| The Lords of Altamont | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genres | Punk rock Garage Rock Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 2000–Present |
| Labels | Gearhead Sympathy for the Record Industry Fargo Records |
| Associated acts | MC5 The Fuzztones The Bomboras Motorhead The Sonics The Rolling Stones The Cramps The Who |
| Members | |
| Jake "The Preacher" Cavaliere - Vox/Organ John "Big Drag" Saletra - Guitar Shawn "Sonic" Medina - Bass Harry Drumdini aka "Full Tilt" - Drums |
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| Past members | |
| Johnny "Stiggs" Devilla Kevin "The Phantom" Starr Michael Davis (MC5) |
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| Notable instruments | |
| Farfisa | |
The Lords of Altamont are a Hard Rock/Garage/Punk/Psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. The current lineup consists of members of The Bomboras, The Fuzztones and The Cramps. They have released 3 albums and are on the verge of releasing their 4th, "Midnight To 666", in early 2011 .
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The goal of of the band can be considered as bringing the raw power of 1960’s punk back and brings it into today. Front man Jake “The Preacher” Cavaliere, is lead vocalist and plays the Farfisa organ. Guitarist, John "Big Drag" Saletra plays in an aggressive style with a lot of deep fuzz, while bassist Shawn "Sonic" Medina and drummer Harry Drumdini (formally of The Cramps) form a hard rhythm section. The Music is a mixture between acid hard rock, garage punk, neo-psychodelia and stoner rock.
The Lords, as they are called by some, released their first critically acclaimed record… To Hell With the Lords on Sympathy For The Record Industry in 2004. The album was followed with the second full length album, Lords Have Mercy (2006) on Fargo Records in Europe and Australia and Gearhead Records in North and South America.
The Lords of Altamont's new album, "Midnight To 666" was released in March 2011 by Fargo Records.
Soundsxp stated: "There’s not a touch of subtlety or originality but for a rabble-rousing 35 minutes, or as the soundtrack to The Wild One, this can’t be beat."[2] The band has been featured on numerous compilation CDs, most notably with the lead track on MOJO’s Hendrix tribute, snake-charming listeners with a Lords-style version of Can You See Me. They have toured extensively, including a performance as part of the 2006 SXSW festival.[1] They have been known to really like Ted Nugent!
The 1st video from the album is for the song "Save Me (From Myself)". The video was filmed/edited/directed by filmmaker Dustin Lane and features a psychedelic light show performed "live" by photographer by Sherry Lee & Blues Williams.
The 2nd video from Midnight to 666 for the song "Soul for Sale" was also filmed/edited/directed by Dustin Lane for Films Disappear Here.
Albums (available on CD & LP)
7" Single/EP