Transplants are an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
punk rockPunk 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...
/hip-hop
supergroupIn the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups." Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two...
. They formed in 1999 when
Tim ArmstrongTimothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records....
of the band
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
played his friend and roadie
Rob AstonRob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along with Paul Wall and Travis Barker. With Tim Armstrong of Rancid, he founded punk/hip hop band Transplants and provided lead vocals on all of their releases.Aston's career began as a...
some beats he had made using
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and asked Rob if he would consider contributing lyrics. Initially, Tim played all the instruments himself but as the project grew, he invited musician friends such as
Matt FreemanMatthew "McCall" Freeman is an American musician. He is best known for his bass guitar work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy and Rancid.- Friends :...
(
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
),
Lars FrederiksenLars Erik Frederiksen is a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, and the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. He is also notable as a producer, having worked with the Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Union 13, The Gadjits, Pressure Point, and The Business...
(
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
), and
Vic RuggieroVictor "Vic" Ruggiero, is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in many ska bands, such as The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All-Stars, Crazy Baldhead and The Silencers...
(
The SlackersThe Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...
) to add to the sound. Before long, Tim and Rob decided to officially form a band, but to make things complete, they wanted a drummer, so
Travis BarkerTravis Landon Barker is an American drummer and the current drummer for pop punk trio Blink-182. He has also been a drummer for several side projects including +44, Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste....
from
Blink-182Blink-182 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor . In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor...
was asked to join in 2002.
Tim first became inspired to work with loops and samples after being introduced to London's speed/garage scene by
Kerrang!Kerrang! is a rock music magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. The magazine's name is onomatopoeic and refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar.-History:...
magazine writer Mörat in the mid-90s.
The group's music is a combination of
hip hopHip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
,
reggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based...
, drum n bass,
dubDub is an instrumental subgenre of reggae music, that involves revisions of existing songs. The dub sound consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings, usually by removing the vocals from an existing...
, and
punkPunk 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...
.
Transplants are an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
punk rockPunk 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...
/hip-hop
supergroupIn the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups." Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two...
. They formed in 1999 when
Tim ArmstrongTimothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records....
of the band
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
played his friend and roadie
Rob AstonRob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along with Paul Wall and Travis Barker. With Tim Armstrong of Rancid, he founded punk/hip hop band Transplants and provided lead vocals on all of their releases.Aston's career began as a...
some beats he had made using
Pro ToolsPro Tools is a Digital Audio Workstation platform for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems, developed and manufactured by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film...
and asked Rob if he would consider contributing lyrics. Initially, Tim played all the instruments himself but as the project grew, he invited musician friends such as
Matt FreemanMatthew "McCall" Freeman is an American musician. He is best known for his bass guitar work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy and Rancid.- Friends :...
(
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
),
Lars FrederiksenLars Erik Frederiksen is a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, and the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. He is also notable as a producer, having worked with the Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Union 13, The Gadjits, Pressure Point, and The Business...
(
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
), and
Vic RuggieroVictor "Vic" Ruggiero, is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in many ska bands, such as The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All-Stars, Crazy Baldhead and The Silencers...
(
The SlackersThe Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...
) to add to the sound. Before long, Tim and Rob decided to officially form a band, but to make things complete, they wanted a drummer, so
Travis BarkerTravis Landon Barker is an American drummer and the current drummer for pop punk trio Blink-182. He has also been a drummer for several side projects including +44, Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste....
from
Blink-182Blink-182 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor . In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor...
was asked to join in 2002.
Tim first became inspired to work with loops and samples after being introduced to London's speed/garage scene by
Kerrang!Kerrang! is a rock music magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. The magazine's name is onomatopoeic and refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar.-History:...
magazine writer Mörat in the mid-90s.
The group's music is a combination of
hip hopHip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
,
reggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based...
, drum n bass,
dubDub is an instrumental subgenre of reggae music, that involves revisions of existing songs. The dub sound consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings, usually by removing the vocals from an existing...
, and
punkPunk 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...
. Although many are used sparingly throughout the album, punk and rap remain as the most prominent styles. Lyrically, Rob Aston describes their songs as ranging from topics such as murder ("Quick Death") to the passing of a loved one ("Sad But True") to failed friendships ("We Trusted You").
After the release of their
first albumTransplants is Transplants' eponymous debut released in 2002. It featured three main Transplants members, Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker. The album was recorded in Tim's basement and also featured Matt Freeman , Vic Ruggiero , Davey Havok and Brody Dalle...
, The Transplants briefly disbanded in 2003, due to all members being involved in their own projects, including
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
and
Blink-182Blink-182 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor . In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor...
. Then in 2004, they reunited to record their second album (
Haunted CitiesHaunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs". The album sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on the Billboard 200...
) before going on hiatus again.
Transplants
After two years of recording, Transplants released their debut album
TransplantsTransplants is Transplants' eponymous debut released in 2002. It featured three main Transplants members, Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker. The album was recorded in Tim's basement and also featured Matt Freeman , Vic Ruggiero , Davey Havok and Brody Dalle...
on
Hellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
in
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. In the end, the album was recorded and mixed entirely in Tim's basement. Special guest vocalists included Eric Ozenne (
The Nerve AgentsThe Nerve Agents were an American hardcore punk band formed by Andy Outbreak and Eric Ozenne .Their angry brand of music juxtaposed yelled, sometimes ranting vocals with distorted and often chorus laden chords, complex bass lines and fast-paced percussion...
),
Davey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI.-Biography:...
(
AFIAFI is an American rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals..AFI...
), Son Doobie (Funk Doobiest),
Danny DiabloDanny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec is an underground recording artist focusing mainly in the worlds of hardcore punk and hip hop. He has fronted the hardcore bands Crown of Thornz and Skarhead and is known for his heavily tattooed image and his Queens-bred thug lifestyle.-Early life:Dan Singer was born...
(Crown of Thornz, AKA Lord Ezec),
Lars FrederiksenLars Erik Frederiksen is a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, and the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. He is also notable as a producer, having worked with the Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Union 13, The Gadjits, Pressure Point, and The Business...
(
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
) and
Brody DalleBrody Dalle-Homme , is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer/guitarist for the punk rock band The Distillers and currently fronts Spinnerette....
(
The DistillersThe Distillers were an American punk band formed in Los Angeles in 1998. They released their first two albums on Hellcat Records/Epitaph Records before moving to Sire, part of the Warner Music Group. The Distillers were originally formed by Australian-born Brody Armstrong , a woman with a...
, ex-wife of Tim). Brody sings on the track "Weigh On My Mind", which Tim, at the time, described as "their song."
The singles "
Diamonds and Guns"Diamonds and Guns" is a 2002 single by The Transplants reaching #27 on the UK Singles Chart. It features a guest appearance from Son Doobie of the Latin hip-hop group Funkdoobiest....
" and "D.J. D.J." quickly became
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favorites and earned the band critical and commercial success. "Diamonds and Guns" and its unmistakable piano hook played by co-producer
Dave CarlockDavid Walter "Dave" Carlock is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.Carlock's unusual ten-strong combination of abilities as a singer, writer, producer, arranger, engineer, mixer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and drummer has led to his being known as "the DeCuple...
continues to win new fans through TV commercials for Garnier Fructis shampoo and
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and the song "Tall Cans In The Air" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie
Bulletproof MonkBulletproof Monk is a 2003 martial arts action/fantasy film starring Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott and Jaime King. The film was directed by Paul Hunter...
(2003). The band followed up the record's success by touring with the
Foo FightersFoo Fighters is an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band, Nirvana, in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel , William Goldsmith , and...
.
By 2003, the band had temporarily disbanded, while Travis worked on the upcoming
Blink-182 album, and Tim worked on Rancid's
Indestructible.
Haunted Cities
In 2004, during an extensive
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
hiatus, Armstrong decided to bring the Transplants back together. The band's second album, titled
Haunted CitiesHaunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs". The album sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on the Billboard 200...
, was released in
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- News collections and sources :* Wikipedia:News collections and sources....
, just four months after Barker's former band
Blink-182Blink-182 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor . In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor...
announced their hiatus.
The album's first and only single, "
Gangsters and Thugs"Gangsters and Thugs" is a single by the Transplants from their second album Haunted Cities. It reached number 35 in the UK charts.-Charts:...
" was a hit and the band began touring on the 2005
Warped TourThe Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
. After the
Warped TourThe Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
, Transplants started to plan a large North American tour with
PennywisePennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. Their band name is derived the monster, It from the Stephen King novel, of the same title....
and wanted to release a second single. The band had even shot a video for the upcoming single "What I Can't Describe." However, these plans were cut short due to Armstrong reportedly suffering from exhaustion. Break-up rumors began to swirl. A second single off the album was never (officially) released.
Amidst all the turmoil, the band released the
Chopped and screwedChopped and screwed refers to a technique of remixing hip hop music which developed in the Houston hip hop scene in the 1990s...
version of
Haunted Cities on November 1 2005, a very first for a rock album.
Soon after the cancellation of the North American tour, two band members announced several more side projects that they would be embarking on during the Transplants break. Travis revealed that he would be starting a tour with DJ AM and also a new band with Rob and DJ
Paul WallPaul Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall or "The People's Champ" is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as...
which would become
Expensive TasteExpensive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob , and Travis Barker...
.
Rob AstonRob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along with Paul Wall and Travis Barker. With Tim Armstrong of Rancid, he founded punk/hip hop band Transplants and provided lead vocals on all of their releases.Aston's career began as a...
revealed that he was working on a solo album.
In an interview with
Rob AstonRob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along with Paul Wall and Travis Barker. With Tim Armstrong of Rancid, he founded punk/hip hop band Transplants and provided lead vocals on all of their releases.Aston's career began as a...
and
Paul WallPaul Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall or "The People's Champ" is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as...
on January 16, 2006 about their project,
Expensive TasteExpensive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob , and Travis Barker...
, Rob stated "The
Warped TourThe Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
had just ended and Transplants had just broken up".
Current status
Recently there has been some confusion over whether the band has officially broken up, or not. Despite the statement made by Aston about how the band had "broken up", frontman
Tim ArmstrongTimothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records....
contradicted this statement on a recent
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bulletin. He stated: "In the upcoming years, I hope to make another Transplants album. I love recording with those guys".
As of 2008, the Transplants are "on hold", as all the members continue working on their own projects. Armstrong has been busy touring with
RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
promoting their new album,
Let the Dominoes FallLet the Dominoes Fall is the seventh full-length album from punk rock band Rancid, which was released on June 2, 2009 on Hellcat Records. It is the band's third album for the label, which is a subsidiary of producer Brett Gurewitz's Epitaph Records and owned by guitarist Tim Armstrong...
. He also released his solo album,
A Poet's LifeA Poet's Life is the first solo album by Tim Armstrong , made in collaboration with Hellcat-signed reggae band The Aggrolites. It was released on May 22, 2007 on Armstrong's own label, Hellcat Records.The album was initially announced to be released for free as downloads on the internet...
, in 2007. Travis Barker is currently working on an album with a recently reformed
Blink-182Blink-182 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor . In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor...
, who also plan to tour during the summer of 2009, and also recently formed a new band called
Expensive TasteExpensive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob , and Travis Barker...
, along with Aston.
Official members
| Dates |
Members & prominent instruments |
1999-2003
TransplantsTransplants is Transplants' eponymous debut released in 2002. It featured three main Transplants members, Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker. The album was recorded in Tim's basement and also featured Matt Freeman , Vic Ruggiero , Davey Havok and Brody Dalle...
|
- Tim Armstrong
Timothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records....
(RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
, DownfallDownfall was a ska and punk band from the Bay Area formed by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello, and Jason Hammon following the break-up of Operation Ivy in 1989 and pre-dating Armstrong's and Freeman's wider recognition in Rancid...
, Operation IvyOperation Ivy was an influential ska punk band formed in Albany, California. The band is well known as the pioneers of ska-core, a genre that fuses elements of hardcore with ska punk...
) - guitar/vocals
- Skinhead Rob (Expensive Taste) - vocals
- Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker is an American drummer and the current drummer for pop punk trio Blink-182. He has also been a drummer for several side projects including +44, Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste....
(Blink-182Blink-182 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band was formed in 1992 as "Blink" with members Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor . In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor...
, +44+44 is an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
, Box Car RacerBox Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. DeLonge formed Box Car Racer to experiment with and record ideas he felt were not "Blink-friendly", along with Travis Barker. David Kennedy from Hazen Street completed...
, The AquabatsThe Aquabats are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They have released four full-length studio albums and have toured internationally. They are best known for their mythology, in which they claim to be superheroes on a quest to save the world from evil through music...
, Expensive TasteExpensive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob , and Travis Barker...
) - drums |
| 2003-2004 |
On hiatus |
2004-2006
Haunted CitiesHaunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs". The album sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on the Billboard 200...
|
- Tim Armstrong
Timothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records....
- guitar/vocals
- Skinhead Rob - vocals
- Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker is an American drummer and the current drummer for pop punk trio Blink-182. He has also been a drummer for several side projects including +44, Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste....
- drums |
| 2006-present |
On hiatus |
Touring members
- Dave Carlock
David Walter "Dave" Carlock is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.Carlock's unusual ten-strong combination of abilities as a singer, writer, producer, arranger, engineer, mixer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and drummer has led to his being known as "the DeCuple...
- keyboards/samples
- Craig Fairbaugh
Craig Fairbaugh is a guitarist, who is best known for playing with the rock band +44 . The band was made up of Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, who reunited with Tom Delonge to continue the pop punk band Blink-182 in 2009, and Shane Gallagher of The Nervous Return...
(Lars Frederiksen and the BastardsLars Frederiksen and the Bastards are an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life...
, +44+44 is an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
) - guitar
- Matt Freeman
Matthew "McCall" Freeman is an American musician. He is best known for his bass guitar work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy and Rancid.- Friends :...
(Operation IvyOperation Ivy was an influential ska punk band formed in Albany, California. The band is well known as the pioneers of ska-core, a genre that fuses elements of hardcore with ska punk...
, RancidRancid is an American punk rock band from Albany, California, formed in 1991. Founded by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy, the band is credited with helping to revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during...
) - bass guitar
- DJ Pone a.k.a. Travis Rimando (89 Skratch Gangstaz/Canned Beats) - turntables
Discography
- For a more comprehensive list, see Transplants discography
This is a comprehensive discography of the Transplants, a punk rock/hip-hop supergroup. Formed in 1999, the project consists of Tim Armstrong on guitar and vocals, "Skinhead Rob" Aston on vocals and Travis Barker on drums...
.
- 2002: Transplants
Transplants is Transplants' eponymous debut released in 2002. It featured three main Transplants members, Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker. The album was recorded in Tim's basement and also featured Matt Freeman , Vic Ruggiero , Davey Havok and Brody Dalle...
- 2005: Haunted Cities
Haunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs". The album sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on the Billboard 200...
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