Hoppin' Mad

Band members:
Last Lineup
Bill Burkle
Matt Marietta
Joe Cristodero

Previous Lineup:
Bill Burkle
Chuck Shermatero
Jason Kohl


Start listening:
Hoppin' Mad -Inflamed



Info:

Hoppin' MAD, a three-piece punk/pop band straight out of the suburbs of Detroit, is Bill Burkle on guitar and vocals, Chuck Shermetaro on bass and vocals, and Jason Kohl on drums.

Hoppin' MAD began writing songs and playing shows in 1993. In March of 1995, "Slop", a raw four-song ride of fun and aggression, was recorded and sold 300 copies in two months. With this initial success came the attention of several independent labels, resulting in a two-record deal with Detroit-based Storm Records. New material was written and Hoppin' MAD returned to the studio, resulting in "Passed and Approved" (1996), which sold over 200 copies in one week and continues to sell at a steady pace. Hoppin' MAD was now labeled "Detroit's Tasty Punk Rock Trio".

These first two projects were released under the name Inspector 7, with Scott Lambert on bass. In 1997, Scott left the band and Chuck assumed bass duties. With a new bass player and a better attitude, a decision was made to change the band's name to Hoppin' MAD. (The band's older material is still performed and promoted.)

Due to popular demand, Hoppin' MAD returned to the studio to record thirteen adrenaline-filled songs, resulting in the blazing full-length, "Don't Waste Your Time", released August 20th, 1999, on Storm Records. In support of the new CD, Hoppin' MAD embarked on their first tour, kicking things off in London, Ontario and continuing throughout the Midwest/East Coast. The successful tour lasted two weeks, ending in Toledo, Ohio.

Hoppin' MAD have appeared on numerous compilations, including: For My Loving Friends (Room 13 Records, Detroit, MI), a Storm Records sampler, Punk Rock for Assholes (Your Mom's Records, Detroit, MI with bands such as Ten Foot Pole, the Drapes, Undermind, Guttermouth, My Complex, No Use For a Name, Frenzal Rhomb), Digging It Up (Grub Records from New Jersey, includes music by Ruth's Hat, Cousin Oliver, Dirt Bike Annie, Mothermania, Marilyn's Vitamins, Humble Beginnings, FudgeGun, the Simpletons, etc.) and upcoming compilations by Paranoid Records (West Virginia) and BGP Records (New Jersey).

The last infos: Hoppin' Mad are streaming at their MySpace 4 four unreleased songs.

Discography:
Hoppin' Mad - Don't Waste Your Time (1998)

Tracklist:
01.Really Happenin'
02.Crushed
03.Anthem For No Tomorrow
04.Under Her Eyes
05.As They Drown
06.Face
07.Beach Bomber
08.Making Her Sick
09.Vacation
10.Inflamed
11.Ounce
12. Someday Soon
13. So Long


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