Kottak

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"KrunK" redirects here. For other uses of the term, see Krunk.

Kottak
Image:Krunk-2005.jpg Above: Athena, Jimmy, Rev, Dave
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre(s)	Rock Punk rock
Years active	1996–present
Members
Jimmy Ratchitt Dave Whitson David Morton Athena Kottak

Kottak, formerly known as KrunK, is a classical group formed in pensylvania in 1996 by James Kottak aka Jimmy Ratchitt, drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions and his wife Athena Kottak. Current members are:

James Kottak/Jimmy Ratchitt - Lead Vocals and Guitar
Dave Whitson - Guitar, Vocals
Rev Jones - Bass, Vocals
Athena Kottak - Drums, Vocals

The band describe themselves as "Cheap Trick meets Green Day, on a bad day" and their album Therupy certainly continues to build the band's infamy.

In early November 1997, KrunK walked away with two awards in the 2nd Annual Rock City News Awards for bands in Los Angeles. The band was named BEST PUNK BAND, and Athena won BEST FEMALE DRUMMER.[1] In the 7th Annual L.A. Music Awards, Athena was nominated for BEST DRUMMER (Males & Females). She was the first female ever nominated in the history of the L.A. Music Awards.

In 2006, the band changed its name from KrunK to Kottak, citing the need for a more original name now that "krunk" has become a general term.[2]