The Vermin

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The Vermin
Origin Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Genres Punk rock
Years active(1984 or 1986)–present [1] [2]
LabelsWood Shampoo
MembersDirk Vermin
Rob Ruckus
Gerry "Turbo" Proctor
Past membersAnthony Hudak
Dave Sorensen
Miles Francis
Paul Summers, Jr.
Derek Weishaupt
Kelly Clark
Website www.verminvegas.com

The Vermin is a punk rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band formed in 1984 (1986 in some sources [2] ) as Vermin From Venus by singer and guitarist Dirk Vermin, [1] and was noted for releasing one of the first independent punk rock albums in Las Vegas, Sex on Planet X. [3] [4] In 1994, Vermin and bassist Rob Ruckus formed a punk cover band called Godboy, and in 1995 the bands merged, adopting the name The Vermin. [5] [6] The band recorded their first album under their new name, Hell or Las Vegas, in 1996 with drummer Anthony Hudak, but Hudak left the band soon after and was immediately replaced with current drummer Gerry "Turbo" Proctor. [5] [7] The band was featured in the low-budget horror film Trans-American Killer in 2005. [8] Singer Dirk Vermin opened Pussykat Tattoo in 1999; the shop, Vermin, and bassist Ruckus are currently featured in the A&E program Bad Ink . [9] [10]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Compilations

Band members

Current

Former

References

  1. 1 2 "Bad Ink's Dick Vermin's punk rock band and how he became a single father of two". September 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Vermin (NV) - Interpunk.com" . Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Vermin! CHECKING IN WITH THE ONE GUY YOU GOTTA KNOW FOR ALL YOUR PUNK-ROCK, TATTOO ARTIST AND TWISTED, RENAISSANCE-MAN NEEDS-lasvegasweekly.com". April 26, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Vermin From Venus* – Sex On Planet X-discogs.com". Discogs . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Rob Ruckus Interview409" . Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Vermin - Las Vegas' Punk Rock Brat Pack" . Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Vermin - Las Vegas Weekly" . Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Fledgling filmmakers find forum at festival". July 20, 2004. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Pussykat Tattoo - Las Vegas - About Us" . Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Bad Ink - Episodes, Video & Schedule" . Retrieved October 6, 2013.


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