The Studdogs was an American

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band from

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, United States. The band's music contains elements of

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, and

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. The band was formed in 2000 and stayed active until 2005. They released a lot of material, particularly the

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, ''The Gospel According to the Studdogs'' and the 7" vinyl three-song EP, and gained local and national notoriety. They were featured in several national music magazines, including

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and Amplifier. Comparisons were made to

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, and it was said they sounded "like absolute victory by way of slurring,

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from nowhere in particular." Their drunken, abrasive live shows often ended with someone bleeding or being thrown out of the venue. Their live shows were said to be "what

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would sound like through a wall of

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and

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." The band was signed by Orange Recordings in

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and toured all over the country, sharing bills with the Demolition Doll Rods, Bob Log III,

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, and Immortal Lee County Killers and a one-time show with the

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Tour in

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. While in the Studdogs, Rich Evans began promoting concerts under the tag 'Mutiny Productions'. He now heads the independent Florida's Dying label, promoting and releasing material from the Florida-underground music scene. Kyle Justin joined the band on drums in early 2002 to replace Jason, who was moving to

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. Kyle vacated his position as drummer in 2003 to pursue a music career in

. Eric Gebhardt left the band in 2005 to pursue a solo career under the alias Red Mouth.

Discography

Albums

*''The Gospel According to the Studdogs'' (2004) – Orange Recordings

EPs

*''Thousands of Degrees Hot! And Not a Drop of Water'' (2001) – Mutiny Productions

References

External links

The Studdogs @ Orange RecordingsFlorida's Dying official siteRed Mouth's official siteSkeleteen's official site
* The Studdogs @ Allmusic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Studdogs Punk rock groups from Florida Musical groups from Orlando, Florida