2009)
References
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Rock music groups from Texas
Musical groups established in 2008
Best Before Records artists