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The Turbo A.C.'s are an American punk rock band from New York City, United States, formed in 1995. The band's high-octane sound has led to comparisons with the likes of The Supersuckers and New Bomb Turks.[1]
The Turbo A.C.'s | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Blackout Cacophone Nitro Gearhead Blitzcore |
| Members | Kevin Cole Eric Bhell Mikey Millionaire Mikey Montreal |
| Past members | Kevin Prunty Michael Dolan Jer Von Duck Tim Lozada |
| Website | www.turboacs.com |
Band history
editIn 1996, the band released their first full-length album, Damnation Overdrive, on New York based hardcore label, Blackout Records. This was followed by releases on Cacophone, Nitro Records and Gearhead Records. The band's catalog features a number of punk personalities producing, including Agnostic Front's Roger Miret and the Dwarves' Blag Dahlia.[2]
The band's name is a reference to the Turnbull A.C.'s, a fictional gang featured briefly in the 1979 Walter Hill film, The Warriors.
They have frequently toured Europe following releases on the German label, Bitzcore Records.[3]
Bassist Mike Dolan left the band in 2005 to start a band in the vein of The Hellacopters and Motörhead called The FTW's.[4]
Drummer Mikey Montreal plays in the Montreal based band The Von Rebels.
Mikey Millionaire also plays in the Newport, Rhode Island based Skinny Millionaires [5]
Lineup
edit- Band members
- Kevin Cole - guitar, vocals
- Mikey Millionaire - guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Eric Bhell - bass, vocals
- Mikey Montreal - drums, vocals
- Former members
- Mike Dolan - bass, vocals
- Kevin Prunty - drums, vocals
- Tim Lozada - bass, vocals
- Jer VonDuck - guitar, vocals
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Damnation Overdrive (1996) Blackout! Records
- Winner Take All (1998) Cacophone Records
- Fuel for Life (2001) Nitro Records
- Automatic (2003) Gearhead Records/Bitzcore Records
- Avenue X (2005) Gearhead Records/Bitzcore Records
- Live To Win (2006) Bitzcore Records
- Kill Everyone (2011) Stomp Records
- Radiation (2018) Concrete Jungle Records/Stomp Records
Other
edit- "Gonna Get It" 7" (1995)
- Supercharged Straight To Hell (1995, Turbo Titans Records)
- "Eat My Dust" / "Righteous Ruler" 7" (1995, Blackout! Records)
- "Chupacabra!" 7" (1997, Blackout! Records)
- Hellboys/Turbo A.C.'s Split 7" (1997, Explicit Sound Records)
- "Hit & Run" 7" (1999, Into The Vortex)
- "Hit The Road" 10" Picture Disc (1999, Community/Renate Records)
- Clean Split with The Demonics (2000, Radio Blast Records)
References
edit- ^ Johnny Loftus: Review of Automatic, AllMusic
- ^ Sean Richardson: Review of Automatic, The Phoenix, June 6, 2003
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "HOME". Booking16.wixsite.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.