The Alter Boys are an American

United States

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 band from Ohio. The band includes members of the bands Dog Fashion Disco

Dog Fashion Disco

Dog Fashion Disco was an experimental metal band, from Rockville, Maryland, that was active from 1996 to 2007.- Biography :Combining many different music styles Dog Fashion Disco was primarily considered an avant-garde metal band...

, Polkadot Cadaver

Polkadot Cadaver

Polkadot Cadaver is a band formed by members of the now defunct Baltimore rock band Dog Fashion Disco. The band is stylistically similar to Dog Fashion Disco and inherited many of their fans.-History:...

, Unified Culture, Mudfoot, Original Pranksta, and Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead is an American industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in Cleveland Warehouse District, the band's music can be described as a synthesis of alternative music, heavy metal, and electro-industrial...

. Also featured in the band was Ryan Dunn of the television series Jackass

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. They play in various musical styles, and released their first album, The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys

The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys

The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys is the debut album by The Alter Boys released on March 8, 2005.-Track listing:# "Pigs & Pineapples" – 2:47# "Can't Cool Down" – 2:29# "Famine Ghost" – 4:04# "Little White Lies" – 5:22# "Where Have You Gone" – 4:07...

, in March 2005. They were signed to the Fractured Transmitter

Fractured Transmitter Recording Company

Fractured Transmitter is a record company started by Jason Popson around the time he departed from Mushroomhead in 2004.-Bands Signed:Pitch Black ForecastThe Alter BoysAmerican WerewolvesAsleepDisengageIntegrityJeff WalkerMeshuggah...

 record label, however in late February 2009 they were removed from the Fractured Transmitter site. Rotten Records re-released 'The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys' in January 2009.

Members

• Jason Popson
  Jason Popson
  Jason Popson is best known for his eleven years as a singer in the band Mushroomhead, during which time he was known by the stage name J-Mann...
  
   - vocals
• Todd Smith
  Todd Smith (Dog Fashion Disco)
  Todd Smith is an American Vocalist, Songwriter, and Guitarist, who most notably fronted the band Dog Fashion Disco. Smith is currently involved with the bands Polkadot Cadaver, Knives Out!, and solo project El-Creepo!.-Background:...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Mike Martini - guitar, accordion, vocals
• Matt Rippetoe - keyboards, woodwind
• Jeff Siegel - keyboards
• Craig Martini - bass, vocals
• Eric Matthews
  Eric Matthews
  Eric Matthews is an American composer, musician, recording artist, and record producer.-Career:Eric Matthews began his serious recording career as one half of the band Cardinal. Cardinal was formed with Australian singer-songwriter Richard Davies in 1992 while the two both lived in Boston,...
  
   - drums
• Ryan Dunn
  Ryan Dunn
  Ryan Matthew Dunn was an American reality television personality and daredevil best known for being a member of the Jackass and Viva La Bam crew. He hosted Homewrecker and Proving Ground...
  
   - additional vocals

LPs

Year	Album details
2005	The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys is the debut album by The Alter Boys released on March 8, 2005.-Track listing:# "Pigs & Pineapples" – 2:47# "Can't Cool Down" – 2:29# "Famine Ghost" – 4:04# "Little White Lies" – 5:22# "Where Have You Gone" – 4:07... Released: March 8

External links

• The Alter Boys — Fractured Transmitter recording company site
• The Alter Boys — MySpace
• The Alter Boys on Facebook — Facebook