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Western Addiction

American punk rock band

Summary

American punk rock band

Field	Value
name	Western Addiction
background	group_or_band
origin	San Francisco, California, United States
genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock, melodic hardcore
years_active	2003–2006, 2013-current.
label	Fat Wreck Chords, No Idea
associated_acts	Dead to Me, Enemy You
current_members	Jason Hall
Ken Yamazaki
Chad Williams
Mitch Paglia
past_members	Sam Johnson
Tyson "Chicken" Annicharico
Tony Teixeira

Ken Yamazaki Chad Williams Mitch Paglia Tyson "Chicken" Annicharico Tony Teixeira

Western Addiction is an American punk band based in San Francisco, California, United States. The band was formed by four veterans of the punk scene. Some of the members previously worked for Fat Wreck Chords. They have toured internationally in both the USA, Europe, and Japan.

Members

Jason Hall - Vocals
Ken Yamazaki - Guitar
Mitch Paglia - Bass
Chad Williams - Drums

Past members

Sam Johnson - Bass/Vocals
Tyson "Chicken" Annicharico - Bass/Vocals
Tony Teixeira - Guitar

Discography

Albums

Cognicide (2005)
Tremulous (2017)
Frail Bray (2020)

EPs & 7"s

New Mexican Disaster Squad/Western Addiction Split (2004)
Remember to Dismember (2003)
Pines (2013)
I'm Not the Man That I Thought I'd Be (2015)

Trivia

Ken Yamazaki played in Enemy You, and also in Dead to Me with bandmate, Chicken.
Chicken plays in Dead to Me and was nominated as 'Sexiest Vegetarian' by PETA in 2006.
Chad Williams plays in Complaints and formerly Radio Reelers.
Sam Johnson played in Dead to Me, No Friends, VRGNS and New Mexican Disaster Squad.
Tony Teixeira currently plays bass with Swingin' Utters.

References

Sacher, Andrew. "Western Addiction's Jason Hall tells us about his favorite albums of 2023".

Wikipedia Source

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