Artist description MELODIC PUNK WITH TOUGH EDGE AND GREAT HOOKS.

Music Style PUNK

Musical Influences SLF-THE CLASH-SOCIAL DISTORTION-DESCENDANTS-

Similar Artists DESCENDANTS-BRUISERS-BOUNCING SOULS

Artist History FORMED IN MAY 1996 IN STOCKTON, CA., THIS IS WHERE THEY CALLED HOME FOR 6 MONTHS. THE OOZZIES THEN MOVED TO TACOMA, WA. FOR 1 1/2 YEARS TO GAIN A BIG LOYAL FOLLOWING IN THE SEATTLE SCENE. WITH 2 VINYL RELEASES AND D.I.Y. TOURS THROUGH 12 WESTERN STATES, THE OOZZIES MOVED TO OAKLAND, CA IN JUNE OF 1998. CONDITIONAL TO THEIR MOVE, THEY HIRED MARK MORTENSON TO FILL THEIR DRUMMING NEEDS(EX-SCREW 32 And SAMIAM). GIGGING HARD WITH THAT LINEUP AROUND S.F. AND NOR-CAL, QUICKLY GARNERED THEM A STURDY FOLLOWING, AS WELL AS A THRASHER MAGAZINE INTERVIEW DID. ONE YEAR LATER, WITH THE HELP OF AN UP AND COMING INDIE LABEL, INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH RECORDS, THE OOZZIES RELEASED THEIR DEBUT FULL LENGTH, NATION OUT OF HAND. THIS RELEASE WAS PRODUCED BY LEGENDARY GUITARIST FOR THE DEAD KENNEDY'S, EAST BAY RAY, AND RECORDED IN 20 DAYS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE OOZZIES WON BEST LOCAL PUNK BAND OF THE YEAR, BY THE SF BAY GUARDIAN. THEY WERE ALSO NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE FOR PUNK BAND OF THE YEAR BY THE SF WEEKLY, WITH THE FINAL TALLY IN ON OCT. 7TH. THE OOZZIES WERE ALSO RECENTLY PICKED UP BY TPG PUBLICITY, WHO ALSO HANDLES MOTORHEAD, L7, AND NASHVILLE PUSSY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE OOZZIES, WITH THE HELP OF VERY SMALL DISTRIBTION ARE BLOWING THROUGH THIS CD WITH RAVE REVIEWS, AND A SOLID FOLLOWING STRETCHING DOWN THE ENTIRE WEST COAST. THEY ARE ALSO ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR THE EAST COAST FOR 3 1/2 WEEKS TO TOUR WITH SUCH BANDS AS UK SUBS, OXYMORON, AND GWAR. ALL OF THIS ON THEIR OWN. IMAGINE WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH AN AGENT AND GREAT DISTRIBUTION.

Group Members DAVE HOLMES-GUITAR/BU VOC. CHRIS "BUZZY" MCCOMB-VOCALS BRYAN CABLE-GUITAR/BU VOC. KEVIN TREAT-BASS CASEY COOK-DRUMS

Instruments GUITARS, BASS, DRUMS, VOCALS

Albums NATION OUT OF HAND

Location Oakland, CALIFORNIA - USA

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