The McRackins

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Name =The McRackins


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Genre =Punk Rock
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Years_active =1994-
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Associated_acts =Gob
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White Trash Debutantes
The Manges
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The McRackins are a Canadian pop punk band that was formed in 1994. Their song and album titles revolve around egg puns (i.e. "Bat Out of Shell") They have had approximately 70 releases from over 30 different record labels.

The McRackins nearly always play live in full costume and made up to look like two eggs and a dog. The band claims that they were transformed from men to two eggs and a dog and given super pop-punk powers as the result of a freak nuclear accident. Since then, twin eggs Bil (guitar, vocals), Fil (bass) and dog Spot (drums).

With sporadic touring throughout their native Canada and the US up until that point, 1996 saw the band take their live show to Europe. Dubbed the European Eggvasion, the McRackins toured seven countries as well as recording some live electric and acoustic sessions for the BBC. The band has made several music videos, which have received light to medium rotation on music channels in Canada, the US, and Europe. Further media exposure includes an appearance in a Molson Canadian beer television commercial, a cameo role in an independently produced motion picture titled "Downhill Willy", and various television and radio features.

The band came out of hiatus to finish their album "Bat Out of Shell". Their twelfth full length album, it was released worldwide in 2006 by Wynona Records, Italy and contained twelve new tracks. A full European tour followed in Jan/Feb 2007 in support, visiting over 30 cities in 12 countries over a 6 week span.

In early 2007 they released "MCRACKINS VS JOKERS" with Italy's JOKERS on San Martin Records, Italy. The band is currently completing their latest CD which will be released in North America and Europe by New York based label "Cheapskate Records" in summer of 2008. The CD will also be released in Japan by new label "Suggoi Records" in Sept/October with their first ever tour of Japan in the spring of 2009.

Discography

Albums

* "Eggs in Space" (1994)
* "Live at the Lux" (1994)
* "What Came First?" (1995)
* "S.T.U.P.I.D." (1995)
* "Planet of the Eggs" (1995)
* "In on the Yolk" (1996)
* "Back to the Crack" (1996)
* "Oddities and Eggcentricities, Vol.1" (1997)
* "I Am the Eggman" (1997)
* "Live in Madrid" (1997)
* "Comic Books and Bubble Gum" (1999)
* "Too Tough to Die" (2000)
* "Bat Out of Shell" (2006)
* "Eggzit" (2008)

EPs

* "The McRackins/White Trash Debutantes" split (1995)
* "Short and Sweet"(1996)
* "Best Friend" (1997)
* "Has Fil Flipped? (GOB split)" (1997)
* "The McRackins/The Manges" split cd (2000)
* "The McRackins/Jokers" split cd (2007)

ingles

* "Get Crackin'!"(1995)
* "Life, Hey Mikey" (1995)
* "The McRackins/Fighting Cause" split (1995)
* "The McRackins/The Cheeks" split (1995)
* "It's Raining (1996)
* "The McRackins/The Bomb Bassets" split (1996)
* "The McRackins/Pest" split (1996)
* "Best Friend (1997)
* "I'll Stick to Beer" (1997)
* "The McRackins/Lipmonger" split (1997)
* "The McRackins/MxPx" split (1997)
* "The McRackins/Gob" split (1997)
* "We Like to Make Records" (1999)