Bobaflex
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Bobaflex is an American
rock
band from Point Pleasant, West Virginia
. They were part of Gigantour
in 2005 and Rock on the Range
in 2008.
which was released on February 4, 2011. The unique thing about the band is the two frontmen, brothers Shaun and Marty McCoy, who trade guitar and lead vocals, depending on the song.
Bobaflex was established in 1998 by the McCoys. The idea for Bobaflex happened in 1997 when Shaun, Lutz and Drebbit met at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. The brothers are no strangers to the press, having ancestral ties to the most infamous family feud in American history, between the Hatfields and the McCoys
which almost caused a war between the states of West Virginia
and Kentucky
in the 1880s.
Shaun said in an interview that the band's name was inspired by the bounty hunter Boba Fett from Star Wars.
Continuously co-headlining Ohio’s largest independent rock festival Woodshock three years in a row, they performed for crowds of over 5,000. ”It was crazy. The fans were buying everything we had, even the shirts off our backs,” stated Shaun McCoy.
After playing out of state for months at a time, the band returned to West Virginia to find themselves booked on 106.3-FM’s X-Fest, West Virginia's largest Rock festival, sponsored by Huntington’s largest commercial rock radio station, WAMX
).
Performing to an audience of 12,000 and sharing the stage with Nickelback
, Disturbed and many others, Bobaflex played there 3 years in a row, thus landing them a spot on the renowned Locobazooka tour in 2002 Filter
, Sevendust
, and Mushroomhead
just to name a few.
The band continued to hit the road throughout 2002, independently booking tour dates through more than 13 states. “we had no idea they knew about us. It’s been a very rewarding experience to meet and get to know them”, says Jerod Mankin.
Primitive Epic. Sales of the sci-fi reality thriller began to take off. The band sold all 1,000 copies of the initial pressing in its first four weeks strictly through live performances, word of mouth, and mail order, which quickly caught the attention of New Jersey
’s Eclipse Records
(Mushroomhead, Disarray). "We had no clue it would sell that fast, they literally sold faster than we could produce them." says Steve Foster.
On January 14, 2010 Mike Steele posted a blog on his personal myspace saying that he left Bobaflex. "Look for a new project from me in a year or so. Forever rock at heart" Mike said at the end of the post. The band has since continued on with Chris Grogan on guitar. Mike Steele's final contribution to Bobaflex was for their album Hell in My Heart
.
Bobaflex began selling their new ‘Chemical Valley‘ EP at a concert at the V-Club in Hutington, WV on February 19, 2010. The six track EP was only available at their concerts but in April 2010 they started selling the EP on Amazon.com
. The EP features tracks from their upcoming full length record which is due later in the year. On May 28, Bobaflex was on Blazor and Mo in the Morning. Shaun said that people should buy the EP because the songs might not be on the full album due to label issues.
The band released the full length album Hell in my Heart
on February 4, 2011, at the V-Club in Huntington, West Virginia. The Album contains 4 remastered tracks from the Chemical Valley EP, as well as an updated version of the song "Slave", a live recording of the song "Pretty Razors" (previously available only as an iTunes exclusive from Tales from Dirt Town), and 9 previously unreleased tracks.
On July 28, Eclipse officially released the band to TVT Records
. For more information, check out TVT's website.
In 2009 TVT filed for bankruptcy. Bobaflex got all rights to their songs back and are searching for a new record label.
In 2011, Bobaflex announced that they would be releasing Hell in My Heart through BFX Records/Megaforce.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...
. They were part of Gigantour
Gigantour
Gigantour is the name of a sporadically organised traveling heavy metal music festival organized by Megadeth's Dave Mustaine. The tour was founded in 2005 with dates across North America, and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also traveled to Australia...
in 2005 and Rock on the Range
Rock on the Range
Rock on the Range is an annual rock festival featuring mostly mainstream rock bands, with a classic band usually headlining the show. The festival is held at two venues; Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio and Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
in 2008.
History
Formed in the 1990s, they have released four full-length albums and one 6-track EP, and are featured on the Gigantour DVD/CD. The band recently put out the 6 song EP, Chemical Valley which was released on 7 March 2010, and a 15 track full length album Hell in my HeartHell in my Heart
Hell in My Heart is an album from the band Bobaflex. It was released on August 30, 2011 via BFX records. The album has 16 tracks, 4 of which are remastered songs from the Chemical Valley EP. The album features the single "Bury Me with My Guns On"...
which was released on February 4, 2011. The unique thing about the band is the two frontmen, brothers Shaun and Marty McCoy, who trade guitar and lead vocals, depending on the song.
Bobaflex was established in 1998 by the McCoys. The idea for Bobaflex happened in 1997 when Shaun, Lutz and Drebbit met at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. The brothers are no strangers to the press, having ancestral ties to the most infamous family feud in American history, between the Hatfields and the McCoys
Hatfield-McCoy feud
The Hatfield–McCoy feud involved two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky back country along the Tug Fork, off the Big Sandy River. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy....
which almost caused a war between the states of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
and Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
in the 1880s.
Shaun said in an interview that the band's name was inspired by the bounty hunter Boba Fett from Star Wars.
Continuously co-headlining Ohio’s largest independent rock festival Woodshock three years in a row, they performed for crowds of over 5,000. ”It was crazy. The fans were buying everything we had, even the shirts off our backs,” stated Shaun McCoy.
After playing out of state for months at a time, the band returned to West Virginia to find themselves booked on 106.3-FM’s X-Fest, West Virginia's largest Rock festival, sponsored by Huntington’s largest commercial rock radio station, WAMX
WAMX
WAMX is an Active Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Milton, West Virginia, serving Metro Huntington. WAMX is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications....
).
Performing to an audience of 12,000 and sharing the stage with Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
, Disturbed and many others, Bobaflex played there 3 years in a row, thus landing them a spot on the renowned Locobazooka tour in 2002 Filter
Filter (band)
Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010....
, Sevendust
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group...
, and Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead is an American industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in Cleveland Warehouse District, the band's music can be described as a synthesis of alternative music, heavy metal, and electro-industrial...
just to name a few.
The band continued to hit the road throughout 2002, independently booking tour dates through more than 13 states. “we had no idea they knew about us. It’s been a very rewarding experience to meet and get to know them”, says Jerod Mankin.
Primitive Epic. Sales of the sci-fi reality thriller began to take off. The band sold all 1,000 copies of the initial pressing in its first four weeks strictly through live performances, word of mouth, and mail order, which quickly caught the attention of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
’s Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records is an American indie rock record label based in Butler, New Jersey. The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead to national attention. The current president of the label is Chris Poland.-History:...
(Mushroomhead, Disarray). "We had no clue it would sell that fast, they literally sold faster than we could produce them." says Steve Foster.
On January 14, 2010 Mike Steele posted a blog on his personal myspace saying that he left Bobaflex. "Look for a new project from me in a year or so. Forever rock at heart" Mike said at the end of the post. The band has since continued on with Chris Grogan on guitar. Mike Steele's final contribution to Bobaflex was for their album Hell in My Heart
Hell in my Heart
Hell in My Heart is an album from the band Bobaflex. It was released on August 30, 2011 via BFX records. The album has 16 tracks, 4 of which are remastered songs from the Chemical Valley EP. The album features the single "Bury Me with My Guns On"...
.
Bobaflex began selling their new ‘Chemical Valley‘ EP at a concert at the V-Club in Hutington, WV on February 19, 2010. The six track EP was only available at their concerts but in April 2010 they started selling the EP on Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
. The EP features tracks from their upcoming full length record which is due later in the year. On May 28, Bobaflex was on Blazor and Mo in the Morning. Shaun said that people should buy the EP because the songs might not be on the full album due to label issues.
The band released the full length album Hell in my Heart
Hell in my Heart
Hell in My Heart is an album from the band Bobaflex. It was released on August 30, 2011 via BFX records. The album has 16 tracks, 4 of which are remastered songs from the Chemical Valley EP. The album features the single "Bury Me with My Guns On"...
on February 4, 2011, at the V-Club in Huntington, West Virginia. The Album contains 4 remastered tracks from the Chemical Valley EP, as well as an updated version of the song "Slave", a live recording of the song "Pretty Razors" (previously available only as an iTunes exclusive from Tales from Dirt Town), and 9 previously unreleased tracks.
Record Labels
On March 10, 2001, Bobaflex signed with Eclipse and went back into the studio to record.On July 28, Eclipse officially released the band to TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
. For more information, check out TVT's website.
In 2009 TVT filed for bankruptcy. Bobaflex got all rights to their songs back and are searching for a new record label.
In 2011, Bobaflex announced that they would be releasing Hell in My Heart through BFX Records/Megaforce.
Members
- Shaun McCoy (Vocals, Guitar)
- Marty McCoy (vocals, Guitar)
- Chris Grogan (Guitar, back up Vocals)
- Jerod Mankin (Bass, back up Vocals)
- Tommy Johnson (Drums)
Former Members
- Lutz (Aaron Lutz) (vocals)
- Mike Steele (guitar, back up vocals)
- Drebbit (Chris Drummond) (vocals)
- Ronnie Casto (drums)
Albums
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive Epic | August 19, 2003 | Enhanced CD | Eclipse Records Eclipse Records Eclipse Records is an American indie rock record label based in Butler, New Jersey. The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead to national attention. The current president of the label is Chris Poland.-History:... |
| Apologize For Nothing | August 2, 2005 | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
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| Tales From Dirt Town | October 30, 2007 | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
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| Chemical Valley EP | 2010 | BFX Records | |
| Hell in my Heart Hell in my Heart Hell in My Heart is an album from the band Bobaflex. It was released on August 30, 2011 via BFX records. The album has 16 tracks, 4 of which are remastered songs from the Chemical Valley EP. The album features the single "Bury Me with My Guns On"... |
February 4, 2011 | BFX Records |
Singles
| Title | Release date | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Valley | 2011 | Chemical Valley EP | BFX Records | |
| Bury Me With My Guns On | 2010 | Hell in my Heart Hell in my Heart Hell in My Heart is an album from the band Bobaflex. It was released on August 30, 2011 via BFX records. The album has 16 tracks, 4 of which are remastered songs from the Chemical Valley EP. The album features the single "Bury Me with My Guns On"... |
BFX Records | |
| Home | 2007 | Tales From Dirt Town | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
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| Better Than Me | 2006 | Apologize For Nothing | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
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| Tears Drip | 2003 | Primitive Epic | Enhanced CD | Eclipse Records Eclipse Records Eclipse Records is an American indie rock record label based in Butler, New Jersey. The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead to national attention. The current president of the label is Chris Poland.-History:... |