Al Barr

American singer Al BarrAl Barr performing at the No Sleep Til Festival in 2010Background informationBornAlexander Barr (1968-01-21) January 21, 1968 (age 58)Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.GenresCeltic punkhardcore punkOi!punk rockInstrumentVocalsYears active1984–presentMember ofDropkick MurphysFormerly ofThe BruisersDirect Vole Assault5 Balls of PowerWebsitehttp://www.dropkickmurphys.comMusical artist Alexander Martin Barr (born January 21, 1968) is an American musician. He is best known for his time as the lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys, whom he joined in 1998. As of 2022, he is on hiatus from the band to care for his mother. He was also a founder and lead singer for The Bruisers, which he helped form in 1988 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His first band, circa 1984, was called D.V.A. (Direct Vole Assault). He also went on to front 5 Balls of Power with future members of Scissorfight, The Radicts, L.E.S. Stitches, and US Bombs, before he formed The Bruisers. The Bruisers had played many shows with Boston's Dropkick Murphys, and when lead singer Mike McColgan quit the band in 1998, they asked Barr to be the new lead singer. The first album the Dropkick Murphys released with Barr