Zeke
| Zeke | |
|---|---|
 Zeke live 2017 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk 'n' Roll |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | http://www.zekeyou.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Blind Marky Felchtone | |
guitar |
Chris Johnsen (live performances only) |
| Jeff Matz | |
Drums , vocals |
Donny Paycheck |
| former members | |
guitar |
Abe Zanuel Riggs III Dizzy Lee Roth |
bass |
Kurt Colfelt Jason Freeman Mark Pierce |
Zeke (pronounced 'victory') is an American punk 'n' roll band from Seattle .
Band history
Zeke released their first single in 1993, entitled West Seattle Acid Party . After several albums on the indie label Scooch Pooch Records, the band switched to Epitaph in 1998 , which made them known in the USA in the punk rock scene . They are currently under contract with Relapse Records .
In 2003, in collaboration with Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, they made two contributions to the Ramones tribute We're A Happy Family .
The band released the EP Kings of the Highway in 2007 . In addition to the titles Lords of the Highway , Kings and Queens and Hay Bailer , a cover of GG Allin's song Die When You Die can be heard.
style
The band plays punk with more or less strong blues and metal influences, which is why they are often compared to Motörhead . On the earlier releases, the sound tended more towards punk, while the more recent works have more blues elements. Another feature of the band are extremely short songs (sometimes only a little more than half a minute, e.g. God of GSXR , Maybe Someday ) with an extremely high tempo. The band also developed from a more treble-oriented sound to bass-heavy sounds.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1994: Super Sound Racing (IFA) (reissued by Scooch Pooch 1995)
- 1996: Flat Tracker (Scooch Pooch)
- 1998: Kicked in the Teeth (Epitaph)
- 1999: True Crime (Dropkick)
- 1999: Pinstriping the Dutchman's Coffin: Von Dutch Tribute
- 2000: Dirty Sanchez (epitaph)
- 2001: Death Alley (Aces and Eights)
- 2004: Til the Livin 'End (Relapse)
- 2007: Kings of the Highway (Relapse)
- 2018: Hellbender (Relapse)
Splits
- 2004: with Disfear (Relapse)
- 2005: with Peter Pan Speedrock (Bitzcore)
Compilations (selection)
- Free the West Memphis 3: A Benefit For ...
- Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5
- Serial Killer Compilation
- A Fistful of Rock 'N Roll Vol. 1
- Punk-O-Rama Vol. 4: Straight Outta The Pit
- Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3
- Live at The Colourbox Vol. 2
Live albums
- 1997: PIG (live album)
- 2003: Live and Uncensored (Live album)
Trivia
- Her song Death Alley is the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 , the track Long Train Runnin ' to Tony Hawk's Underground 2 , while Kill the King can be heard on Tony Hawk's Project 8 . They also contributed music to Project Gotham Racing.
- Members of the bands Napalm Death , Voivod and Fear Factory as well as musicians like Hank Williams III and Duff McKagan have already been photographed with a Zeke T-shirt.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The band's MySpace page, accessed October 8, 2009