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American Bang Interview

American Bang's self-titled, loud, sexy, and soulful major-label debut album is a memorable and melodic introduction to the Nashville-based rock group. The album successfully captures all the amazing grace and guts of their deep musical roots and Southern accent.

After many incarnations of local bands, all four members - Johnston, lead guitarist Ben Brown, bassist Kelby Ray, and drummer Neil Mason - came of age musically as students of rock 'n roll in the heart of Music City, which has paid off in the group's confident sense of song craft.

"From the first demos that were sent to me, I felt there was something special and different about this band," producer Bob Rock says. "They had a connection to some of my favorite classic rock bands - like Tom Petty, Humble Pie, and Lynyrd Skynyrd - but it wasn't just nostalgia. There was a modern side to them as well. After I saw them live, I knew I had to produce their album. It was really important for us to capture their live feel in the studio. When you hear the album, you'll know what it's like to see them live. And when you see them live, you'll understand what I see in American Bang. That rock 'n roll is alive and well in America."

Drawing upon a wide range of influences (you may hear the occasional echoes of some of the many bands they collectively love, such as The Faces and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), American Bang gradually forged their own distinctive sound in their own surprisingly classic yet decidedly fresh brand of rock 'n roll that shines through.

Not long ago, being a rock band from Nashville might have been seen as a liability. "There's always been some prejudice because certain people still think Nashville makes nothing but country music, but that's far from true," says Mason. "Everyone from Bob Dylan to Neil Young made some of their best rock 'n roll records ever right here." And now with Nashville area acts on the top of the charts-the stage seems set for another Music City act to make some noise.

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Recently PCM's Kristyn had the opportunity to chat with the band. Click below to listen!

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