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Direct Hit
OriginMilwaukee, Wisconsin, US
GenresPunk rock, Pop-punk
Years active2007–present
LabelsRed Scare Industries
MembersNick Woods
Danny Walkowiak
Devon Kay
Steve Maury
Past membersRobby Schroeder, Mike Esser, Alex Hill, Jackson Fothergill, Peter Woods, Kyle Stembaugh, Kyle Motor, Layne Knutson, Chris Gandolfo, Jake Witter, Andy Roemer, Brian Peoplis
Websitewww.directhitsucks.com

Direct Hit is a Milwaukee-based punk rock band formed in 2007 by singer/guitarist Nick Woods. It consists of Nick Woods, Danny Walkowiak, Devon Kay, and Steve Maury.

History

In 2007, while playing with indie rock group The Box Social, Nick Woods had the idea to start a pop punk band that would release music “like comic books”, favoring the rapid and consistent release of short EPs over the slow and sporadic traditional approach of full length records. From 2008-2010 Direct Hit released five such EPs for free online in addition to a split 7” with the band Mixtapes before signing to Kind of Like Records.

In 2011, Direct Hit released Domesplitter, a collection of ten re-recorded fan favorites from their previous releases.

From 2011 to 2013, the band released five more splits before returning to the studio to record their second full length record, a concept album titled Brainless God, released by Red Scare Industries. Described as “the final days of a world staring down total nuclear armageddon”, the album follows a serial killer and his would be victim as the two escape a satanic cult while trying to find truth and redemption before the armageddon.[1] The album was featured on Punk News’s “Top 20 Records Of The Year” list, where it was called “a finely tuned blast of tooth-melting punk rock goodness.”[2] Alternative Press gave the album four out of five stars and described it as “just one great punk-rock song after the next”.[3]

In cooperation with Red Scare Industries, Good Land Records, and Wall of Youth, Direct Hit produced an album-length short film in conjunction with the record.[4] The film was released in chapters across a number of news and media sites including Vice and The AV Club.[5]

In February 2014, Direct Hit was featured as one of the “Top Ten Wisconsin Bands To Watch” by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.[6] In September 2014, Nick Woods was a guest on the television show Last Call with Carson Daly, where he was interviewed about Direct Hit.[7] In November 2014, Woods wrote an article for Vice magazine’s Noisey, detailing how Direct Hit consistently tours without losing money.[8]

Direct Hit have performed at venues such as The Knitting Factory, Bottom of the Hill, Webster Hall, Asbury Lanes, First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, and festivals such as Riot Fest, The Fest, Pouzza Fest, Summerfest, Insub Fest, and D4th of July.

They have toured with or opened for bands such as Rise Against, A Wilhelm Scream, Dillinger Four, Good Riddance, The Suicide Machines, Off With Their Heads, The Flatliners, Mixtapes, Cheap Girls, Red City Radio, Masked Intruder, and Guerilla Poubelle.

Members

Current

  • Nick Woods - vocals, guitar
  • Danny Walkowiak - drums
  • Devon Kay - guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Maury - bass, backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

  • Domesplitter (2011)
  • Brainless God (2013)

Singles

  • “Direct Hit 1” (2008)
  • “Direct Hit 2” (2009)
  • “Direct Hit 3” (2009)
  • “Direct Hit 4“ (2010)
  • “Direct Hit 5” (2010)
  • Split w/ Mixtapes (2010)
  • Split w/ Tit Patrol (2011)
  • Split w/ Jetty Boys (2011)
  • Split w/ Hold Tight (2012)
  • Split w/ Haverchucks (2012)
  • Split w/ Braver (2012)
  • Split w/ Priceduifkes (2014)

Compilations

  • “Red Scare Industries - 10 Years of Your Dumb Bullshit” (2014)

References

  1. ^ http://www.punknews.org/review/12162/direct-hit-brainless-god
  2. ^ http://www.punknews.org/review/12314/best-of-2013-punknewsorgs-picks
  3. ^ http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/direct_hit_brainless_god
  4. ^ http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-watch-act-one-of-direct-hits-punk-rock-opera
  5. ^ http://www.avclub.com/article/milwaukee-poppunk-band-direct-hit-predicts-the-apo-102715
  6. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/10-wisconsin-bands-to-watch-direct-hit-b99191941z1-243701331.html
  7. ^ http://www.hulu.com/watch/694130
  8. ^ http://noisey.vice.com/blog/you-dont-have-to-lose-money-on-tour
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