The Atomic Bitchwax
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The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock
band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal
bands Godspeed
, Monster Magnet
, and Core
.
to Parliament Funkadelic. Simultaneously all three members where already playing for major labels in separate bands: Godspeed
(Atlantic), Monster Magnet
(A&M) and Core
(Atlantic). The Atomic Bitchwax slowly evolved for 15 years as a players band with the enduring vision to "play what you want".
Their music is a combination of 60s psychedelic rock
, and 70s riff rock filtered though the progressive rock influences of today.
Since their first release in 1999 Atomic Bitchwax I
on Tee Pee Rec., they have toured every year in North America and Europe covering over 15 countries and continue to expand. In that time the band has released five more records including three full lengths. 'TAB-2, 3 and 4', two EPs Spit Blood, and Boxriff
, which included a DVD live show filmed in Seattle's Sunset Tavern. Their music has also appeared in popular TV shows including Jackass
, Home-wrecker and Fox sports. Future plans include the 2011 release of The Local Fuzz, boasting one 40 min. track of over 50 riffs back to back. This will also be followed by a live tour in April this year.
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
bands Godspeed
Godspeed (band)
Godspeed were an American heavy metal band formed in 1994. Following the release of their debut album Ride, produced by Rachel Bolan of Skid Row, the band embarked on two high-profile tours as the opening act for Black Sabbath, Dio, and Cathedral...
, Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
, and Core
Core (band)
-Biography:Core debuted with their first album, Revival, in 1996 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with Fu Manchu, Clutch and Orange 9mm. Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their...
.
History
New Jersey's Chris Kosnik, Finn Ryan, and Bob Pantella first started plotting their musical careers back in the mid 90s influenced by 70s rock and progressive groups ranging from Black SabbathBlack Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
to Parliament Funkadelic. Simultaneously all three members where already playing for major labels in separate bands: Godspeed
Godspeed (band)
Godspeed were an American heavy metal band formed in 1994. Following the release of their debut album Ride, produced by Rachel Bolan of Skid Row, the band embarked on two high-profile tours as the opening act for Black Sabbath, Dio, and Cathedral...
(Atlantic), Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
(A&M) and Core
Core (band)
-Biography:Core debuted with their first album, Revival, in 1996 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with Fu Manchu, Clutch and Orange 9mm. Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their...
(Atlantic). The Atomic Bitchwax slowly evolved for 15 years as a players band with the enduring vision to "play what you want".
Their music is a combination of 60s psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, and 70s riff rock filtered though the progressive rock influences of today.
Since their first release in 1999 Atomic Bitchwax I
Atomic Bitchwax I
Atomic Bitchwax is the debut album by The Atomic Bitchwax, released on June 22, 1999. The CD was released by Mia Records and the LP was released by Tee Pee Records...
on Tee Pee Rec., they have toured every year in North America and Europe covering over 15 countries and continue to expand. In that time the band has released five more records including three full lengths. 'TAB-2, 3 and 4', two EPs Spit Blood, and Boxriff
Boxriff
Boxriff is an EP put out by The Atomic Bitchwax in 2006 on the label MeteorCity. The album contains four new studio songs and a live set recorded at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on November 11, 2005...
, which included a DVD live show filmed in Seattle's Sunset Tavern. Their music has also appeared in popular TV shows including Jackass
Jackass
A jackass is a male donkey.Jackass may also refer to:In entertainment:* Jackass ** Jackass: The Movie, 2002** Jackass Number Two, 2006 film** Jackass 2.5, a DVD release** Jackass: The Game, a video game...
, Home-wrecker and Fox sports. Future plans include the 2011 release of The Local Fuzz, boasting one 40 min. track of over 50 riffs back to back. This will also be followed by a live tour in April this year.
Current line-up
- Chris Kosnik - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- (formerly of GodspeedGodspeed (band)Godspeed were an American heavy metal band formed in 1994. Following the release of their debut album Ride, produced by Rachel Bolan of Skid Row, the band embarked on two high-profile tours as the opening act for Black Sabbath, Dio, and Cathedral...
and Black NASABlack NASABlack NASA is a New Jersey based rock band, often placed in the stoner rock genre. They formed in the early 2000s in Long Branch, and were active while the guitarist in Kosnik's other band was busy with Monster Magnet. The band has a heavy 70s feel. They have not been active since touring to...
) - Bob Pantella - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- (formerly of Raging SlabRaging Slab- History :The group formed in 1983 when Greg Strzempka and Elyse Steinman, both guitarists, met in New York City. The two had a shared interest in the heavy rock sounds of 1970's style "boogie" rock and such contemporary punk rock groups as the Ramones and Black Flag...
, currently of Monster MagnetMonster MagnetMonster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
and (Riotgod) - Finn Ryan - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- (formerly of CoreCore (band)-Biography:Core debuted with their first album, Revival, in 1996 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with Fu Manchu, Clutch and Orange 9mm. Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their...
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Albums
- Atomic Bitchwax IAtomic Bitchwax IAtomic Bitchwax is the debut album by The Atomic Bitchwax, released on June 22, 1999. The CD was released by Mia Records and the LP was released by Tee Pee Records...
CD/LP (1999 MIA Records/Tee Pee RecordsTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
) - Atomic Bitchwax IIAtomic Bitchwax IIAtomic Bitchwax II is the second studio album by The Atomic Bitchwax, released on October 31, 2000 by Tee Pee Records.-Track listing:All songs by The Atomic Bitchwax unless noted.# "Ice Pick Freek" – 2:56# "Forty-Five" – 3:50...
CD/LP (2000 Tee Pee RecordsTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
) - 33 (The Atomic Bitchwax album)-Personnel:* Chris Kosnik – bass, vocals* Keith Ackerman – drums, percussion* Finn Ryan – electric guitarguitar, vocals...
CD (2005 MeteorCityMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - TAB 4 CD/LP (2009 Tee Pee RecordsTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
) - The Local Fuzz CD/LP (2011 Tee Pee RecordsTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
)
EPs
- Spit Blood CDEP (2002 MeteorCityMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - BoxriffBoxriffBoxriff is an EP put out by The Atomic Bitchwax in 2006 on the label MeteorCity. The album contains four new studio songs and a live set recorded at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on November 11, 2005...
CD/DVD Live (2006 MeteorCityMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
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Compilation appearances
- "Hey Alright" on Welcome to Meteor City (1999 MeteorCity RecordsMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - "Combination" on Right in the Nuts: A Tribute to AerosmithRight In The NutsRight in the Nuts is a tribute album featuring various stoner rock bands covering Aerosmith songs. The title refers to the 1979 Night in the Ruts album by that band.-Disc: 1:# "Movin Out" - Fireball Ministry 4:27# "Make It" - Altamont 3:49...
(2000 Small Stone RecordsSmall Stone RecordsSmall Stone Records is an American record label based in Detroit, MI. It was founded in 1995 by Scott Hamilton and is a self-dubbed "heavy rock" label...
) - "Kiss the Sun" on Doomed (2000 This Dark Reign Records)
- "Liquor Queen" on The Mighty Desert Rock Avengers (2002 People Like You Records)
- "Hey Alright" on Guerrilla Jukebox Vol 1 (2003 Tee Pee RecordsTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
) - "STD" & "The Destroyer" on ...And Back to Earth Again (2007 MeteorCity RecordsMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
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External links
- http://www.theatomicbitchwax.com/
- http://www.meteorcity.com/