Pennywise

Pennywise
Formed: 1988 in Hermosa Beach, CA
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Revival, Punk, Skatepunk
Group Members: Randy Bradbury, Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin, Jason Thirsk, Jim Lindberg
Biography: Pennywise were one of the key bands of the punk revival of the '90s. Using California hardcore as a foundation, the group incorporated funk-metal and skatepunk into its sound, developing a sound that functioned as edgy, post-punk frat rock -- it was speedy and occasionally stupidly catchy, with heavy, ...Read full biography
Pennywise
Released: 1991
Label: Epitaph Records
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At the heart of punk rock's early-'90s rebirth was a crew of California groups who put out their own fast and tight songs with plenty of influence from Bad Religion. Pennywise's self-titled record was ...Read full review
The Fuse
Released: 2005
Label: Epitaph Records
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On The Fuse, Pennywise retreat a bit from the pointed rhetoric of 2003's From the Ashes. The southern California band has never been passive about its views, and The Fuse isn't either. It just picks wider ...Read full review
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