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Fire Ants
12+ albums
Grungerockalternative rockindie rockfire ants
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There are 2 artists named Fire Ants. 1. Grunge band formed in Seattle, Washington, United States. Kevin Wood (brother of Andy Wood, and former guitarist for Malfunkshun) and Dan McDonald (former bassist for Native Messiah and Strait Face) began jamming together at the end of the summer of 1991. Within a couple of months, they had put together a few song ideas and began the quest for a drummer. This quest probably lasted about a day…Kevin immediately suggested trying out his friend Chad Channing (Chad had just left Nirvana after their European tour, and he was more than happy to join a band that welcomed his song writing talents). Then came the insanity of trying to find a vocalist…after trying out four or five victims, it was decided to try Kevin’s brother Brian Wood . Brian was eccentric, had intense stage energy, and could write lyrics with ease…plus he could sing with a maniacal passion…Brian Wood passed his audition, and the Fire Ants began putting together an amazing repertoire of moody-bluesy-metallish tunes. All members of the band had song ideas floating around and the band had an uncanny ability to improvise. Once they hit the stage, they began blowing away the crowds. At first they opened for bands such as Sweet Water, Blind Horse, Willard, and Love Brother Nine…but being an “opening band” did not last! The Fire Ants were just excessively and insanely powerful and twitchy, which made them a difficult act to follow. Their biggest break came when they were asked t
