Pistol Whipped Prophets was formed in Eugene, Oregon in 2005. Billed mostly as punk, hailed as beautiful and frightening, PWP has also been labeled as a shock rock outfit, due to the intensity of their stage show not uncommonly laced with heart shriveling flesh stunts, involving hooks, spears, and even ice picks. Always high energy, Pistol Whipped Prophets' catchy old school hardcore punk rock songs are delivered with the fury and passion that turns every stage into an Altar of Dionysus.

 

Pistol Whipped Prophets is the answer to the sterilization and mediocrity of the modern rock show.  There are but a few guide lines that the band follows, the principal being to entertain through letting go. 

 

The band was originally founded as a three piece, with a unique rock line-up of drums, bass, and vocals. Most of their work has been done as four piece adding guitars to the roster. The group has changed members and numbers over the years, including the recent departure of Big Ern, the guitar player who provided a lot of the material for their first release Devil’s Dozen (a commemorative re-release of Devil’s Dozen is being done to close this chapter of PWP), but has always maintained the powerful core trio. Front man and lead singer Ale Boy, born Alexander Harrington, is extremely decorated with a face you’ll never forget and deeply simple lyrical ability that unburies plain truths hiding in the open.  Known largely for his body modification and suspension acts, he has been playing music with his identical twin brother, Matthew, since the boys were nine years old. They have played all kinds of music from dark industrial jazz, to the short lived, highly controversial grunge metal band Psycho~Kraft.  Matthew, dubbed “Spooky” due to his eccentricities, plays “mutant bass” in Pistol Whipped Prophets and the trio is accented by the eclectic abilities of Jeremiah Harris, a musician well known through the myriad of bands he performs with, like Los Mex Pistols Del Norte and Eat Shit Fuck Face. De-christened Destroya for his feral interpretation of drums, he keeps the show going as a chaotic force.

 

Pistol Whipped Prophets released their first album, Devil's Dozen, in true DIY fashion in 2008. Later they where included on the United Underground volume 2 compilation (PB Records/Crash Assailant Records 2009), and have completed their second full length release, 666, along with a re-release of Devil's Dozen featuring all new art work to be available in July, 2009.

 

Pistol Whipped Prophets has performed with bands like Agent Orange, Dr Know, The Detonators, The Mentors, and The Enigma's Electric Acid Theatre, but largely stay in the unfettered world of the underground.

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Pistol Whipped Prophets has performed with bands like Agent Orange, Dr. Know, The Mentors, and The Enigma's Electric Acid Theatre.