The Angry Samoans is an
American punk rock band in the
first scene of American punk.
The band was formed in Los
Angeles, California in 1978 by
1970s rock writer "Metal" Mike
Saunders and his brother lead
guitarist Kevin Eric Saunders,
along with co-conspirator
Gregg Turner (another rock
writer, for Creem Magazine
during the late 1970s-mid
1980s) and original members
bassist Todd Homer and drummer
Billy Vockeroth.
In Richmond, California where
the first Angry Samoans gig
happens for the opening of
Roky Erickson and the Aliens
on October 30, 1978.
The Samoans' first release,
Inside My Brain, was one of
the early hardcore punk albums
to come out of the 1980 LA
punk rock wave. In 1982, they
released their 14-song
17-minute hardcore album, Back
from Samoa. In the mid 1980s,
the Angry Samoans used the
roots/influences from mid-60's
American garage rock . During
1986-87 was the release of
next two ralbum, Yesterday
Started Tomorrow EP and STP
Not LSD. At the end of 1988,
Singer/bassist Todd Homer left
the band and formed The
Mooseheart Faith Stellar
Groove Band with Larry
Robinson, formerly member of
1970s teen pop-soul band
Apollo. In early 1992, Turner
left and putting out an album
in 1993 with the Mistaken
before forming his next band,
the Blood Drained Cows.
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