Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer

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Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
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Zolof playing for MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout
Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Synthrock, indie rock, power pop, pop punk [1]
Years active2000present
Labels Eyeball Records
Members Rachel Minton
Vince Ratti
Jon Lyons
Past members Rinaldo Sidky
Matt Bergman
Matt Celeste
T.J. De Blois
Greg Kerr
Anthony Green
Website Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer.com

Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (often referred to as simply Zolof) is an American pop rock band that originated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through core members Vince Ratti and Rachel Minton alongside Anthony Green. Their music, defined by the band members as "spunk rock", is heavily structured and influenced by pop music by way of catchy rhythms and bright lyrics. [2]

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The band competed in 2006's Mountain Dew Circuit Breakout challenge on MTV2, but was beaten by California band Halifax.

Discography

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References

  1. Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer > Overview
  2. Gorman, Bobby. "Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer". Thepunksite. Retrieved 2014-04-18.