Boy Hits Car

Boy Hits Car is an American alternative rock/metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1993.^[3]

Boy Hits Car
Boy Hits Car live at the Langeln Open Air, Germany, 2014
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal, alternative rock, nu metal[1]
Years active	1993–present[2]
Labels	NMG, Wind-up, Rock Ridge
Members	Cregg Rondell Bill Gower Mike Bartak Erik Peterson
Past members	Louis Lenard Scott Menville Michael Ferrari Dusty Hunt Johnny Ransom Will "Walrus" Jenkins

History

The band was formed in 1993. After releasing their first album, My Animal, independently in 1998, they went on the Sno-Core Tour and recorded their next album, Boy Hits Car, on Wind-up Records.^[3] Their song "LoveFuryPassionEnergy" was used as a theme song for WWE Hall of Famer Lita and was distributed on the WWF Forceable Entry album in 2002.^[4] A third album was self released in 2005 called The Passage. In 2006 the band re-released the album in July after signing with Rock Ridge Music as their distributor. It was announced on their homepage that they will have a new album with a planned release on March 15, 2011.^[5] Boy Hits Car released their 5th studio album All That Led Us Here in May 2014 and are presently following it up with a European tour.

Peterson stated in a Reddit AMA conducted to mark the self-titled album's 20th anniversary that 12 to 13 tracks had been written for a pending sixth album, with a name for said album still being decided upon at that time.^[6] The lead single, Injustice Fatigue, was released in November 2022.^[7]

Musical style and influences

Boy Hits Car was started in 1993 with a simple idea—to write and perform 'passionately heavy music' infused with a world beat/middle eastern flavor.^[8] The band cite their influences as Jane's Addiction, Primus, Bad Religion, Talking Heads, Quicksand, Led Zeppelin and Helmet, as well as eastern music such as Ali Akbar Khan.^[9]

Members

Current

• Cregg Rondell – vocals, twelve-string guitar (1993–present)
• Bill Gower – bass guitar (2006–present)
• Mike Bartak – guitar (2007–present)
• Erik Peterson – drums (2014–present)^[10]

Former

• Louis Lenard – guitar – (1993–2006)
• Scott Menville – bass guitar (1993–2006)
• Michael Ferrari – drums (1993–2003)
• Johnny Ransom – drums (2004–2012)
• Dusty Hunt – guitar (2005–2007)
• Will Jenkins – drums (2012–2013)^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

• My Animal (1998) (NMG Records)
• Boy Hits Car (2001) (Wind-Up Records)
• The Passage (independently released in 2005, then re-released in 2006 through Rock Ridge Music)
• Stealing Fire (2011) (March 15, 2011)
• All That Led Us Here (2014)
• Waves of Sound Across Oceans of Time (2024; pending release)

Live albums

• Worldwide Alive (2020)

References

1. Islander (July 31, 2018). "The Synn Report (Part 99): Boy Hits Car". No Clean Singing. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
2. "Boy Hits Car | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
3. Wilson, MacKenzie. "Boy Hits Car | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
4. "Boy Hits Car is connecting with YOU!!!!". Reverbnation.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
5. "Home | Boy Hits Car". Archive.is. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
6. "R/Numetal - Comment by u/ErikBHC on "Boy Hits Car AMA // Album Discussion // "20 Years of Nu-Metal""". January 10, 2021.
7. Keith Clement (November 12, 2022). "BOYHITSCAR ISSUES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO, 'INJUSTICE FATIGUE'". Metalheads Forever. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
8. "Biography". Boyhitscar.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
9. "It's ALL ABOUT THE ALBUM - BOY HITS CAR - Stealing Fire (Interview)". Rockunited.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
10. "Boy Hits Car (Official FB Page)". Facebook. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Boy Hits Car at AllMusic