Boy Hits Car  | |
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![]() Boy Hits Car live at the Langeln Open Air, Germany, 2014  | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 
| Genres | Alternative metal, alternative rock, nu metal[1] | 
| Years active | 1993–present[2] | 
| Labels | NMG, Wind-up, Rock Ridge | 
| Members | Cregg Rondell Bill Gower Mike Bartak Erik Peterson  | 
| Past members | Louis Lenard Scott Menville Michael Ferrari Dusty Hunt Johnny Ransom Will "Walrus" Jenkins  | 
Boy Hits Car is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1993.[3]
Biography
The band was formed in 1993. After releasing their first album, My Animal, independently in 1998, they went on the Sno-Core Tour and recorded their next album, Boy Hits Car, on Wind-up Records.[3] Their song "LoveFuryPassionEnergy" was used as a theme song for WWE Hall of Famer Lita and was distributed on the WWF Forceable Entry album in 2002.[4] A third album was self released in 2005 called The Passage. In 2006 the band re-released the album in July after signing with Rock Ridge Music as their distributor. It was announced on their homepage that they will have a new album with a planned release on March 15, 2011.[5] Boy Hits Car released their 5th studio album All That Led Us Here in May 2014 and are presently following it up with a European tour.
Peterson stated in a Reddit AMA conducted to mark the self-titled album's 20th anniversary that 12 to 13 tracks had been written for a pending sixth album, with a name for said album still being decided upon at that time.[6] The lead single, Injustice Fatigue, was released in November 2022.[7]
Musical style and influences
Boy Hits Car was started in 1993 with a simple idea—to write and perform 'passionately heavy music' infused with a world beat/middle eastern flavor.[8] The band cite their influences as Jane's Addiction, Primus, Bad Religion, Talking Heads, Quicksand, Led Zeppelin and Helmet, as well as eastern music such as Ali Akbar Khan.[9]
Members
Current
- Cregg Rondell – vocals, twelve string guitar (1993–present)
 - Bill Gower – bass guitar (2006–present)
 - Mike Bartak – guitar (2007–present)
 - Erik Peterson – drums (2014–present)[10]
 
Former
- Louis Lenard – guitar – (1993–2006)
 - Scott Menville – bass guitar (1993–2006)
 - Michael Ferrari – drums (1993–2003)
 - Johnny Ransom – drums (2004–2012)
 - Dusty Hunt – guitar (2005–2007)
 - Will Jenkins – drums (2012–2013)[10]
 
Discography
Studio albums
- My Animal (1998) (NMG Records)
 - Boy Hits Car (2001) (Wind-Up Records)
 - The Passage (independently released in 2005, then re-released in 2006 through Rock Ridge Music)
 - Stealing Fire (2011) (March 15, 2011)
 - All That Led Us Here (2014)
 - Waves of Sound Across Oceans of Time (2024; pending release)
 
Live albums
- Worldwide Alive (2020)
 
References
- ↑ Islander (July 31, 2018). "The Synn Report (Part 99): Boy Hits Car". No Clean Singing. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
 - ↑ "Boy Hits Car | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
 - 1 2 Wilson, MacKenzie. "Boy Hits Car | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
 - ↑ "Boy Hits Car is connecting with YOU!!!!". Reverbnation.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
 - ↑ "Home | Boy Hits Car". Archive.is. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
 - ↑ "R/Numetal - Comment by u/ErikBHC on "Boy Hits Car AMA // Album Discussion // "20 Years of Nu-Metal""". January 10, 2021.
 - ↑ Keith Clement (November 12, 2022). "BOYHITSCAR ISSUES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO, 'INJUSTICE FATIGUE'". Metalheads Forever. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
 - ↑ "Biography". Boyhitscar.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
 - ↑ "It's ALL ABOUT THE ALBUM - BOY HITS CAR - Stealing Fire (Interview)". Rockunited.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
 - 1 2 "Boy Hits Car (Official FB Page)". Facebook. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
 
