| Nerf Herder IV | ||||
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| Released | April 29, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:02 | |||
| Label | Oglio | |||
| Producer | Angus Cooke | |||
| Nerf Herder chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Punknews.org |  [2] |
| ThePunkSite.com | [3] |
| Cosmos Gaming | [4] |
Nerf Herder IV is the fourth studio album by the rock band Nerf Herder. It was released in 2008 through Oglio Records.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh Me, Oh My" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Golfshirt, Part 2" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "High School Reunion" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "WTC #7" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Dianalee" | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Crocodile" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "(Stand By Your) Manatee" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Garage Sale" | 5:50 |
| 9. | "Led Zeppelin Rules" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Dance" | 1:45 |
| 11. | "I'm Not A Loser" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "The Backpack Song" | 2:39 |
Nerf Herder is an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp, Charlie Dennis (bass) and Steve Sherlock (drums). They describe themselves as a "geek rock" band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile, and pop-culture-referencing lyrics.
Nerf Herder is the debut album by Nerf Herder, originally released in November 1996 and produced by Joey Cape and Ryan Greene.
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Randal Joseph Cape is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the California punk rock band Lagwagon.
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The use of music was a key component in the fictional Buffyverse established by the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Many actors of both series are professional singers/musicians, including Anthony Head, James Marsters, Amber Benson, Andy Hallett and Christian Kane.
American Cheese is the third album by Nerf Herder, released in 2002.
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DÖF, , was a 1980s Austrian-German Neue Deutsche Welle pop band, best known for their 1983 single "Codo".
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Kevin Dotson, better known by his stage name Linus of Hollywood, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. The stage name comes from his early days in Los Angeles, where he would frequently wear striped shirts similar to the Peanuts character Linus van Pelt. He is currently a member of Nerf Herder and comedy duo Jarinus.
Nerf N-Strike is a video game developed by EA Salt Lake and published by Electronic Arts for the Wii. The game is a rail shooter and focuses on the Nerf line of toy dart blasters. It has an optional unique blaster for gameplay called the Nerf Switch Shot EX-3, that can either be used as a real Nerf blaster, or to play the video game. The game uses various blasters created in real life by Nerf.
Nerf N-Strike Elite is a 2009 on-rails shoot 'em up for Nintendo Wii and sequel to the 2008 Nerf N-Strike. Like its predecessor, the game is bundled with one N-Strike Switch Shot EX-3. New to this game, however, is the "Red Reveal" decoder lens which is attached to the Switch Shot and, when the player looks through it, will display hidden game elements such as the weak points in enemy armor and reveals secret codes for accessing other content. This game is also compatible with the Wii Zapper.
A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, arrows, discs, or foam balls. “Nerf blaster” or more commonly “Nerf gun” are often used to describe the toy. Nerf blasters are manufactured in multiple forms; the first Nerf blasters emerged in the late 1980s with the release of the Nerf Blast-a-Ball and Arrowstorm. Today, Hasbro has produced over twenty unique lines of Nerf-brand blasters, which each line centered on a particular theme or type of ammunition. Moreover, Hasbro has also produced Nerf blasters based on specific franchises, including Marvel Comics, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Fortnite, Transformers, Overwatch, Halo Infinite, and Roblox. Nerf blasters are available in several international marketplaces, although some blasters have their names changed or are not sold in certain countries due to laws surrounding toy safety franchises.
How to Meet Girls is the second album by Nerf Herder. It was released in 2000 on Honest Don's Records.
Ryan Greene is an American record producer, sound engineer, former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with many artists including Jay-Z, Lita Ford, Tonic, Mr. Big, Wilson Phillips, Megadeth, NOFX, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Usher, Patti LaBelle, Dishwalla and Gladys Knight. He has worked on over 250 musical projects and has been described as an "A-list producer".
Allison Beth Goertz is an American comedy musician, writer and former editor for Mad magazine. Goertz is known for her satirical songs based on various pop culture topics. Her videos were originally posted on YouTube under the name of "Cossbysweater", which has been changed to simply "Allie Goertz".
Justin Fisher is an American born bassist most well known for being the bassist in Nerf Herder, touring bassist for The Rentals and lead singer for Psoma. Fisher also co-founded Rivers Cuomo's first band Avant Garde.
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