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. 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, 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:
Lee's brother. He runs Viking Tattoo Studio in Jarrow where the two of them spend most of their days. At one point the band used to practice and write most of their material in the Tattoo Studio.
Vocally, Chris has been known to remind people of one of the Everly Brothers!
Guitarist and Tattooist. Lee has been in the 'Crashed Out Crew' since Day 1.
He writes and arranges most of Crashed Out's material, he's also a massive fan of Tommy Cooper and Jarra Elvis!!
Geordie's a hard working man in the construction industry; he's been with band from an early stage and does a lot of song writing.
He likes to spend his spare time doing massive amounts of reading whilst on the bog!!
Johnny. Not much is known about the character we like to call 'Double Beat Boris' except that he is a drum god of the highest level and certainly delivers the meat when required...accompanied by massive amounts of enthusiasm energy and sweat!
If you can arrange a gig/tour for us, telephone +44 0191 4201977 or contact us by email or post and we'll get back to you.
See youz at the bar. Cheeaaazzz.
-- Chris