![]() ![]() The personnel on the album saw Heacock and Hanks (now respectively re-christened Martin Cock and Banks) joined by guitarist David Rogers, Peter Harmon on drums, and Christopher Emery on keyboards/samplers. Chad Hanks remarked in an interview before they were signed that, "It turns out that there is actually a band called African Head Charge it's so hard to be original these days."Īfter settling on the name American Head Charge, the band made their debut on the underground industrial metal scene with their 1999 independent self-released album Trepanation. Pretty much that purpose right there." Although sometimes speculated that their name was taken from Adrian Sherwood's famous dub label On-U Sound act African Head Charge, which was formed in the early 1980s, it is in fact a coincidence. In reference to the band name, he confessed "It means nothing. "I'm a fan of 3-word names", Hanks said in a December 2001 interview. ![]() The name Flux was already adopted by another band and so was dropped due to the chance of copyright infringement and libel, while the latter names were abandoned within a period of six months so as not to alienate prospective label interest. History Formation (1996-1999) Įarly incarnations of the band sported names such as Flux, Gestapo Pussy Ranch, and Warsaw Ghetto Pussy, although these were short-lived. The band has earned two nominations at the Kerrang! Awards. American Head Charge was a metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ![]()
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