Junkyard (band)

JUNKYARD
Junkyard in Madrid, 2008.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	1987–1992, 2000–present
Labels	Acetate Records, Geffen Records
Associated acts	Minor Threat, Decry, Big Boys, Borracho, Careless, Kill for Thrills, Suckerpunch, Speedbuggy, Bad Religion
Website	http://junkyardblooze.com
Members	David Roach Jimmy James Patrick Muzingo Todd Muscat Tim Mosher
Past members	Clay Anthony Max Gottlieb Johnny Hell Brian Baker Chris Gates

Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles (but claim to be from Austin TX), with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty. The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records).
-2015, Junkyard released two brand new songs "Faded b/w The River" on Unison Music Group.
-2016 included 15 shows ranging from club dates in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Green Bay and Chicago to large festivals.
-2017 will bring a brand new release on Acetate Records (April 21, 2017), many club dates worldwide.

The original line-up of the band included several members who were not a part of the group by the time they began recording. Max Gottlieb was the original guitarist and songwriter, and the original drummer was Johnny Hell. These two members would leave the group, and the lineup stabilized around lead singer David Roach, guitarist Chris Gates, bassist Clay Anthony, and drummer Patrick Muzingo. Brian Baker (guitar, ex-Dag Nasty/Minor Threat), joined the band just prior to the recording of the first album. Although the band was heavily influenced by Southern rock, Baker had told Sounds, "I hate the concept. I like that music but I'm not into the rebel flag or the throwing up in your pickup truck".

The band was signed by Geffen Records in January 1988, with a self-titled Tom Werman-produced debut album issued in 1989, described by Allmusic as incorporating "elements of Southern rock, boogie-woogie, and AC/DCism into one compact sound." The album featured the singles "Hollywood" and "Simple Man" as well as such well-known album tracks as "Hands Off." This album was followed two years later by Sixes Sevens & Nines, produced by Ed Stasium and featuring contributions from Steve Earle. Anthony left the band shortly before the release of the second album amid drug problems, to be replaced by Todd Muscat. The band was dropped by Geffen in 1992, with a third album recorded but not released, and disbanded shortly afterwards. The unreleased third album was subsequently issued as XXX and The Joker.