The Heart Attacks

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The Heart Attacks
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Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Genre(s)	Glam rock, punk rock, garage punk
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Brand Name, Hellcat
Associated acts	Rancid, Time Again
Website	The Heart Attacks at MySpace
Members
Chase Noles : Vocals Tuk : Lead guitar Dave : Rhythm guitar Portwood : Bass guitar Lil' Sis : Drums
Former members
Brad : Drums Paulie : Bass guitar Amos : Drums

The Heart Attacks are a Glam punk band from Atlanta, Georgia, and are currently signed to Tim Armstrong's Hellcat Records. In April/May 2007 the band toured throughout the southern United States as part of a Hellcat Records package tour. Later that year, the band embarked on an extensive East Coast tour that stretched from Florida to Massachusetts, and included a handful of dates in the Mid-West (e.g. Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland) as well. Their first album, Heart and Scissor Killers featured all original members, Chase, Tuk, Dave, Paul, and Amos. The band was offered a place on the 2005 Warped Tour caravan but due to a scheduling conflict and unable to follow the tour, Amos was replaced by Brad, who became their steady drummer until 2007 when he made the decision to continue his education. During the Warped Tour, their bus broke down in California and with the aid of locals, they made their way back home to Atlanta. Fortunately, they also became acquainted with Tim Armstrong in this time period, and left Brand Name Records for a more well-known name. This decision proved fruitful as the band released a more widely advertised album Hellbound and Heartless in 2006, featuring a duet between Chase Noles and guest singer Joan Jett. While they still have yet to tour abroad, the band enjoys a nationwide fanbase and a rise in the popularity of 77 punk spliced with 80s hair metal rock.