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American Fangs
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American Fangs was a five-piece alternative rock band from Houston, Texas.[1]

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The Fangs' are a rock and roll outfit from Houston, TX. Their first album, American Fangs EP, was released in January 2009, followed by their self-titled LP in May 2013 via In De Goot.[2] The band later produced an EP titled Pomona and the full-length album Dirty Legs, released in 2015 through Best Before Records with tracks produced by Machine, recorded and mixed in Austin Texas.[3][4]

Their single "Pomona" spent over a month in top five on Sirius XM Octane radio chart, peaking at #2.[5] The "Pomona" music video featured on VEVO possesses over 62,000 views.[6]

American Fangs opened for Deftones, Papa Roach,[7] Fall Out Boy, Hollywood Undead,[8] Middle Class Rut, Sevendust, and others.[9][10]

The festivals that the band have performed on include Download Festival, SXSW,[11][12] Ship Rocked,[13][14] Rock on the Range, Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma, Free Press Summer Fest, KFMA Fall Ball, Festapalooza Shreveport.[15][16]

Rocksound listed them as one of 'The 9 New Bands You Need In Your Life Right Now'[17]

The group made news when a man claiming to be a vampire assaulted a member of the band during a May 2013 performance at the La Crosse Center and drove a barricade through a window of the tour bus, according to police reports.[18]

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Members

  • Gabriel Cavazos - vocals[19]
  • Micah Miller - drums
  • Kyle Shimek - bass, vocals
  • Kenyon Puntenney - guitar, vocals
  • Chris Goodwin - guitar, vocals

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