Two Man Advantage is a hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 themed punk rock

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 group, from Merrick

Merrick

-Arts and entertainment:* Zack Merrick , Bassist in band All Time Low* Bryn Merrick , British guitarist with The Damned* Dave Merrick , American oil-on-canvas artist* David Merrick , American theatre producer...

, Long Island

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, New York

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. They met via Beer-League hockey and formed the band in 1997. Their shows are very wild as they will dress up and basically put on a "Mock hockey game" on-stage. Their songs are very fast and are almost always about either hockey or beer.
The band achieved some degree of notoriety in 2004 for their legal entanglements with the Zamboni

Frank Zamboni

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 company over the song "Zamboni Driving Maniac". Many songs pay homage to the 1980s Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

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, and the Melon Arena as well. Two Man Advantage was active in the New York Hardcore scene for many years, and still continues to play shows locally throughout the New York metro area.

Current members

• Drunk Bastard (formerly Bud Tkachuk):: Vocals
• Skate :: Vocals/Guitar
• Captain :: Guitar
• Snapshot :: Bass
• Coach :: Drums
• MYK :: Metallization
• Rookie :: Crowd Instigator

Discography

• Demo (self-released cassette - out-of-print) 1997
• Live on Crucial Chaos (self-released cassette - out-of-print) 1998
  • live set from appearance on WNYU
    WNYU
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    , recorded April 2, 1998
• The Loiterers/Two Man Advantage split
  Split album
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   7" with The Loiterers (1998, Crapfit Records)
• Mad Cow Dizeaze 182/Two Man Advantage split 7" with Mad Cow Dizeaze 182 1998
• Drafted (CD (1998, Royally Records)
  • to be re-released with bonus tracks by the band in the future
• Don't Label Us CD (2001, Go Kart Records
  Go Kart Records
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• Live at CBGB (self-released CD) 2002
• Supreme Commander/Two Man Advantage split 7" with Supreme Commander
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   (2006, Basement Records)
• South of Canada (2008, Rodent Popsicle Records
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Compilation appearances

• Introducing Bill free with issue of Under the Volcano punk zine
  Punk zine
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   (1998)
• Scene Report CD (2000, Triple Crown Records
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• Terror Firmer
  Terror Firmer
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   Soundtrack CD (October 31, 2000, Go Kart Records)
• Go Kart vs. The Corporate Giant Vol. 3 CD (2002, Go Kart Records)

External links

• Official website
• Profile in The Wall Street Journal
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• Mention in Sports Illustrated
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• Album on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Label-Two-Man-Advantage/dp/B00005B8OH
• Legal troubles from Go Kart Records site