Sledgeback

Sledgeback is a Seattle, Washington punk rock band formed in early 2004, with Hungarian Gabi Hun as the front man. Former member of [http://www.cafb.hu C.A.F.B.] , Gabi Hun moved to Seattle not knowing a word of English, and soon afterFact|date=September 2008 formed Sledgeback.

History

Sledgeback formed in April 2004, influenced and inspired by acts such as Social Distortion, Therapy?, Rancid, and Die Toten Hosen. Gaining a large following early in their career, Sledgeback have toured both locally, and internationally, playing in 2005's Vans Warped Tour and even opening for the likes of Flogging Molly to sold out crowds. With their first full length release "People's Choice" through [http://www.sliverrecords.com/ Sliver Records] , Sledgeback gained notoriety through bi coastal radio play and crowd pleasing shows do in large part to high intensity performances, while boasting powerfully raw, life inspired lyrics.

In addition with their second release, "Perception Becomes Reality" and after a few line up changes in their brief history, the band features "Gabi Hun" (Vocals, Guitar), "Kevin Past" (Drums), "Mike Parker" (Bass), and most recently "Guy Lacey" (Guitar and Former War Babies).

Current members

Gabor "Gabi" Hun - Vocals, Guitar
Guy Lacey - Guitar (Former War Babies)
Jacob Thornton - Drums
Clint Gano - Bass

Past members

Casey Boness - Bass
John Bakody - Bass
Steve Popplewell - Drums
Mike Sholtz - Guitar
Mike Parker - Bass
Parker Lundgren - Guitar
Kevin Past - Drums

Discography

- People's Choice ("2004")
- Perception Becomes Reality ("2006")

Compilations

[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3139311&title=Punks+And+Pints+-+Seattle's+Best+Punk&artist=Various+Artists Punks And Pints - Seattle's Best Punk] 01/01/2004

[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3333405&title=Music+Is+Stupid.+We+Like+Noise!&artist=V%2fA Music Is Stupid. We Like Noise!] 01/01/2005

[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3361246&title=Punks+And+Pints+-+Seattle's+Best+Punk+-+Vol.+2&artist=Various+artists Punks And Pints - Seattle's Best Punk - Vol.2] 01/01/2006

External links

* [http://www.sledgeback.com Official Sledgeback Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sledgeback Official Sledgeback @MySpace.com]
* [http://www.cafb.hu Official C.A.F.B Site]
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sledgeback Sledgeback @CDBaby.com]
* [http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3195428&title=People's+Choice&artist=Sledgeback Sledgeback @Tower Records]
* [http://www.sliverrecords.com/ Sliver Records]