Pissing Razors

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pissing Razors
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = El Paso, Texas, USA
Genre = Thrash metal
Groove metal
Years_active = 1994–unknown
Label = Noise Records
Current_members = Andre Acosta
Rick Valles
Eddy Garcia
Past_members = Jason Bragg
Joe Rodriguez
Cesar Soto
Matt Lynch
Matt Difabio
Danny Garcia

Pissing Razors was a heavy metal band who originally formed in the late 80's. The band originally was named "Back Door Cyclops" but decided to change its name and style of music to incorporate more raw sounding vocals. The new name originated from the band's original lead vocalist who contracted a case of gonorrhea from a whorehouse in Juarez, Mexico. He was quoted as claiming it felt like he was "pissing razors".

In the early 90's, the band's original drummer, Danny Garcia decided to move from El Paso, TX to New York City, NY. Danny's brother, Eddy took this opportunity to switch from playing guitar to drums. Matt Lynch then moved from bass guitar to lead guitar and Rick Valles was then hired as the new bass player. Together with Joe Rodriguez, this line up proved to be progressive. In 1997, the band was signed to England-based Noise Records and released their self titled CD the following year. Five more albums were released from 1999 to 2003. In 2000 the band contributed to a Pantera tribute album, entitled "Panther: A Tribute To Pantera". They provided the opening track, "Domination".

In 2000, Joe Rodriguez quit the band, stating that he wished to spend more time with his family. He was replaced by Jason Bragg, who recorded on the 2001 album "Where We Come From", but left shortly afterwards. He, in turn, was replaced by Andre Acosta, whose first release would be the live album "Live in the Devil's Triangle". Before the band could start work on their next album, "Evolution", Cesar Soto quit the band and was replaced by Matt Difabio.

In 2004, Matt Difabio left Pissing Razors and the band never replaced him. As of 2006, Eddy Garcia and Andre Acosta are playing in a local band named Speed Razor. Joe Rodriguez, Cesar Soto, and Matt Lynch are playing in another local group named Fueled II Fire. Jason Bragg is on tour as backstage support to Black Label Society. Matt Difabio is fronting a band by the name of Single Bullet Theory, and Rick Valles has decided to leave the stage entirely. It is currently unknown whether Pissing Razors will continue.

Members

Current members

*Andre Acosta -Vocals
*Rick Valles - Bass
*Eddy Garcia - Drums

Past members

*Jason Bragg - Vocals
*Joe Rodriguez - Vocals
*Cesar Soto - Guitars
*Matt Lynch - Guitars
*Matt Difabio - Guitars
*Danny Garcia - Guitars/Drums

Discography

*Psycho Punko Metal Groove (Album, 1996)
*Pissing Razors (Self-Titled album) (Album, 1998)
*Cast Down The Plague (Album, 1999)
*Fields of Disbelief (Album, 2000)
*Where We Come From (Album, 2001)
*Live In The Devil's Triangle (Live Album, 2002)
*Evolution (Album, 2003)

External links

* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/pissing_razors/artist.jhtml VH1.com page]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1395 Entry for Pissing Razors] from Encyclopaedia Metallum