Soulhat was an American rock band

Rock Band

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 from Texas

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. The group formed in 1990 around the nucleus of Kevin McKinney, Bill Cassis, and Brian Walsh; Barry E. "Frosty" Smith, who had previously played with Funkadelic

Funkadelic

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, joined soon after. Their self-released debut followed in 1993, and was reissued after they signed to Epic Records

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 later that year. Their single "Bonecrusher" peaked at #25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. A follow-up studio album appeared in 1994, and a third in 2000.

In early 2003, Soulhat won the Austin

Austin, Texas

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 Regional Poll in The 2nd Annual Independent Music Awards

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 for their song "Flat Plane".

Members

• Kevin McKinney - guitar, vocals
• Bill Cassis - guitar, vocals
• Brian Walsh - bass
• Barry E. Smith - drums

Discography

• Outdebox (Self-released/Epic Records
  Epic Records
  Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
  
  , 1993)
• Live at the Black Cat Lounge (Currant, 1991)
• Good to Be Gone (Epic, 1994)
• Experiment on a Flat Plane (Terminus Records, 2000)