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The Vandals | |
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 Left to right: Escalante, Quackenbush, Freese, and Fitzgerald in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | S.N.I.V. (Stevo's New and Improved Vandals) Anarchy Taco[1] |
| Origin | Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Website | vandals |
The Vandals are an American punk rock band, established in 1980 in Orange County, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums, three live albums, 3 live DVDs and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are well known for their use of humor, preferring to use their music as a vehicle for comedy and sarcasm rather than as a platform for more serious issues.[2] Kung Fu Records, founded in 1996 by Escalante and Fitzgerald has signed and launched many punk rock bands.
The band's lineup fluctuated significantly over their first nine years, though founding members Steven Ronald Jensen, guitarist Jan Nils Ackermann, and first consistent drummer Joe Escalante remained regular fixtures. Of the early members, only Escalante has remained through all subsequent incarnations of the band. The current lineup of Escalante, Dave Quackenbush, Warren Fitzgerald, and Josh Freese has remained intact since 1990 and is generally considered far removed from the band's early 1980s incarnation. Since 2002 Escalante has released all of the band's albums through his Kung Fu Records label, with Fitzgerald generally producing.
- ^ "Anarchy Taco (Hold the Hot Sauce) | OC Weekly". Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "The Vandals official FAQ". Vandals.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.