XTRMST was an American
straight edge
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hardcore punk
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band featuring
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band X ...
and
Jade Puget
Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesiz ...
of
AFI. XTRMST was Havok and Puget's second side project together, after their electronic project
Blaqk Audio
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Their debut album, '' CexCells'', was released on August 14, 2007, and reached number eighteen on the ''Bil ...
. They released their debut album ''
XTRMST
XTRMST was an American straight edge hardcore punk band featuring Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI. XTRMST was Havok and Puget's second side project together, after their electronic project Blaqk Audio. They released their debut album '' XTRMS ...
'' in 2014 on long-time friend
Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records
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.
Havok and Puget later added Chris Sorenson (
Saosin
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) on bass, Josh James (
Stick to Your Guns
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,
Evergreen Terrace
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,
Casey Jones
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) on guitar, and Val Saucedo (
Loma Prieta
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, Punch) on drums.
The band ultimately played two live shows in early 2015: One at the Roxy in West Hollywood, and one at The Observatory in Santa Ana. The project became inactive in 2015 and has not been revisited since, with each member returning to their main bands.
Band members
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Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band X ...
– lead vocals
*
Jade Puget
Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesiz ...
– lead guitar
* Josh James – rhythm guitar
*
Chris Sorenson
Saosin is an American rock band formed in Orange County, California in 2003 by Beau Burchell, Justin Shekoski, Zach Kennedy, and Anthony Green. The band released their first EP, '' Translating the Name'', in 2003. That year, vocalist Anthony ...
– bass
* Val Saucedo – drums
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Non-album tracks
Music videos
References
Further reading
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External links
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2014 establishments in California
Hardcore punk groups from California
Musical groups established in 2014
Musical quintets
Straight edge groups