American Fangs | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
Genres | Rock, alternative, Post Hardcore |
Years active | 2008 | –present
Labels | Best Before Records |
Website | www |
Members | Gabriel Cavazos Micah Miller Kyle Shimek Kenyon Puntenney Chris Goodwin |
American Fangs are a 5-piece rock and roll outfit from Houston, Texas.
The Fangs' first album, American Fangs EP, was released in January 2009, followed by their self-titled LP in May 2013 via In De Goot/ Sony RED. The band have gone onto producing their "Pomona" EP and have announced the arrival of their next album, Dirty Legs, due to be released 4 July 2015 through Best Before Records worldwide with tracks produced by the Grammy-nominated NYC producer Machine, recorded and mixed in Austin Texas .
Their single "Pomona" spent over a month in top 5 on Sirius XM Octane radio chart, peaking at #2. The 'Pomona' music video featured on VEVO possesses over 62k views.
American Fangs have supported the likes of Deftones, Papa Roach,Fall Out Boy, Hollywood Undead,Middle Class Rut, The Virginmarys, Wilson / The Greenery, Sevendust, and Taproot / Sleepwave.
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 band made news when a man claiming to be a vampire assaulted a member of the band playing on 14 May 2013 at the La Crosse Center and drove a barricade through a window of the tour bus, according to police reports.
Past member-Nick Slimp-guitar-the vampire attack victim