MIKE D - RYTHM GUITAR/ LEAD VOCALS
CHAD SPRINGFEILD - LEAD GUITAR/ BACK VOCALS
ERIC NAGLE - BASS/ BACK VOCAL
CURRENTLY TRYING OUT DRUMMERS....INQUIRE WITHIN...LOL
Influences
EXPLOITED, BLACK FLAG, CIRCLE JERKS, DK, MINOR THREAT, LAGWAGON, NOFX, ADRENALIN O.D. , NUCLEAR ASSUALT, SLAYER, AGNOSTIC FRONT, SLAPSHOT, C.O.C., GORILLA BISCUITS, AND HALL AND OATS.
HONKEY KONG IS REAL MUSIC. ITS ALL ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR AS A BAND INSTEAD OF WHAT SELLS OR WHAT IS "COOL". WE AREN'T INTO STUPID COSTUMES OR MAKEUP , WE AREN'T INTO GIMMICKS OR STAGE THEATRICS. ITS HIGH ENERGY, BALL BUSTIN , PUNK ROCK FURY!!TO HELL WITH THE MEDIA AND MAJOR LABEL BULLSHIT...THE KONG BOWS TO NO ONE.....LOL....IT ALL STARTED ABOUT 1994 AS A BAND CALLED STUNT MONKEY . WITH MIKE D ON VOCALS AND GUITAR, MIKE HOOK ON THE BASS, AND AL OTT ON DRUMS WE ROCKED BALTIMORE LIKE NO OTHER DRUNK BASTARDS COULD. WE PLAYED WITH THE LIKES OF ACID BATH, BIG WIG, THE WRENS, STEEL POLE BATHTUB ,BURN THE PRIEST, AND MANY MORE ( I JUST CAN'T RECALL CUZ WE DRANK THOSE MEMORIES AWAY....) . A FEW YEARS LATER WE ADDED CHRIS WESTBROOK (A.K.A. BATRIDER) AS LEAD GUITARIST. MIKE HOOK LEFT AND WE HAD PAUL JOYCE ( SCAPEGRACE,COMPRESSION, DARK WATER TRANSIT) ON THE BASS AND HELPED RECORD OUR CD "IT LOOKS JUST AS FUNNY WHEN YOU DO IT" . PAUL HAD HIS HANDS FULL ALREADY WITH HIS MANY PROJECTS SO NOW WE ENTER NED ( MANTOOTH, MAL HUMOR ) . WITH NED WE HAD ALL THE PIECES TO RECORD THE REST OF OUR CD. WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A BAND ON THE WEST COAST PLAYING SOME REALLY BAD POP SHIT CALLED STUNT MONKEY.....SO WE CHANGED THE NAME TO SPIKE WRENCH!! WE PLAYED FOR A FEW YEARS AND CALLED IT QUITS AROUND 2001 I BELIEVE. SPIKE WRENCH ...R.I.P. IN 2006 WE DID A REUNION SHOW AT THE OTTOBAR ......IT WAS AWESOME. NOW ITS 2008 .....AND THE BEAST ARISES AGAIN IN THE FORM OF HONKEY KONG!!!! WE GOT MIKE D (SPIKE WRENCH,MONGER)ON GUITAR AND LEAD VOCALS, ERIC NAGLE ON THE BASS , CHAD SPRINGFEILD (SPRINGFIELDS,TEN WATCH) ON THE LEAD GUITAR AND BACKING VOCALS,AND CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME DRUMMER. WE ARE WRITING NEW SHIT AND ARE VERY EAGER TO RECORD IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!! THE SONGS ON OUR PLAYLIST ABOVE ARE SPIKEWRENCH SONGS OFF OUR "IT LOOKS JUST AS STUPID WHEN YOU DO IT " CD....... WE PLAY A FEW SONGS OFF THIS CD AND OUR SOUND IS VERY SIMILIAR . I JUST WANT TO CREDIT ALL THOSE ON THAT CD...... MIKE D - VOCALS/GUITAR, CHRIS WESTBROOK- LEAD GUITAR/BACK VOCALS, NED /PAUL JOYCE- BASS , AND AL OTT ON DRUMS. WATCH FOR THE KONG NEAR YOU!!!!
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COME TO MY 11TH OF JULY PARTY.....I GOT LIVE PUNK ROCK, METAL, AND HIP HIP ACTS , DRINK SPECIALS , $1 NATTY BOHS, AND DRINK SPECIALS!! THIS IS GOING TO BE A KICK ASS SHOW .......HOSTED BY SMITTY A.K.A. KRACKERMAN AND LIVE MUSIC BY....
HONKEY KONG myspace.com/honkeykongband
F.U.A. myspace.com/fua
TRACE BLAM myspace.com/traceblam
BET THE DEVIL myspace.com/betthedevil
DIG DUG AND L MILLS myspace.com/digduglmills
DOORS AT 8 PM ,SHOW STARTS AT 9 PM.....$5 COVER.....FREE BEFORE 8PM....GET THERE EARLY...STAY LATE!!!
We are proud to announce that BLACK ARROWS, Southend's TRUEST metal night, will gloriously return to Southend on Saturday 24th October at the Railway Hotel - our finest venue yet!
Just stoppin by to say thanks for being a friend of ours Feel free to hit the band page up and talk!! Btw...We're playing a show 8.29.09 at Macc's The Club in Essex,MD it be cool if you can come let us know!
CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE COME TO MY 11TH OF JULY PARTY.....I GOT LIVE PUNK ROCK, METAL, AND HIP HIP ACTS , DRINK SPECIALS , $1 NATTY BOHS, AND DRINK SPECIALS!! THIS IS GOING TO BE A KICK ASS SHOW .......HOSTED BY SMITTY A.K.A. KRACKERMAN AND LIVE MUSIC BY.... HONKEY KONG myspace.com/honkeykongband F.U.A. myspace.com/fua TRACE BLAM myspace.com/traceblam BET THE DEVIL myspace.com/betthedevil DIG DUG AND L MILLS myspace.com/digduglmills
DOORS AT 8 PM ,SHOW STARTS AT 9 PM.....$5 COVER.....FREE BEFORE 8PM....GET THERE EARLY...STAY LATE!!!
Heyyy I saw you with LEFTOVER CRACK... Ohmygoodness you guys were awesome... I got a cd of yours and want to put it on my ipod but i don't have the track listing. Can you please tell me the songs on the cd that was given out at the show?.
Just wanted to stop by and say hello. Maybe we'll see you at our upcoming show on June 12th. Have a great week and thanks again for being our friend...Angel Row
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