Fu Manchu - Discography (1994-2014) MP3

Genre: Stoner Rock || Period: 1994-2014 || Artist country: USA
Audio codec: MP3 || Audio bitrate: 320 kbps || Scans: in some releases || Duration: 12:08:11

Studio albums
1994 - No One Rides For Free [Bong Load Rec., BL 10] (320 kbps) (00:27:04)
1995 - Daredevil [Bong Load Rec., BL 19] (320 kbps) (00:43:22)
1996 - In Search Of... [Mammoth Rec., D31579] (320 kbps) (00:40:13)
1997 - The Action Is Go [Mammoth Rec., 557 070-2] (320 kbps) (01:03:12)
1999 - King Of The Road [Mammoth Rec., 354 980 207-2] (320 kbps) (00:46:15)
2001 - California Crossing [2002, Mammoth Rec., 206 165515-2] (320 kbps) (00:46:03)
2004 - Start The Machine [DRT Ent., RTE 00424] (320 kbps) (00:35:28)
2007 - We Must Obey [Century Media, 77635-0] (320 kbps) (00:39:24)
2009 - Signs Of Infinite Power [Century Media, 9979502] (320 kbps) (00:34:22)
2014 - Gigantoid [Web Release] (320 kbps) (00:38:54)

Live albums
2003 - Go For It... Live! [Steamhammer, SPV 089-74792 DCD] (320 kbps) (01:36:57)

Singles, EP
1990 - Kept Between Trees (10'' Single) [2015, At The Dojo Rec., ATD010] (320 kbps) (00:13:50)
1998 - Godzilla (10'' Single) [Man's Ruin Rec., MR 048] (320 kbps) (00:13:52)
1999 - Eatin' Dust (10'' EP) (Vinyl Rip) [Man's Ruin Rec., MR 157] (320 kbps) (00:15:32)
2004 - Something Beyond (EP) [Elastic Rec., ELS-021] (320 kbps) (00:09:19)
2006 - Hung Out To Dry (EP) [Liquor And Poker Music, LP 6024-7] (320 kbps) (00:11:45)
2009 - Beach Blanket Bongout (7'' Single) (Vinyl Rip) [At The Dojo Rec., None] (320 kbps) (00:07:28)

Collections
1998 - Return To Earth 91-93 [Elastic Rec., ELS-014] (320 kbps) (00:28:00)
1999 - Eatin' Dust [Man's Ruin Rec., MR 157 CD] (320 kbps) (00:34:35)
2004 - (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust [Elastic Rec., ELS-023] (320 kbps) (00:34:32)
2011 - The Covers (LP) [Not On Label, LNG-4082] (320 kbps) (00:47:54)

The prototype of this Southern Californian group appeared in 1987 under the name “Virulence”. At first, the team, which at that time consisted of Ken Pucci (vocals), Scott Hill (guitar), Greg McCaughey (bass) and Ruben Romano (drums), cut hardcore in the spirit of Black Flag and Bl'ast.
After the release of the first and only album “If This Isn’t a Dream...” Pucci gave way to Glen Chivens, and the name of the group changed to “Fu Manchu”. In 1990, their debut single, “Kept Between Trees,” was released on Slap-a-Ham Records. Its sound was very similar to the work of Virulence, but soon the team began to drift towards hard rock of the 70s. Greg didn't like this trend and left, handing over the bass to Mark Abshire.
Somewhere at the same time, for unknown reasons, Chivens left the team. Taking advantage of the moment, Hill also assigned vocal duties to himself, and as compensation, lead guitarist Scott Voto was introduced into the lineup. With this comrade, “Fu Manchu” recorded three singles, after which Voto gave way to former Olivelawn drummer Eddie Glass.
Meanwhile, over the past period, the group managed to find its own sound, combining heavy riffs and a psychedelic mood. Rolling Stone magazine described the sound of the Fumanists as follows: “super heavy and bass happy Detroit rock 'n' roll is totally deep-fried, fuzzed out, window breakin', pot sellin', sleepin-in-the-van, skater metal". By 1994, serious record companies began to be interested in the team, and one of the “majors” allocated money for the musicians to record a test demo. However, “Fu Manchu” decided not to waste time and not sign a contract, but used the studio time allocated to them to prepare a real album. No One Rides For Free was released by a small independent label, Bong Load Custom, which also released their second full-length, Daredevil.
In the interval between the appearance of these records, Mark Abshire left his post, and the bass guitar passed to Brad Davis. In 1996, the band signed to Mammoth Records, where they debuted with the work “In Search Of...”. This album was Glass and Romano's last as Fu Manchu.
Both musicians joined their former colleague Abshire and formed the power trio Nebula. The vacancies at FM were filled by former Kyuss drummer Brant Björk and guitarist Bob Balch, who made their debut on the disc “The Action Is Go”. By this time, the team had already earned a good concert reputation, as it had the opportunity to perform with such groups as “Kyuss”, “Monster Magnet”, “Marilyn Manson”, “White Zombie”, “Melvins”, “Clutch” and “Corrosion of Conformity” " In 1998, Elastic released a compilation of early songs, Return To Earth 91-93. In addition, the compositions “Fu Manchu” were included in the collections “Burn One Up!” and "Music from the X-Games Volume 3".
At the turn of the millennium, three program works appeared, “Eatin’ Dust”, “King Of The Road” and “California Crossing”. All of them were received quite warmly, which did not stop Brant Bjork from announcing his departure from the group and the start of a solo career. The place on drums went to ex-Sunshine member Scott Reeder, whose name appeared on the first official Fu Manchu live album, Go For It... Live!