Lost City Angels
is a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. They are composed of vocalist Sweeney Todd, guitarist Mr X, guitarist Drew "Suxx" Indingaro, bassist Duggan D and drummer Adam "Fucking" Shaw.
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History
Lost City Angels were founded in 2001 by Adam Shaw, Duggan D and guitarist Drew Suxx . They recorded a demo, which was heard by a former member of
Spring Heeled Jack USA guitarist Ron Ragona (who did vocals) and Nick Bacon (Pilfirs guitarist), who then joined the band.
They played in clubs around the North East
United States, landing a hometown support slot for
Australia's
The Living End at the
Paradise Rock Club. The members of The Living End were so impressed by The Lost City Angels, that they informed their agent and insisted they support the remainder of their tour of the United States. This would lead to a stint on the
Vans Warped Tour, and then an opening slot on a
Social Distortion tour.
These support slots and reviews of their live show got the attention of
The Offspring vocalist
Dexter Holland, who would sign The Lost City Angels to his
Nitro Records. The band recorded with former
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones member
Nate Albert for a 2002 self-titled release on
Nitro Records.
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After continuous touring in support of their self-titled release with bands such as
Social Distortion,
Flogging Molly,
Andrew W.K.,
Allister,
Further Seems Forever,
Dynamite Boy,
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and
The Living End, Lost City Angels signed a recording contract with
Stay Gold Records, an imprint of
Universal Records. They would return to the studio in 2004 to record their major label debut entitled
Broken World
.
Broken World
was released on April 5, 2005 and was followed by touring in support. The record received rave reviews from
Alternative Press (5 out of 5),
Playboy (4 out of 4),
Revolver (3.5 out of 4).
In April 2006, vocalist Ron Ragona and Nick Bacon departed the band, Ron is now in
The Murder Mile and Nick is currently working with a new artist and recently had a role in the film "Music and Lyrics".
Sweeney Todd, formerly of
The Dead Pets, took over on vocals, and added a new lead guitarist only known as Mr. X. They would continue to tour in support of the
Broken World
album, most recently as an opener for
Social Distortion.
The Lost City Angels are currently working on a follow-up to Broken World, due out in 2007 on Staygold Records/Universal.
Members
Current
- Sweeney Todd - vocals
- Mr. X - guitar
- Drew Indingaro - guitar
- Duggan D - bass
- Adam Shaw - drums
Discography
Albums
- Lost City Angels
(2002)
- Broken World
(2004)
References
- Lost City Angels, AllMusic.com Biography, AllMusic.com