Biography

Formed in August 1978, in Van Nuys, California, USA, the Angry Samoans were one of the original Los Angeles punk bands, along with Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks and X. The fact that they never achieved quite as much as those other bands can be explained by a disappointingly curt discography. After numerous personnel changes, the most solid line-up consisted of core duo "Metal' Mike Saunders (guitar, vocals) and Gregg Turner (guitar, vocals), plus Todd Homer (bass, vocals), Steve Drojensky (guitar) and Bill Vockeroth (drums). Leaning toward the humorous side of punk in the same way as the Ramones and Dickies, the Samoans" songs featured titles such as "I'm A Pig", "My Old Man's A Fatso", "Attack Of The Mushroom People", and "They Saved Hitler's Cock". Following two EPs and one album for Bad Trip, they laid low for some time, before re-emerging in the late 80s via the auspices of Triple X Records. Saunders released a six-song solo EP as Metal Mike in 1991, before reuniting with Vockeroth to perform under the Angry Samoans banner.
DISCOGRAPHY: Inside My Brain mini-album (Bad Trip 1980)***, Back From Samoa (Bad Trip 1982)***, STP Not LSD (PVC 1988)**, Live At Rhino Records (Triple X 1990)**,The 90s Suck & So Do You mini-album (Triple X 1999)***.
COMPILATIONS: Gimme Samoa: 31 Garbage-Pit Hits (PVC 1987)***, Return To Samoa (Shakin' Street 1990)**, The Unboxed Set (XXX 1995)***.
VIDEOGRAPHY: True Documentary Video (Triple X 1995).

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