The Devil Dogs were an American, New York-based
garage punk
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band, started in 1989 by Andy Gortler (guitars), Steve Baise (bass) and Paul Corio (drums).
Two members of the Devil Dogs (Gortler and Baise) had been members of the
Rat Bastards
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when that band dissolved during the recording of an album; they regrouped as The Devil Dogs and continued recording.
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Drummer Mighty Joe Vincent joined the group in 1991. They parted in late 1994.
Steve Baise moved on and collaborated with members of
Turbonegro
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History
Early years ( ...
on a mid-1990s band called The Vikings.
Discography
*''Devil Dogs'' LP (
Crypt Records
Crypt Records is an independent record label founded by American-born Tim Warren in 1983. The label has been headquartered variously in Hamburg, Germany and in several locations in the United States. Crypt is perhaps best known for issuing the ten- ...
, 1989, CR-019)
*''Big Beef Bonanza'' MLP (Crypt, 1990, CR-022)
*''Devil's Hits'' CD (1+2 Records, 1991, 1+2 CD 008)
*''We Three Kings'' MLP/MCD (Crypt, 1991, CR-028)
*''30 Sizzling Slabs'' CD (Crypt, 1992, CR-CD-192228)
*''Saturday Night Fever'' LP (Crypt, 1993, CR-035)
*''Saturday Night Fever'' CD (
Sympathy For The Record Industry
Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP ...
, 1993, SFTRI 231)
*''Live At The Revolver Club - The Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Album You'll Never Hear!'' LP (
Impossible Records
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to:
Music
* ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx
* ''The Impossible'' (album)
Groups
* The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas
* The Impossible ...
, 1993, Impossible 022)
*''... Stereodrive!'' CD (1+2 Records, 1994, 1+2 CD 060)
*''Choadblast'' CD (
Empty Records
Empty may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Empty'' (God Lives Underwater album) or the title song, 1995
* ''Empty'' (Nils Frahm album), 2020
* ''Empty'' (Tait album) or the title song, 2001
Songs
* "Empty" (The Click Five song), 2007
* ...
, 1994, MTR-218)
*''Bigger Beef Bonanza!'' CD (Crypt, 1996, CR-022)
*''No Requests Tonight'' LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1997, SFTRI 310)
References
Punk rock groups from New York (state)
Garage punk groups
Indie rock musical groups from New York (state)
Musical groups from New York City
Garage rock groups from New York (state)
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