Editing Tiger Army

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{{Short description|American psychobilly band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Tiger Army
| landscape       = yes
| image           = July Stuff 032.jpg
| caption         = Tiger Army performing at [[Warped Tour]] 2007
| origin          = [[Berkeley, California]], U.S.
| genre           = {{Hlist|[[Psychobilly]]|[[horror punk]]|[[alternative rock]]}}
| years_active    = 1996–present
| label           = Luna Tone, [[Rise Records|Rise]], Chapter Eleven, [[Hellcat Records|Hellcat]]
| website         = {{URL|tigerarmy.com}}
| associated_acts = [[AFI (band)|AFI]], [[HorrorPops]]
| current_members =
*[[Nick 13]]
* [[Djordje Stijepovic]]
*Mike Fasano
| past_members    =
* [[Geoff Kresge]]
* [[Joel Day (musician)|Joel Day]]
* [[Adam Carson]]
* London May
* Fred Hell
* [[Jeff Roffredo]]
* [[Jeff "Dirty Bird" Lehmann]]
*James Meza
}}

'''Tiger Army''' is an American [[psychobilly]] band based in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tigerarmy |title=Tiger Army |publisher=Facebook |access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref> The group was formed in 1996 in [[Berkeley, California]], and its only constant member is singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter [[Nick 13]].<ref name="Psychobilly bands – Tiger Army">{{cite web|url=http://www.wreckingpit.com/psycho/bands/tigerarmy.php3 |title=Psychobilly bands – Tiger Army |publisher=Wreckingpit.com |date=June 6, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigerarmy.com/bio.htm |title=Tiger Army Biography |publisher=Tigerarmy.com |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> The band has released six studio albums and four EPs.

== History ==
Tiger Army played their first show at the famous [[924 Gilman Street]] venue in [[Berkeley, California]], on March 29, 1996.<ref name="Tiger Army">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tigerarmy/photos/a.65366381378.75359.51627926378/10152849838736379/?type=3&theater  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/51627926378/10152849838736379 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Tiger Army |publisher=Facebook |access-date=March 29, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The band's sound drew from early punk, rock n' roll and rockabilly, as well as dark English pop. Their first official release was a self-titled [[vinyl record]] [[Extended play|EP]], now referred to as the ''Temptation EP''. The record was released by Chapter 11 Records. This EP caught the attention of [[Tim Armstrong]] of [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]; he was also co-owner of [[Hellcat Records]]. Armstrong signed the band.

Tiger Army recorded their first full-length, the self-titled ''[[Tiger Army (album)|Tiger Army]]'', in January 1999. It was released that October. Stand-up bassist [[Joel Day (musician)|Joel Day]] left Tiger Army before the band was signed, so the [[The Quakes|Quakes]] stand-up bassist Rob Peltier was hired to play on the album. Drummer [[Adam Carson]] of [[AFI (band)|AFI]], who had been helping out the band live, played on the record, as well. The band then embarked on a California mini-tour promoting the album in 1999. In 2000, [[Nick 13]] asked former AFI bassist [[Geoff Kresge]], one of his former bandmates from Influence 13, to join Tiger Army. Ex-[[Samhain (band)|Samhain]] drummer London May came on board as well.

''[[Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite]]'' followed in 2001. Fred Hell replaced London May shortly after the recording. The band toured with [[TSOL]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[Dropkick Murphys]] and others in support of the record and went to Europe and Japan for the first time on the album as well. The band's friend and drum tech, Mike Fasano, played on the next Tiger Army album, ''[[Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise]],'' when Hell was unable to record or tour behind the album after being shot 4 times in a home invasion robbery.[https://www.punknews.org/article/5544/tiger-army-drummer-fred-hell-in-hospital-after-shooting] Nick 13 announced a new lineup for Tiger Army, featuring drummer James Meza and stand-up bassist, Jeff Roffredo, formerly of Los Angeles psychobilly bands Cosmic Voodoo, Calavera, and The Rezurex in 2004. This lineup supported [[Social Distortion]] on an extensive US tour.

In the spring of 2005, the band headlined a string of five sold-out shows at the Hollywood House Of Blues. The following year, the band sold out four nights at the Anaheim House of Blues. They also hit the road with [[Morrissey]] and AFI, performing several headlining tours around the world.
[[File:Nick 13.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Nick 13 performing at a Warped Tour.]]
Tiger Army made major festival appearances across the US and Europe in support of their fourth album, titled ''[[Music from Regions Beyond]]''. The album was released on June 5, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigerarmy.com/disc.html |title=Tiger Army Discography |publisher=Tigerarmy.com |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> and was produced by [[Jerry Finn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigerarmy.com/news.html |title=Tiger Army News |publisher=Tigerarmy.com |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> "Forever Fades Away" went to No. 1 on Los Angeles rock station KROQ FM,{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} which Tiger Army performed on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1058961/|title="Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Episode #5.13 (TV Episode)|work=IMDb|access-date=October 21, 2015}}</ref> and at radio festivals like "BFD".{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the album "one of the year's best punk albums".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/music/06warp.html |title=New York Times Music |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=August 6, 2007|last1=Sanneh |first1=Kelefa }}</ref>

Geoff Kresge returned to Tiger Army in early 2008 and joined Nick 13 and drummer James Meza on tours of the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} The band launched a multi-night festival, Octoberflame, in Southern California in 2008, concluding two years of touring behind ''Music from Regions Beyond''. Nick launched a solo project focused on Americana/country music in 2009, making his first live solo appearance at the Stagecoach Festival in 2010 in Indio, California.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Tiger Army continued to appear at Octoberflame each year, as well as in cities like Las Vegas, San Diego, Tempe, Costa Mesa and the MusInk Festival. On June 7, 2011, Nick 13 released his solo album on Sugar Hill Records. Tiger Army has been less active while 13 has built his solo career in the Americana world.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

Tiger Army played their largest standalone headlining show to date at the Orange County Fair in 2011. In March/April 2012, the band performed two shows in Southern California and one in Las Vegas dubbed "Spring Forward." Octoberflame V followed with six shows in five cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigerarmy.com/news.html |title=Tiger Army News |publisher=Tigerarmy.com |access-date=August 6, 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, Tiger Army announced "Spring Forward 2013," which took place in March 2013 in San Diego, Ventura, CA and Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigerarmy.com/news.html |title=Tiger Army News |publisher=Tigerarmy.com |access-date=December 6, 2012}}</ref> The band played a radio show in Arizona around the same time.

Octoberflame VI took place in October 25 and 26, 2013 at City National Grove of Anaheim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/soundcheck/grove-513398-tiger-returning.html |title=Orange County Register |publisher=Orange County Register |date=June 18, 2012 |access-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> The two back-to-back shows were advertised as Tiger Army's last shows of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigerarmy.com/news.html |title=Tiger Army News |publisher=Tigerarmy.com |access-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> The Octoberflame events have become known for varied set lists that explore deep cuts and cover songs, special guests and diverse support acts running the gamut of rock, alt-rock, punk, hardcore, psychobilly, industrial, rockabilly and more.

In February 2014, Geoff Kresge announced he would be leaving Tiger Army via a lengthy statement on his Facebook page.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/officialgeoffkresge |title=Geoff Kresge |publisher=Facebook |access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref>

In June 2014, Nick 13 announced that writing for a new Tiger Army album was underway via the band's Facebook page.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tigerarmy/photos/a.65366381378.75359.51627926378/10152186800801379/?type=3&theater  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/51627926378/10152186800801379 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Tiger Army |publisher=Facebook |access-date=June 1, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After announcing that live performances including the annual Octoberflame dates would be on hold for 2014 to focus on preparing for the album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tigerarmy/photos/a.65366381378.75359.51627926378/10152349825001379/?type=3&theater |title=Tiger Army |publisher=Facebook |access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> the return of Octoberflame (VII) for 2015 was announced in June,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tigerarmy/photos/a.65366381378.75359.51627926378/10153027337226379/?type=3&theater  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/51627926378/10153027337226379 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Tiger Army |publisher=Facebook |access-date=June 8, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with tickets sold out by early July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tigerarmy/photos/a.65366381378.75359.51627926378/10153085631896379/?type=3&theater  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/51627926378/10153085631896379 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Tiger Army |publisher=Facebook |access-date=July 2, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beginning with the 2015 Octoberflame shows, which showcased material from the ''Ghost Tigers Rise'' album, drummer Mike Fasano rejoined the band on a full-time basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2019/10/mike-fasano-of-tiger-army|title=Mike Fasano of Tiger Army |date=October 8, 2019 |publisher=Modern Drummer |access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> Tiger Army released their fifth studio album, ''[[V •••–]]'', on May 20, 2016, on Luna Tone Records/[[Rise Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/army-716225-tiger-nick.html|title=Tiger Army's Nick 13 roars back with new album|last=FADROSKI|first=KELLI SKYE|website=The Orange County Register|date=May 18, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=June 21, 2016}}</ref>

On June 22, 2018, the band released a three-song EP, ''Dark Paradise'', which featured covers of [[Lana Del Rey]]'s "Dark Paradise" and [[the Chantays]]' instrumental "Pipeline."

Tiger Army's sixth full-length studio album, ''[[Retrofuture (album)|Retrofuture]]'', was released on September 13, 2019, on Luna Tone Records/Rise Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2019/07/19/news/tiger-army-announces-new-album-retrofuture-for-september-2019-release-and-shares-new-song-eyes-of-the-night|title=Tiger Army Announces New Album Retrofuture for September 2019 Release and Shares New Song "Eyes of the Night"|last=MATASCI|first=MATT|website=mxdwn.com|date=July 19, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> The following month, the band played two sold-out shows at the [[Wiltern]] in Los Angeles for Octoberflame X; supporting acts included [[Brian Fallon]] (formerly of the [[Gaslight Anthem]]), the Delta Bombers, [[Wayne Hancock]], and 8 Kalacas.

== Band members ==
;Current
* [[Nick 13]] – lead vocals, guitar <small>(1996–present)</small>
* [[Djordje Stijepovic]] – upright bass, backing vocals <small>(2015–present)</small>
* Mike Fasano – drums, percussion <small>(2004; session musician, 2015–present)</small>
;Former
* [[Geoff Kresge]] – upright bass, backing vocals <small>(2000–2004, 2008–2014)</small>
* Joel Day – upright bass <small>(1996–1997)</small>
* [[Adam Carson]] – drums, percussion <small>(1996–1999, one-off performances 2008, 2012)</small>
* London May – drums, percussion <small>(2000–2001)</small>
* James Meza – drums, percussion <small>(2004–2014)</small>
* Fred Hell – drums, percussion <small>(2002–2004)</small>
* Jeff Roffredo – upright bass <small>(2004–2008)</small>

;Former touring musicians
* Joe Fish – drums <small>(1999)</small>
* Rob Peltier – upright bass <small>(1999)</small>

;Timeline
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== Discography ==

=== Studio albums ===
* 1999: ''[[Tiger Army (album)|Tiger Army]]''
* 2001: ''[[Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite]]''
* 2004: ''[[Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise]]'' – No.&nbsp;146 US<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tiger-army/chart-history/tlp/|title=Tiger Army Chart History: ''Billboard'' 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>
* 2007: ''[[Music from Regions Beyond]]'' – No.&nbsp;49 US<ref name="BB200" />
* 2016: ''[[V •••–]]'' – No.&nbsp;75 US<ref name="BB200" />
* 2019: ''[[Retrofuture (album)|Retrofuture]]''

=== EPs ===
* 1997: ''Temptation EP''
* 2002: ''Early Years EP''
* 2004: ''Ghost Tigers EP''
* 2018: ''Dark Paradise EP''

=== Compilations ===
* 1997: ''Punk Fiction'' Wedge Records "F.T.W"
* 1999: ''[[Give 'Em the Boot II]]'' HellCat "Nocturnal"
* 2002: ''[[Give 'Em the Boot III]]'' HellCat "Power of Moonlite"
* 2003: ''[[Punk-O-Rama Vol. 8]]'' Epitaph Records "Incorporeal"
* 2004: ''[[Give 'Em the Boot IV]]'' HellCat "Atomic"
* 2004: ''[[Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9]]'' Epitaph Records "Temptation"
* 2005: ''[[Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10]]'' Epitaph Records "Ghostfire/Rose of the Devil's Garden video"
* 2005: ''Give 'Em the Boot DVD'' HellCat "Never Die"
* 2006: ''[[Give 'Em the Boot V]]'' HellCat "Swift Silent Deadly"
* 2007: ''2007 Warped Tour Compilation'' Side One Dummy "Afterworld"
* 2007: ''Give 'Em the Boot VI'' HellCat "Afterworld"
* 2008: ''[[Nightmare Revisited]]'' "Oogie Boogie's Song" {{small|(bonus track)}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.tigerarmy.com}}

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