Animal Chin was a ska punk

Ska punk

Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...

 group from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota

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. The group was named after the 1987 skateboard

Skateboard

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ing film, The Search for Animal Chin

The Search for Animal Chin

The Search for Animal Chin is a 1987 skateboarding film featuring the Bones Brigade. It is one of the first skateboarding films to have a "plot".- Cast :Bones Brigade:*Tony Hawk - Himself*Steve Caballero - Himself*Mike McGill - Himself...

. They released their debut LP in 1997, and soon after signed to Fueled By Ramen

Fueled by Ramen

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, who pressed their EP The Ins & Outs of Terrorism! that same year. In 1999, FBR released the LP 20 Minutes from Right Now, but the group split up just before the album's release. Bassist Gruhn went back to finish college, lead singer Woolford went on to form The Stereo

The Stereo

The Stereo is a pop rock/rock and roll band started in 1999 by former ska/punk band frontmen Jamie Woolford and Rory Phillips . The pair were initially brought together on recommendation of their record label Fueled By Ramen. The duo then recorded their first album Three Hundred, released June 1999...

 and drummer Wuollet joined the group Kill Sadie

Kill Sadie

Kill Sadie was a Minneapolis-based post-hardcore band who formed in 1997 and eventually split in 2001 after a large number of line-up changes. It proved to be a launching ground for several influential modern emo, hardcore, and indie musicians, who found larger success in other outfits such as...

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Discography

• All the Kids Agree
  All the Kids Agree
  All The Kids Agree is the debut album by Animal Chin. It was released in 1997 on Kingpin Records.-Track listing:#"The Sex Song"#"All The Kids Agree"#"The Scene"#"Bleed"#"Prove Me Wrong, Prove Me Right"#"Wouldn't You Like To Know"...
  
  (Kingpin Records, 1997)
• The Ins & Outs of Terrorism! EP (Fueled By Ramen
  Fueled by Ramen
  Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...
  
  , 1997)(Ronn Pifer - drums)
• 20 Minutes from Right Now
  20 Minutes from Right Now
  20 Minutes from Right Now is the second album by Animal Chin. It was released on the record label Fueled By Ramen following the band's break-up in 1999.- Track listing :#"When All the Chips are Down"#"Tell Me What it Means"#"Make No Mistake"...
  
  (Fueled By Ramen, 1999)