Artist description Drugknuckle is a powerful, melodic pop punk/ska band that blends an energetic and tight punk rock rhythm section with singably catchy horn lines and vocals to create exciting recordings and live performances.

Music Style Pop Punk, Ska

Musical Influences NOFX, face to face, Midtown, Fishbone,Lagwagon, Strung Out, Mock Orange, Ataris, and lots of other stuff.

Similar Artists The Mad Caddies, or The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but we really don't sound that much like either.

Artist History Drugknuckle started about two years ago in Reno, NV. In that time they have played hundreds of shows in Nevada and Northern California, with bands like The Mad Caddies, Fillibuster, Diesel Boy, Red Session, OPM, The Gadjits, The*Ataris, Lonely Kings, The Scofflaws, Grade, Keyser Soze, The Explosion, The Instigators, AFI, The Mudsharks, Luckie Strike, Agent Orange, Staring Back, December, Fall Silent, and many others. The band's first released recording was "Better Left Alone" on the Reno to Rome,NY compilation CD. The album was put out on Sedition records and featured the best of hardcore and punk rock bands from Reno and Rome. The band's first full length recording "Fell for It" was just released on Lickidisplit Records and is receiving airplay on Reno's KRZQ 100.9, KZAK 104.5, and Las Vegas's 107.5 Extreme Radio in addition to college and university stations throughout the country. Drugknuckle has been listed in FmQB (a nationally distributed radio industry publication)as one of the top 10 requested independent artists on specialty radio shows,and has also been featured in the Reno News and Review, the Reno Gazette Journal, Flipside Magazine, Concussion Magazine and on Reno TV station KRNV. Presently Drugknuckle is selling albums and merchandise, and saving and planning for a tour so they can increase their fan base on a national level. If you like us, tell all of your friends!

Group Members Paul Wheatley - Vocals and Guitar Shaun Rucker - Guitar Zach Pieren - Bass Ross Millward - Drums Gavin Templeton - Sax and Vocals Jerry (Huggies) Metzger - Trumpet Troy Elizares - Trombone

Albums "Fell For It" - Lickidisplit Records, "Reno to Rome, NY Comp" - Sedition Records

Additional Info A ton of t-shirts, tank tops, long sleeves, and stickers. E-mail to drugknuckle@hotmail.com to get CD's and Merch.

Location Reno, Nevada - USA

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