The Turbo A.C.'s are an American
punk rock band from
New York City
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, United States, formed in 1995. The band's high-octane sound has led to comparisons with the likes of
The Supersuckers and
New Bomb Turks
The New Bomb Turks are an American punk rock band formed at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, United States, in 1990. The founding members are Jim Weber, Eric Davidson, Bill Randt, and Matt Reber. Sam Brown replaced Bill Randt on drums i ...
.
Band history
In 1996, the band released their first full-length album, ''Damnation Overdrive'', on New York based hardcore label,
Blackout Records
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It was formed in 1988 by Bill Wilson and Jim Gibson. In 1989, the label released its album, a New York hardcore compilation album entitled '' Where the Wild Thi ...
. This was followed by releases on Cacophone,
Nitro Records
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and Gearhead Records. The band's catalog features a number of punk personalities producing, including
Agnostic Front
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History First era (1980–1 ...
's
Roger Miret
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Agnostic Front are co ...
and
the Dwarves
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...
'
Blag Dahlia
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.
The band's name is a reference to the Turnbull A.C.'s, a fictional gang featured briefly in the 1979
Walter Hill
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People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...
film, ''
The Warriors''.
They have frequently toured Europe following releases on the German label, Bitzcore Records.
Bassist Mike Dolan left the band in 2005 to start a band in the vein of
The Hellacopters
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and
Motörhead
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called The FTW's.
Drummer Mikey Montreal plays in the
Montreal
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based band The
Von Rebels.
Mikey Millionaire also plays in the Newport, Rhode Island based Skinny Millionaires
Lineup
;Band members
* Kevin Cole - guitar, vocals
* Mikey Millionaire - guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
* Eric Bhell - bass, vocals
* Mikey Montreal - drums, vocals
;Former members
* Mike Dolan - bass, vocals
* Kevin Prunty - drums, vocals
* Tim Lozada - bass, vocals
* Jer VonDuck - guitar, vocals
Discography
Albums
*''
Damnation Overdrive'' (1996) Blackout! Records
*''
Winner Take All'' (1998) Cacophone Records
*''
Fuel for Life'' (2001) Nitro Records
*''
Automatic
Automatic may refer to:
Music Bands
* Automatic (band), Australian rock band
* Automatic (American band), American rock band
* The Automatic, a Welsh alternative rock band
Albums
* ''Automatic'' (Jack Bruce album), a 1983 electronic rock ...
'' (2003) Gearhead Records/Bitzcore Records
*''Avenue X'' (2005) Gearhead Records/Bitzcore Records
*''Live To Win'' (2006) Bitzcore Records
*''Kill Everyone'' (2011) Stomp Records
*''Radiation'' (2018) Concrete Jungle Records/Stomp Records
Other
* "Gonna Get It" 7" (1995)
* ''Supercharged Straight To Hell" (1995, Turbo Titans Records)
* "Eat My Dust" / "Righteous Ruler" 7" (1995, Blackout! Records)
* "Chupacabra!" 7" (1997, Blackout! Records)
* ''Hellboys/Turbo A.C.'s'' Split 7" (1997, Explicit Sound Records)
* "Hit & Run" 7" (1999, Into The Vortex)
* "Hit The Road" 10" Picture Disc (1999, Community/Renate Records)
* ''Clean'' Split with The Demonics (2000, Radio Blast Records)
References
External links
*
Official Fanclub*
Turbo A.C.'s
The Turbo A.C.'s are an American punk rock band from New York City, United States, formed in 1995. The band's high-octane sound has led to comparisons with the likes of The Supersuckers and New Bomb Turks.
Band history
In 1996, the band rel ...
at
Allmusic
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Punk rock groups from New York (state)
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