Floging Molly

They are a seven-piece American Celtic punk band that formed in Los Angeles, California and is currently signed to SideOneDummy Records.
Prior to forming Flogging Molly, Dave King was the vocalist for heavy metal band Fastway featuring guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motörhead in the early to mid 80's. He later fronted a hard rock band called Katmandu (1991), featuring Mandy Meyer of Krokus on guitars. Afterwards, Dave King retained a record deal with Epic records and began to work on a solo album, but began to reconsider his record deal when the label opposed his idea of bringing in traditional Irish instruments. King negotiated out of his record deal to go his own way musically soon after.

In 1993, King met guitarist Ted Hutt, bassist Jeff Peters, and fiddle player Bridget Regan and put together a rock band with a celtic feel. They played a Los Angeles pub called Molly Malones for a couple of years building a small, but loyal following. Together they wrote songs such as Devil's Dance Floor and Black Friday Rule, which was the beginning of Flogging Molly's unique sound. Ted and Jeff then left Flogging Molly because a prior band of theirs received a record deal. Dave and Bridget then began to meet the new members and the current band was formed.

They continued a routine of playing every Monday night at Molly Malone's. Then 17-year old Nathen Maxwell snuck into a show as a fan and soon after joined the band. They put out a live album, Alive Behind the Green Door in 1997. In an interview with Kerrang! magazine, King stated that the band's name comes from the bar (Molly Malone's) that faithfully supported the band from the very beginning, "We used to play there every Monday night and we felt like we were flogging it to death, so we called the band Flogging Molly." They were signed onto SideOneDummy Records after a show when the record company's owners attended a concert and noted their intensity.


LOCATION:LOS ANGELES, USA


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SWAGGER (2000)





TRACKS:


1.Salty Dog
2.Selfish Man
3.The Worst Day Since Yesterday
4.Every Dog Has Its Day
5.Life in a Tenement Square
6.The Ol' Beggars Bush
7.The Likes of You Again
8.Black Friday Rule
9.Grace of God Go I
10.Devil's Dance Floor
11.These Exiled Years
12.Sentimental Johnny
13.Far Away Boys


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DRUNKEN LULLABIES (2002)





TRACKS:


1.Drunken Lullabies
2.What's Left of the Flag
3.May the Living Be Dead (In Our Wake)
4.If I Ever Leave This World Alive
5.The Kilburn High Road
6.Rebels of the Sacred Heart
7.Swagger
8.Cruel Mistress
9.Death Valley Queen
10.Another Bag of Bricks
11.The Rare Ould Times
12.The Sun Never Shines (On Closed Doors)


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