Agent Orange (band)

Agent Orange
Agent Orange in 2011. Left to right: Palm, Klein, and Giordano.
Background information
Origin	Orange County, California, United States
Genres	Punk rock, hardcore punk, surf punk
Years active	1979 (1979)–present
Labels	Posh Boy Records, Enigma Records, Restless Records, Invisible Records, Gunka Disc, Anarchy Music
Associated acts	The Adolescents, Social Distortion, D.I., Legal Weapon, the Plugz, Dick Dale, the Bomboras, Ghastly Ones, the Seeds
Website	agentorange.net
Members	Mike Palm Perry Giordano Dave Klein
Past members	Scott Miller Steve Soto James Levesque Brent Liles Derek O'Brien Tim Riley Scotty Lund Sam Bolle Charlie Quintana Steve Latanation Dusty Watson

Agent Orange is an American punk rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1979. The band were one of the first to mix punk rock with surf music.

The power trio's original lineup was Mike Palm on guitar and vocals, Steve Soto on bass, and Scott Miller on drums.

They first gained attention for their song "Bloodstains," originally appearing on their self-released debut 7" EP in 1980. A demo version of the song was given to Rodney Bingenheimer, a DJ at Pasadena radio station KROQ-FM, who placed it on his seminal 1980 compilation album, Rodney on the ROQ, on Posh Boy Records.

With James Levesque on bass (replacing Soto, who left to form the Adolescents), the group recorded their debut Living In Darkness album with Brian Elliot, best known for composing Madonna’s hit "Papa Don’t Preach." The record was released by Posh Boy in November 1981 and included another, newer version of "Bloodstains" (later used in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4). A 12" EP, Bitchin' Summer, followed in 1982 on Posh Boy.

Signing to Enigma Records, the band released another 12" EP, 1983's When You Least Expect It..., followed by a second album, This Is the Voice, released in 1986.

In 1988, former Social Distortion bassist Brent Liles replaced Levesque, and the following year, Derek O'Brien (also a former member of Social Distortion as well as D.I.) replaced Miller on drums. In 1991, Restless Records released the Real Live Sound live album, recorded at The Roxy in Hollywood on July 21, 1990. It was the only Agent Orange recording to feature the Palm/Liles/O'Brien lineup.