Red Fang is an American rock band from

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, formed in 2005. It is composed of guitarist and vocalist Bryan Giles, bassist and vocalist Aaron Beam, guitarist David Sullivan and drummer John Sherman. The band has released five studio albums: ''

Red Fang Red Fang is an American rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2005. It is composed of guitarist and vocalist Bryan Giles, bassist and vocalist Aaron Beam, guitarist David Sullivan and drummer John Sherman. The band has released five studi ...

'' (2009), ''

Murder the Mountains ''Murder the Mountains'' is the debut studio album by the American stoner metal band Red Fang, released in 2011. Music videos were released for the songs "Wires" and "Hank Is Dead". Track listing All tracks written by Red Fang, except where note ...

'' (2011), ''

Whales and Leeches ''Whales and Leeches'' is the second album by the American stoner metal band Red Fang, released in 2013 on Relapse Records. Track listing Critical reception There was a high level of critical reception for the album, with reviews varying f ...

'' (2013), ''

Only Ghosts ''Only Ghosts'' is the third album by the American stoner metal band Red Fang, released in 2016 via Relapse Records. Track list All tracks written by Red Fang. Personnel Red Fang *Aaron Beam - bass, vocals, synthesizers *Maurice Bryan Gile ...

'' (2016) and ''Arrows'' (2021).

History

Red Fang started out on Wantage USA Records in Montana, where the band released its self-titled LP. Red Fang's 2009 debut for record label Sargent House/Wantage USA combined its first two releases, which were limited-release EPs. The band followed this debut with ''Murder the Mountains'', released on

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in 2011 produced by

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. Red Fang also appeared on 2011's Metalliance tour alongside the bands

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; the same year, Red Fang opened the Jägermeister stage on 2011's edition of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink

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which also featured headliners

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, Godsmack, and Disturbed. On September 12, 2011, Red Fang was announced as one of the openers (the other being

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) for

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's 2011 and 2012 tours in the United States and Europe respectively. Later in 2012, Red Fang embarked on a European headlining tour with Black Tusk, performing for the first time in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, and Greece. In February 2013, Red Fang traveled to Australia to play the Australian Soundwave Festival and also performed sideshows with

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bands

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and

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. The band performed on ''

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'' in January 2014 after its 2013 release "Whales and Leeches" peaked at No. 66 on Billboard's Top 200. The show's musical director

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sat in with Red Fang, playing

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during the band's performance of "Blood Like Cream". On August 13, 2014, Red Fang was announced as the opening act for a December 2014 North American tour by Swedish metal bands

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and

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. In 2016, the music of Red Fang was featured in the

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machine 'The Pabst Can Crusher' from WhizBang Pinball and Stern Pinball, which is themed after the beer Pabst Blue Ribbon. The band is also depicted on the game's backglass art. On April 6, 2021, Red Fang announced their fifth album ''Arrows'', which was released on June 4, 2021. A headlining tour was announced in support of the new album, however before the tour could take off the band announced its cancellation due to the health concerns regarding the Delta variant of the

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Members

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* Bryan Giles – guitar, vocals * Aaron Beam – bass guitar, vocals * David Sullivan – lead guitar * John Sherman – drums

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' ( Sargent House, 2009) * ''

'' (

, 2011) #25 US Top Heatseekers * ''

'' (Relapse Records, 2013) #66 US ''Billboard'' 200 * ''

'' (Relapse Records, 2016) #143 US ''Billboard'' 200 * ''Arrows'' (Relapse Records, 2021) Singles * "Prehistoric Dog" (Sargent House, 2009) * "Witness" (self-released, 2009) * "Wires" (Relapse Records, 2011) * "Crows in Swine" (Relapse Records, 2012) * "Blood Like Cream" (Relapse Records, 2013) * "No Hope" (Relapse Records, 2013) * "Only Fools Rush In/Why?" (Volcom Entertainment, 2015) * "Antidote" (Relapse Records, 2019) EPs & splits * Tour E.P. 2 (Wantage USA, 2007) * Malverde/Favorite Son split w/ Tweak Bird (Volcom Entertainment, 2008) * Red Fang/ASG split (Relapse Records, 2013) * Scion AV Presents Red Fang (2014) * Teamrock.com presents an Absolute Music Bunker Session with Red Fang (self-released, 2014) ;Other appearances *'' Metal Swim'' -

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compilation album (2010)

Videography

The band released music videos for several of their songs, which helped them getting fame in the scene due to their comical nature. * "Prehistoric Dog" (2010) * "Wires" (2011) featuring

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* "Hank Is Dead" (2012) * "Dirt Wizard" (2012) * "Blood Like Cream" (2013) featuring Fred Armisen * "The Meadows" (2014) * "Crows in Swine" (2014) * "Shadows" (2016) * "Cut It Short" (2017) * "Not For You" (2017) * "Listen to the Sirens" (2018)

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cover. * "Antidote" (2019) * "Arrows" (2021) * "Why" (2021) * "Rabbits in Hives" (2021) The band also has a cameo in Iron Reagan's 2014 music video for their song "Miserable Failure".

References

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