Holier Than Thou Records

ALL HAIL THE KINGS of street rock ‘n’ roll! Having honed their stunning sound, this masterful quartet have nailed their in-yer-face yet melodic punk rock that will grab you by the throat, slap you on the cheek and give a cheeky grin. With hints of ska and an infectiously energetic and powerful live show, these heavily tattooed North Eastern lads are the real deal. With new releases on the horizon, 2009 is set to be the year of Crashed Out. Start pogoing to Jarrow’s finest. The amazing journey of Crashed Out dates back to 1995. As 15 and 16 year old kids, they soon went from punk covers to unleashing their declaration of intent on independent label-released debut album ‘This Is Our Music’ in 1996. The point was drilled home with their aptly-titled second album ‘Here Now & Real’ in ‘98. With the addition of Decca Wade on drums, the band developed a fresh sound that combined the urgency of punk rock with the musicianship and full-on force of rock, drawing on influences such as AC/DC, Rancid, Motorhead and The Dickies.

Self-releasing their 2001 third album ‘Back For More’, Crashed Out were rolling on. Touring extensively through the UK and Europe, the boys looked back with their ‘best of’ album ‘Working Class Aggression’ (including cuts from their first three records and released on Germany’s DSS Records) in 2003, the same year they made a video for future live favourite

‘The Jarrow Song’. 2005 was a breakthrough year for Crashed Out, with the critically acclaimed fourth album ‘Pearls Before Swine’ hitting stores through the highly respected Captain Oi! Records. The four-piece took their raucous anthems all over the UK and Europe in 2006, and even headed over the Atlantic with an extensive US West Coast tour. Impressing American crowds, US label SOS Records released their ‘The One And Only’ album in 2007. However, that year also saw Decca leave the band.

After trying out a couple of drummers, Crashed Out solidified their current line-up early last year with the addition of the Johnny Halling, delivering “sweat and enthusiasm”. Joining banter-loving founding frontman and Viking Tattoo Studio owner (www.vikingtattoostudio.co.uk) Chris Wright, fellow tattooist, brother and axeman ace Lee Wright and thundering bass powerhouse Geordie Brown, Crashed Out are now an unstoppable and focused punk ‘n’ roll force, proved by their first live album ‘Fast Loose N Live’, released in 2008 on their own I Want It Records. Having toured and played alongside punk legends such as Rancid, The Adicts, The Undertones, The Misfits, The Damned, The Dead Kennedys, The Levellers and many more, the band’s rousing live reputation is hard earned and has to be witnessed at one of their many upcoming shows.

They’re also set to release a split vinyl single with Spanish band Secret Army (two tracks each) on Barcelona-based Daily Records in August, ahead of a highly-anticipated new studio album on German label Impact Records later this year. Raise ya glasses, shout out “cheeeaaaz” and sing along loud and proud – Crashed Out want you to become one of the boys.

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"From The  Darkness" 1996 - 2010

Reviews

“A rip roaring sound, very cool!”
Ram Air Bradford University

Engaging vocal style and a real sense of good old rock n rollguitar
UCA Radio University Ayr Scotland

Catchy powerfull melodic punk
GU2 Radio Guilford Univesity