US Bombs
| U.S. Bombs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, street punk |
| Years active | 1993-current |
| Labels |
Independent. Formerly on Sailors Grave, Hellcat, Beer City, Outsider, TKO, Disaster, Vinyl Dog, Alive Records |
| Members |
Duane Peters-vocals Kerry Martinez-guitar/vocals Wade Walston-bass/backing vocals Chip Hanna-drums/backing vocals |
Independent.
Duane Peters-vocals
Kerry Martinez-guitar/vocals
Wade Walston-bass/backing vocals
U.S. Bombs are an American punk rock band, formed in 1993 in Orange County, CA by Duane Peters and Kerry Martinez. For the majority of the band's career the U.S. Bombs consisted of vocalist Duane Peters, guitarist Kerry Martinez, bass guitarist Wade Walston and drummer Chip Hanna. Most of the time they have played with 2 guitarists, most recently with Jonny "Two Bags" Wickersham, however with Jonny Two Bags committed as the 2nd guitarist for Social Distortion the latest appearances have only been as a 4 piece the way the band started. The U.S. Bombs play '77 style street punk heavily influenced by bands like The Clash, The Ramones, and The Sex Pistols.
In '93 Duane Peters left The Exploding Fuck Dolls and teamed up with longtime friend Kerry Martinez to start a new band called U.S. Bombs. The Bombs first release was a double 7" called "Scouts of America" released in 1994 on Vinyl Dog Records with Duane Peters on vocals, Kerry Martinez on guitar, Steve Reynolds on bass and Benny Rapp III on drums. Next they released their first full length "Put Strength in the Final Blow". The re-release of their first album contains the 4 songs from "Scouts of America".
After a few different lineup changes in their early years they settled into Peters, Martinez, Reynolds, Chuck Briggs (of the Dischords) on guitar and Alex Gomez on drums. In 1996 they released their second album "Garibaldi Guard" on Alive Records. The next year they put out an EP called "Nevermind the Opened Minds...Here's the U.S. Bombs", it originally had 6 songs but all re-releases of this album have included 4 tracks from self-titled promo CD they recorded before their 2nd album. The Bombs continued to tour to support their music and began to grow a loyal fan base where ever they played. U.S. Bombs live shows were gaining recognition from the on stage antics of Duane and his band mates along with their 1977-style punk rock sound.
In '97 due to touring commitments the rhythm section of the band was replaced with Wade Walston on bass and Chip Hanna on drums. This year the Bombs released a 10" picture disc on Outsider Records, the B side with a new version of The Way it Ends a song that was released on their first album, the A side with Jaks, a song that would become the band's biggest hit and most often played live song. Next they were picked up as the first band on Tim Armstrong's new Epitaph affiliate Hellcat Records for a 4 record deal. The first album on Hellcat was "War Birth" which would become the band's most famous and well heard album all over the world. It is even rumored that Joey Ramone had "War Birth" on his turntable when he died.
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