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Cold Crank
Punk / Rock

I went to Utopia, but I didn't fit in...



DENVER, Colorado
United States

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Member Since8/15/2006
Band Websitedrastic-plastic.com
Band MembersEric Butterfield - drums, vocals

Craig Campbell - vocals, bass

Erik Roper - guitar, vocals

InfluencesApples in Stereo, Beat Happening, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Brainiac, Boss 302, Circle Jerks, Contortions, Cows, the Cynics, Dead Kennedys, Denver Gentleman, Dinosaur Jr., El Espectro, Fluid, '57 Lesbian, the Fall, Girls Against Boys, Gina Go Faster, Grimace, Thee Headcoats, Thee Hectics, Hammerhead, Hound, Husker Du, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Joy Division, Lubricated Goat, the Makers, Melvins, Mudhoney, Nirvana, No Knife, Old Bull's Needle, the Seeds, 16 Horsepower, Spell, Stooges, Sonic Youth, Swell Maps, Tad, Unrest, Vaselines, Van Halen, Violent Femmes, Voidoids....
Sounds LikeConfusion
Record LabelDrastic Plastic, Caustic Fish, Goldenrod
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Cold Crank
Cold Crank was a Denver, CO, punk trio formed by three Americans with European ties. Craig Campbell (vocals/bass) and Erik Roper (guitar/vocals) met while attending high school at Hahn, a U.S. airbase in Germany; Roper was an Airforce brat and Campbell's parents were teachers at the school. Eric Butterfield (drums/vocals) was an expatriate, living in Ireland and playing in the rock band Mexican Pets before returning to the States. The group formed in late 1992, released a big buzz demo tape shortly thereafter, and received much attention during the post-Nirvana major-label grab. They eventually hooked up with an indie label, Caustic Fish, for their debut release Saccharine (1994). Though it was not without its melodic moments, the grungy hardcore sound of the album was much different than what would later emerge.

Cold Crank became one of the most popular underground live acts in Denver, and began touring the U.S. in 1994. Their energetic and often self-destructive live performances helped earn the band a following in cities such as San Diego, Omaha, and Albuquerque. Jello Biafra, one of the band's most famous admirers, was keen on signing the outfit to his Alternative Tentacles label, but lost interest after witnessing a disastrous show in San Francisco. Two EPs, Flinch and Lifer, arrived in 1995, and were not dissimilar to the full-length Saccharine. A real change occurred in 1996 with the release of the Kung Pao Kitty EP (on the Drastic Plastic label), which betrayed a more accessible, punk-pop style. Arguably, the band would have gone on to greater success had they not broken up the same year. Zone of Accumulation is a career-spanning collection of outtakes.

All former members are keeping busy with current projects: Erik Roper was playing with the Seattle band Alta May (with Garret Shavlik, formerly of the Fluid & Spell) and is currently in the Press Corps with Garrett and has formed a new project, Guns for Radios; Eric Butterfield plays guitar and sings in Sons of the Golden West and is drumming for the Subtractions in San Francisco (featuring members of Denver dynamos, Grimace and El Espectro); and Craig Campbell, who resides in New York City, has assembled a new ensemble Rock 'n' Roll Monkey and the Robots, and released Detroit Trauma, a full-length which features peformances by Butterfield & Roper, followed by Back to Beatsville, released in 2008 on Belfast, Ireland's Motor Sounds Records. Craig has a new LP slated for early 2010 featuring Jon Spencer's Heavy Trash sideman Bobcat Arkham.

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Symbiotic Screen Printing & Booking



Dec 16 2008 7:11 PM

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Larimer Lounge Street Team

Larimer Lounge Street Team



Nov 6 2008 9:34 PM

Another Show
MileHydro

MileHydro



Oct 31 2008 9:51 PM

Grow it BIG Happy Halloween!
Primasonic

Primasonic



Jul 22 2008 2:34 AM

THERE you guys are! Get your asses back onstage some time and we'll open. :)

Rock!
super sexy boy 1986 (2003-2009)go go go go go go

super sexy boy 1986 (2003-2009)go go go go go go



May 22 2008 6:15 PM

GRAZIE DELL ADD!

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Mr. Evil

Mr. Evil



May 2 2008 2:51 PM

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Best regards from Dresden/Germany...

Evil
Brad

Brad



Jan 9 2008 1:41 AM

Cold Crank makes me want to drink beer and jump around in the best way. I really like that you have such a variety of sounds and structures while never forgetting the primary need to ROCK. Why can’t more bands do that? It’s not an easy feat, obviously! Most music just retreads the same old templates (which is not always bad...) or gets so self-indulgent that it ultimately just bores you. My thoughts on the rock anyway.
city mouse

city mouse



Nov 22 2007 2:30 AM

Lo-Fi Terrorist

Lo-Fi Terrorist



Nov 15 2007 2:01 AM

THANKS DE LUXE COLD CRANK THIS ROCKS LE TURBO MAKE A MY BRAIN GO DIZZY FRIZZY LIZZY!!!

LO FI TERRORIST
DESTEFANO 808

DESTEFANO 808



Nov 10 2007 11:09 PM

venus cruz

Venus cruz



Sep 12 2007 11:26 PM

Cold Crank ---It's tonite!
Our days may be numbered at P17..
We may be leaving..

Come out this wednesday
Parallel 17-17th and Franklin-9:30 PM


We'd love to see you!
DJ Matt Bandy on all good things that go around
Casey Sidwell on bass and joy
Joey Porter SON!!
Ginger Perry in all her luscious glory
and me, Venus with all my heart
*METALISSA*

*METALISSA*



Aug 30 2007 3:53 PM

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Baldo Rex

Baldo Rex



Aug 29 2007 9:54 PM

f--k ye-h!
ARMCHAIR MARTIAN

ARMCHAIR MARTIAN



Aug 14 2007 4:20 AM

wow.
blast from the past.
Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys



Aug 8 2007 1:50 PM

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Aug 5 2007 7:54 PM



Dr.GonZo

Dr.GonZo



Aug 5 2007 2:58 PM

thanks for the add!
Keep on rockin..!
Greetz from Germany!
.:IzZzy:.

.:IzZzy:.



Aug 5 2007 11:44 AM

:) ♥
Agaskodo Teliverek

Agaskodo Teliverek



Aug 2 2007 3:21 PM

)))WITH LOVE FROM AGASKODO(((
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Smooch Records

Smooch Records



Jun 12 2007 2:08 AM

one more from CO to SF!
max_mala

max_mala



May 9 2007 7:55 AM

ehi Cold Crank!!! gracias por la conección, Saludos!
xxx:)
RockOnColorado

Rock On Colorado



May 5 2007 9:34 PM

check out RockOnColorado.com

PUNKROCKIN PEZ

PUNKROCKIN PEZ



Apr 17 2007 11:50 PM

i really want a cd where can i get it ?fuckin gnarled-pez
Severs

Severs



Apr 7 2007 6:38 PM

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the add! Cool tunes!

SEVERS
PRAYATA

PRAYATA



Apr 3 2007 8:47 PM

Very cool ...
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