Boy Hits Car is an American

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band from Los Angeles, formed in 1993.

History

The band was formed in 1993. After releasing their first album, '' My Animal'', independently in 1998, they went on the Sno-Core Tour and recorded their next album, ''

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'', on

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. Their song "LoveFuryPassionEnergy" was used as a theme song for WWE Hall of Famer Lita and was distributed on the ''

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'' album in 2002. A third album was self released in 2005 called ''The Passage''. In 2006 the band re-released the album in July after signing with

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as their distributor. It was announced on their homepage that they will have a new album with a planned release on March 15, 2011. Boy Hits Car released their 5th studio album '' All That Led Us Here'' in May 2014 and followed it up with a European tour. Peterson stated in a Reddit AMA conducted to mark the self-titled album's 20th anniversary that 12 to 13 tracks had been written for a pending sixth album, with a name for said album still being decided upon at that time. The lead single, ''Injustice Fatigue'', was released in November 2022. The sixth album is yet to be released; social media posts by the band gave 2023 and 2024 as planned release years, but neither came to fruition. Two more singles, "Love Wanted (Inquire Within)" and "Mind Elevation," were released in February and May 2025, respectively. A May 2025 live performance band was cancelled after a vehicle collided with the Whisky A Go Go venue; the band have acknowledged the irony of this event with relation to the band's name.

Musical style and influences

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, Primus,

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and

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, as well as

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such as

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Members

Current

* Cregg Rondell – vocals,

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(1993–present) * Bill Gower – bass guitar (2006–present) * Mike Bartak – guitar (2007–present) * Erik Peterson – drums (2014–present)

Former

* Louis Lenard – guitar – (1993–2006) *

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– bass guitar (1993–2006) * Michael Ferrari – drums (1993–2003) * Johnny Ransom – drums (2004–2012) * Dusty Hunt – guitar (2005–2007) * Will Jenkins – drums (2012–2013)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' My Animal'' (1998) (NMG Records) * ''

'' (2001) (Wind-Up Records) * ''

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'' (independently released in 2005, then re-released in 2006 through Rock Ridge Music) * '' Stealing Fire'' (2011) (March 15, 2011) * '' All That Led Us Here'' (2014) * ''Waves of Sound Across Oceans of Time'' (TBA; pending release)

Live albums

* ''Worldwide Alive'' (2020)

References

External links

Official website
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