Biography
World Bang was a German-American rock band that was formed in New York, New York. The band was formed by ex-Anthrax member Kenny Kushner in 1989. Kushner was a part of the first Anthrax lineup in 1981 and he was the bassist. He went by the name Ken Kushner in World Bang and decided to be the vocalist & guitarist. Fellow musicians Tom Bätzel (bass) and Rocco Barros (drums) then joined World Bang. John Pisner (guitars) also joined, but it's unknown when he was in the band and it's unknown when he left. Paulo Amaral (guitars) joined at an unknown point in time and he was with the band until the end. Besides rock, they have also been described as alternative rock, grunge, indie rock, metal and hard rock. They wrote songs about drugs, poverty and white trash. They initially signed to BMG's Critique Records.
In 1992, they released their first EP entitled Pedofiend and it was released by Critique Records. Then in 1996, they released their debut full-length album entitled Alice D through Popular Records & Critique. After those two releases, World Bang did numerous tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. Then in the year 1997, they got around to releasing a single entitled Any Idea and it was released through Radikal Records. It is not known when they left Critique. In the late 1990s, they decided to take a break and then came back at an unknown point in time. In 2003, drummer Rocco Barros left the band and he was replaced by George Kranz. There was an another ex-drummer named John Barros (drums), it's unknown when he joined the band nor is it known when left. It is also not known if Rocco and John are related, even though they share the same surname.
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By the year 2004, they were signed to Indecent Media. World Bang decided to record and release a second album entitled Music 4 Dummiyz. The album was released through Indecent Media. Things did not go well with the band as time went by. In the spring of 2005, they had disagreements with their label Indecent Media and this lead to them disbanding. Their last known lineup consisted of Ken Kushner (vocals, guitar), Paulo Amaral (guitars), Tom Bätzel (bass) and George Kranz (drums).
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