Strung Out
is a punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, USA formed in 1989. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of punk rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They have released seven albums on Fat Wreck Chords and appeared on numerous compilations and skate/surf videos. They have played on the Warped Tour and continue to tour internationally.
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Biography
The band formed in 1992 in
Simi Valley,
California. The original lineup consisted of vocalist
Jason Cruz, guitarists Jake Kiley and Rob Ramos, bassist
Jim Cherry and drummer Adam Austin. After releasing a self-titled 7" record, they became one of the first bands to be signed to
Fat Wreck Chords, the record label owned and operated by
Fat Mike of the band
NOFX. Austin left the band in 1992 and was replaced by Brad Morrison who also left the band and was replaced on drums by Jordan Burns, formerly of fellow Simi Valley natives
Ten Foot Pole. Their first album,
Another Day in Paradise
, was released in May of 1994.
Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues
followed in 1996. In 1998 they released
The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat
, a compilation album of their pre-
Fat Wreck Chords material.
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Tokyo,
Japan
The band showed notable musical growth on their 1998 album
Twisted by Design, which was both speedy and technical but also with darker overtones. The album established a mixture of the fast, poppy sound the band had established with Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues but mixed it with more atonality and more abstract song structures.
Bassist Jim Cherry left the band in 1999 and went on to play in
Pulley and
Zero Down, but died of heart failure in 2002. He was replaced by Chris Aiken, whose musical background had a strong impact on the 2000 album
The Element of Sonic Defiance.
In 2002 the band released their fourth full-length album
An American Paradox
, their first release to appear in the
Billboard Top 200. The initial production run contained a bonus song entitled "Don't Look Back". A video was filmed for the song "Cemetery" and was included on several punk rock video compilations. In 2003 they recorded and released a live album as part of the
Fat Wreck Chords Live in a Dive
series.
Exile in Oblivion
, was released in 2004, with a video filmed for the song "Analog." Strung Out recently finished recording their sixth full-length album,
Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
, which was released
June 12,
2007.
While on tour with Evergreen Terrace in the fall of 2007 in Philadelphia PA, the band's van was stolen, which contained their equipment, merchandise, and personal belongings. The band continued the tour, traveling and playing with instruments provided by supporting acts I Am Ghost and Evergreen Terrace. Surprisingly, the same event has happened to ska/punk act Suburban Legends at the same hotel.
When they are not touring or making music,
Jason Cruz enjoys life as an artist, Jordan is a co-owner of Moto XXX along with
NOFX drummer
Erik Sandin.
Rob Ramos works in the film industry, and Jake gives occasional musical lessons.
Strung Out have set a title and release date for their forthcoming rarities collection. The record is titled
Prototypes and Painkillers
and is due out March 31, 2009. The album will be the second such compilation from the band who previously compiled material on The Skinny Years: Before We Got Fat in 1998.
On September 29, 2009, Strung Out plan on releasing a their 7th studio album titled
Agents of the Underground
.
Band Members
Current members
- Jason Alexander Cruz - vocals DOB: Feb 06, 1974
- Jake Ira Kiley - guitar DOB: June 19, 1975
- Rob Ramos - guitar
- Chris Aiken - bass DOB: June 03, 1975
- Jordan Burns - drums
Past members
- Brad Morrison - drums (1992 - 1993)
- Jim Cherry - bass (1992 - 1999) (d. 2002)
- Adam Austin - drums (1990 - 1992)
Discography
Albums
- Another Day in Paradise
(1994)
- Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues
(1996)
- Twisted by Design
(1998)
- An American Paradox
(2002)
- Exile In Oblivion
(2004)
- Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
(2007)
- Agents of the Underground
(2009)
7"s and EPs
- "Somnombulance" 7" first ever recorded
- Strung Out
7"
- split 7" with Jughead's Revenge
- split 7" with Blount (1995)
- Crossroads and Illusions
(1998) CD-EP
- The Element of Sonic Defiance
(2000) CD-EP
- Fat Club 7" (2001)
Compilations, Soundtracks, and Live Albums
- The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat
(1998)
- Live In A Dive: Strung Out
(2003)
- Prototypes and Painkillers
(2009)
Non-album tracks and B-sides
- Punk Sucks
compilation (1995) - "Support Your Troops"
- Split 7" with Blount
(1995) - "Somnombulance" (demo version)
- Punk Bites
compilation (1996) - "Wrong Side Of The Tracks" (demo version)
- The Fearless Flush Sampler
compilation (1997) - "Jacqueline" (Jackie O demo version), "Season Of The Witch"
- Punk Bites Vol. 2
compilation (1997) - "Just Like Me" (demo version)
- Fat Music Vol. III: Physical Fatness
compilation (1998) - "Ultimate Devotion" (demo version)
- The Show
soundtrack (1998) - "Betrayal"(old version)
- As a Matter of Fact
compilation (1998) - "Jacqueline" (Jackie O demo version), "American Lie," "Through Your Fingers"
- Before You Were Punk 2
compilation (1999) - "Every Breath You Take" (originally performed by The Police)
- Short Music for Short People
compilation (1999) - "Klawsterfobia"
- Fat Music Vol. V: Live Fat, Die Young
compilation (2000) - "Novacain"
- Punk Goes Metal
compilation (2000) - "Bark at the Moon" (originally performed by Ozzy Osbourne)
- Beyond Cyberpunk
compilation (2001) - "Betrayal" (new version)
- Fat Music Vol. VI: Uncontrollable Fatulence
compilation (2001) - "Your Worst Mistake"
- Punk Goes Acoustic
compilation (2003) - "Velvet Alley" (acoustic version)
- Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1
compilation (2004) - "No Voice of Mine" (demo version)
- Crusty Demons of Dirt: the Soundtrack
(2004)
- Punk Rock Mixtape 2006
compilation (2006) - "Analog" punkradiocast.com
- Edge 103.9 (Acoustic Live & Rare Compilation)
(2006) - "Angeldust" (acoustic version)
- ''Kingrock Entertainment, Listen Up, Vol. #1 - "All the Nations" http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=69240&
Videography
Music Videos
- "Bring Out Your Dead" from Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues
- appears on Peepshow
VHS (Fat Wreck Chords 1997)
- "Mind Of My Own" from Twisted By Design
- appears on Peepshow Vol. 2
VHS (Fat Wreck Chords 1998)
- "Cemetery" from An American Paradox
- appears on Peepshow Vol. 3
DVD (Fat Wreck Chords 2003) and Cinema Beer Buddy
DVD (Hopeless Records 2002)
- "Analog" from Exile In Oblivion
- "Calling" from Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Charts
Album
-
Billboard (North America)
- Peak Position: The Billboard 200 #185 in 200]
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
|
Billboard 200
| Top Independent Albums
| Top Heatseekers
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2002
| An American Paradox
| -#185
| -#11
| -#9
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2004
| Exile in Oblivion
| -
| -#22
| -#15
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2007
| Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
| -
| -#33
| -#5
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