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The Turbo A.C.'s

Punk Rock aus New York, USA

Forged in chrome, steel and iron and fueled by only the purest high-test gasoline, the International Rock N Roll Machine known as the Turbo A.C.´s first spewed its charcoal black exhaust in 1996 with Damnation Overdrive (Blackout! Records). Guitarist/Vocalist Kevin Cole, Bassist Michael Dolan and Drummer Kevin Prunty had crafted an excellent New York Rock album full of originality and badass riffs that pointed the way to the future for this hardworking trio of conquering warriors. After successfully grabbing the NY scene by the throat, the Turbo-machine set out to dominate the rest of the US with a relentless tour schedule, and then promptly set sail for Europe ­ all on their own dime. The band paid their dues learning the reality of what they were up against the hard way. They booked their own tours, toured with no label support, even had to live in squats in Germany and Italy after bad deals with shady promoters and agents. When most would have probably just quit, The A.C.´s laughed and developed the crest of the Skull and Monkeywrench as their logo in defiance. In 1998, they returned to the studio and recorded Winner Take All (Cacophone Records). It was this statement of manic Surf tremolo guitar driven by Motorhead speed and defiance that made the band some serious contenders in the Rock N Roll ring. It got them a spot on the 1999 German Warped Tour and a solid touring schedule that saw some desperate times for the band, including having to use duct tape to fix their totalled tour van in Europe, and even cheating death after flipping their van in a Wyoming snowstorm. Acustom to the chaos by this point the A.C.´s always took it in stride, wiped the blood off and made it to the next show. Inspired by the hardships of the past, The Turbo A.C.´s brought Roger Miret (Agnostic Front) into the studio to produce their third album, Fuel For Life (Nitro Records). A ferocious, teeth gnashing statement of perseverance, the band waved a sneering middle finger at the oppressive hostilities of the Taliban by following the album with a successful tour with Flogging Molly in the aftermath of 9/11. Finally starting to achieve the attention they deserved, the Turbos recorded their next album in Los Angeles with Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves at the production helm, then returned home to the East Coast to mix with their former manager Billy Milano of S.O.D..