Alabama Thunderpussy
| Alabama Thunderpussy | |
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 Alabama Thunderpussy in 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Southern metal, stoner metal, Hard Rock |
| Years active | 1996–2008 |
| Labels | Man's Ruin, Relapse |
| Members | |
| Kyle Thomas Erik Larson Ryan Lake Mikey Bryant Bryan Cox |
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| Past members | |
| Johnny Throckmorton Johnny Weils Asechiah Bogdan Bingo Tunnel John Peters |
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Alabama Thunderpussy was a Stoner metal band from Richmond, Virginia. It was founded by Bryan Cox, Erik Larson and Asechiah Bogdan in 1996.
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[edit] History
Bryan Cox, Erik Larson and Asechiah Bogdan founded ATP in 1996. Bill Storms and Johnny Throckmorton completed the lineup, and the band signed to Man's Ruin Records in 1998. They debuted with Rise Again later that year, and recorded River City Revival, released in 1999. 2000's Constellation and 2002's Staring at the Divine followed. Alabama Thunderpussy parted ways with Man's Ruin and singer Johnny Throckmorton later that year, signing to Relapse Records and hiring new frontman Johnny Weills. Weills performed vocals on the album Fulton Hill (album), released on May 25, 2004. By the time of the following ATP album, Open Fire, Weills had left the band to form Danballah in Columbus, Ohio. He was replaced by Kyle Thomas, formerly of New Orleans bands, Floodgate and Exhorder, also lead vocalist for Witch (band).
Members of ATP have appeared in many sideprojects. Larson has released two discs under his name, the most recent in 2005. Larson has also appeared in the side project Axehandle with Bryan Cox and Ryan Lake. Erik will also be appearing in another side project group Birds of Prey with a release being slated for July 25, 2006. Erik Larson was also the former drummer for AVAIL. Bryan Cox was a member of instrumental band Suzikiton and was on their one release, Service Repair Handbook. Former vocalist Johnny Throckmorton is now the vocalist for Richmond, Va based Before the Machine.
Open Fire, the band's latest CD was released March 6, 2007 on Relapse Records.
[edit] Line-up
- Kyle Thomas - Skin Flute
- Erik Larson - Guitar
- Ryan Lake - Guitar
- Mikey Bryant - Bass
- Bryan Cox - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Johnny Throckmorton - Vocals (1996–2002)
- Johnny Weils - Vocals
- Asechiah "Cleetus LeRoque" Bogden - Guitars
- Sam Krivanec - Bass
- John Peterfile - Bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Rise Again (1998)
- River City Revival (1999)
- Constellation (2000)
- Staring at the Divine (2002)
- Fulton Hill (2004)
- Open Fire (2007)
[edit] Split albums
- Alabama Thunderpussy/Halfway to Gone (2000)
- Orange Goblin/Alabama Thunderpussy (2000)
[edit] Compilations
- Right In The Nuts: A Tribute to Aerosmith (July 10, 2000) Small Stone Records
- Sucking the 70's (2002) Small Stone Records
- Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again (2006) Small Stone Records
- For the Sick (March 20, 2007) Emetic Records
[edit] In popular culture
- In Episode 2 of the HBO series, True Blood, character Jason Stackhouse is seen wearing an Alabama Thunderpussy t-shirt. He also wore this shirt in Season 2, Episode 9.
- In the TV show King of the Hill, Native American, John Redcorn is the lead singer of a band called "Alabama Thundercats." They sing songs from Alabama Thunderpussy.
