Drunk injuns
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The Drunk Injuns is a skate punk
band formed in 1983. The band members wear masks that resemble Indian ghost warriors. They claim to believe the masks allow them to channel the spirit world to gain control of their bodies and play better music.
s Skate Rock compilation series, and was ultimately responsible for identifying the musical phenomenon in a series of magazine articles, and is credited with coining the term "Skate Rock". In 1983, MoFo approached the members of the seminal San Jose skate punk band Los Olvidados about forming a new band. MoFo suggested the group don Indian masks.
Skate punk
Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...
band formed in 1983. The band members wear masks that resemble Indian ghost warriors. They claim to believe the masks allow them to channel the spirit world to gain control of their bodies and play better music.
Founding
Vocalist/producer Mörizen Föche originally created and directed Thrasher MagazineThrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
s Skate Rock compilation series, and was ultimately responsible for identifying the musical phenomenon in a series of magazine articles, and is credited with coining the term "Skate Rock". In 1983, MoFo approached the members of the seminal San Jose skate punk band Los Olvidados about forming a new band. MoFo suggested the group don Indian masks.
Main albums
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| 1983 | My Dad Butch |
| 1985 | Crimes Against Humanity |
| 1987 | Frontside Grind |
| 2002 | From Where The Sun Now Stands I Will Fight No More, Forever |
Compilations
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Thrasher SkateRock Volume 1 - Thrasher SkateRock |
| 1984 | Thrasher SkateRock Volume 2 - Blazing Wheels And Barking Trucks |
| 1988 | Thrasher SkateRock Volume 6 - Road Rash |