Red Fang is an American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band from Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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.

Red Fang's 2009 debut for record label Sargent House

Sargent House

Sargent House is a Los Angeles based management company and record label. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow, who is a music video commissioner for Atlantic Records and who also owns a music video production company called Refused TV. Pellow began managing the rock outfit RX Bandits in 2006...

 collected their first two releases, which were limited release EPs. The band followed with Murder the Mountains, released on Relapse Records

Relapse Records

Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...

, in 2011. Chris Funk

Chris Funk

Christopher Lyman Funk is a multi-instrumentalist and member of the Portland, Oregon, indie rock band The Decemberists. He is originally from Valparaiso, Indiana where he worked at Front Porch Music which inspired his love of American Folk Music. He plays guitar, pedal steel, piano, violin,...

 produced Murder the Mountains. Red Fang has appeared on the Metalliance tour with bands like Crowbar and Helmet

Helmet (band)

Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....

 and opened on the Jägermeister stage on this years Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

Mayhem festival

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 which included Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

, Godsmack

Godsmack

Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...

, and Disturbed as headliners.

On September 12, 2011, Red Fang was announced to be the one of the openers (the other being The Dillinger Escape Plan

The Dillinger Escape Plan

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) to support Mastodon

Mastodon (band)

Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...

 on their United States headlining tour from October to December.

Discography

• Red Fang (Sargent House
  Sargent House
  Sargent House is a Los Angeles based management company and record label. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow, who is a music video commissioner for Atlantic Records and who also owns a music video production company called Refused TV. Pellow began managing the rock outfit RX Bandits in 2006...
  
  , 2009)
• Murder the Mountains (Relapse Records
  Relapse Records
  Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
  
  , 2011)

Members

• Bryan Giles - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Aaron Beam - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• David Sullivan - guitar
• John Sherman - drums
  Drum kit
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