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One Man Army was a punk rock
Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
 band, who formed in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
 in 1996 and separated in 2005
2005 in music

Events*In the course of the year 2005, 12 rock albums reached the number 1 spot in America. This was the first time even ten albums have reached the top spot since 1996....
. The band was discovered by Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead Singer, main lyricist and guitarist for the punk rock trio Green Day. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and sings for garage rock band Foxboro Hot Tubs....
 while playing in an East Bay
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)

The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA and comprises Alameda County, California and Contra Costa County, California Counties....
 club, and their debut album Dead End Stories
Dead End Stories

Dead End Stories is the debut album from punk rock band One Man Army , which was released in 1998 through Adeline Records....
 was the first release on Adeline Records
Adeline Records

Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997 in music. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder....
, Armstrong's
Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead Singer, main lyricist and guitarist for the punk rock trio Green Day. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and sings for garage rock band Foxboro Hot Tubs....
 label.

inally consisting of Jack Dalrymple
Jack Dalrymple (musician)

Jack Dalrymple is an American musician, hailing out of San Francisco, who started his music career in 1995 with his first band One Man Army. They released their first EP entitled shooting blanks in 1996....
 (guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
, lead vocals), Brandon Pollack (drums), and James Kotter (bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
), the members at the time of separation were Dalrymple, Heiko Schrepel (bass, backup vocals) and Chip Hanna
Chip Hanna

Chip Hanna was the drummer of US Bombs and One Man Army. He now plays drums for the US Bombs occasionally. Chip also sang lead vocals and played snare drum for Busted Hearts out of Phoenix, Arizona....
 (drums).

Dalrymple still plays guitar for the Swingin' Utters.






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One Man Army was a punk rock
Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
 band, who formed in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
 in 1996 and separated in 2005
2005 in music

Events*In the course of the year 2005, 12 rock albums reached the number 1 spot in America. This was the first time even ten albums have reached the top spot since 1996....
. The band was discovered by Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead Singer, main lyricist and guitarist for the punk rock trio Green Day. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and sings for garage rock band Foxboro Hot Tubs....
 while playing in an East Bay
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)

The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA and comprises Alameda County, California and Contra Costa County, California Counties....
 club, and their debut album Dead End Stories
Dead End Stories

Dead End Stories is the debut album from punk rock band One Man Army , which was released in 1998 through Adeline Records....
 was the first release on Adeline Records
Adeline Records

Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997 in music. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder....
, Armstrong's
Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead Singer, main lyricist and guitarist for the punk rock trio Green Day. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and sings for garage rock band Foxboro Hot Tubs....
 label.

History

Originally consisting of Jack Dalrymple
Jack Dalrymple (musician)

Jack Dalrymple is an American musician, hailing out of San Francisco, who started his music career in 1995 with his first band One Man Army. They released their first EP entitled shooting blanks in 1996....
 (guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
, lead vocals), Brandon Pollack (drums), and James Kotter (bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
), the members at the time of separation were Dalrymple, Heiko Schrepel (bass, backup vocals) and Chip Hanna
Chip Hanna

Chip Hanna was the drummer of US Bombs and One Man Army. He now plays drums for the US Bombs occasionally. Chip also sang lead vocals and played snare drum for Busted Hearts out of Phoenix, Arizona....
 (drums).

Dalrymple still plays guitar for the Swingin' Utters. He also has a new band, Dead to Me
Dead to Me (band)

Dead to Me is a punk rock band from San Francisco, founded by vocalist/guitarist Jack Dalrymple and guitarist Brandon Pollack from the band One Man Army....
, along with Brandon Pollack. Dalrymple is now also in a band with fellow Swingin' Utters members Spike Slawson and Darius Koski, called the Re-Volts
Re-Volts

The Re-Volts are an United States punk rock band based out of San Francisco, California. They are somewhat of a San Francisco punk rock Supergroup as all of the members of the band are members of San Francisco-area punk bands....
. one man army had a big influence 0n later hardcore bands like the aliens and the scientists. during an interview with the aliens they actually state that they would not be where they are without one man army

Discography


Albums (LPs):
  • Dead End Stories
    Dead End Stories

    Dead End Stories is the debut album from punk rock band One Man Army , which was released in 1998 through Adeline Records....
     (1998
    1998 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998....
    , Adeline Records
    Adeline Records

    Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997 in music. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder....
    )
  • Last Word Spoken
    Last Word Spoken

    Last Word Spoken is the second album by punk rock band One Man Army , which was released in 2000 through Adeline RecordsTrack listing...
     (2000
    2000 in music

    See also:* 2000 in music * :Category:Musical groups established in 2000* :Category:Record labels established in 2000...
    , Adeline Records
    Adeline Records

    Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997 in music. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder....
    )
  • Rumors and Headlines
    Rumors and Headlines

    Rumors and Headlines is the third full-length album by Californian punk rock group One Man Army , released in 2002 by BYO Records....
     (2002
    2002 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002....
    , BYO Records
    BYO Records

    BYO Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the seminal California punk rock band Youth Brigade ....
    )


EPs:
  • Shooting Blanks EP
  • Bootlegger's Son EP, TKO Records
  • Fat Club 7", Fat Wreck Chords
    Fat Wreck Chords

    Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his wife, Erin, in 1990 in music....
     (2001)
  • BYO Split Series, Vol. 5
    BYO Split Series, Vol. 5

    BYO Split Series Vol. 5 is a split album released in 2004 as the fifth entry in BYO Records BYO Split Series.The album features 12 songs from the 2 Punk rock bands, Alkaline Trio and One Man Army ....
     (split with Alkaline Trio
    Alkaline Trio

    Alkaline Trio is a punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/Singing, Dan Andriano on bass guitar/Singing, and Derek Grant on Drum kit/backing vocals....
    ), BYO Records
    BYO Records

    BYO Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the seminal California punk rock band Youth Brigade ....
     (2004)


DVD:
  • One Man Army: The Show Must Go Off (2003 on Kung Fu Records
    Kung Fu Records

    Kung Fu Records is an United States independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals....
    )


External links

  • at Allmusic
  • at BYO Records
    BYO Records

    BYO Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the seminal California punk rock band Youth Brigade ....
  • at Interpunk