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Dick Delicious and The Tasty Testicles are a comedy / metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. [1] [2] [3] [4] The band formed in 1992 and released 3 albums between 1995 and 2003. In 2003 the Dick Delicious received the "Howard Stern Award for Musical Excellence" [5] and broke up shortly afterward.

In 2011, the band reformed with Grammy nominated guitarist Ruyter Suys from Southern Rock band Nashville Pussy and recorded a new album featuring members of Nashville Pussy, Mastodon, and Brutal Truth.

In early 2011 the band's 4th album "A Vulgar Display Of Obscurity" was released to rave reviews [6] on Slinging Pig records and went on to sell a negative number of copies. [7]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.thegauntlet.com/bio/124/Dick-Delicious-and-the-Tasty-Testicles.html
  3. http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/124/21032/Dick-Delicious-and-the-Tasty-Testicles-are-back
  4. http://www.connectsavannah.com/news/article/102240/
  5. http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/04/11/dick-delicious-and-the-tasty-testicles-frontman-recalls-howard-s/
  6. http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=11364
  7. http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/124/26821/DICK-DELICIOUS-AND-THE-TASTY-TESTICLES-Sell-Negative-Three-Albums-In-October