SouthGang

American rock band

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SouthGang

Also known as| Byte the Bullet
Origin| Rome, Georgia, U.S.
Genres| Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Years active| 1988–1993
Past members| Jesse Harte
Butch Walker
Jayce Fincher
Mitch McLee

SouthGang was a Los Angeles–based rock band composed of lead vocalist Jesse Harte, guitarist Butch Walker, bassist Jayce Fincher, and drummer Mitch "Slug" McLee, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's original name, Byte the Bullet, was changed to SouthGang before they released their first album, Tainted Angel. They had a similar style to many of the other "hair bands" of the era. The band is best remembered for their 1991 single "Tainted Angel," which received some MTV airplay, especially during Headbangers Ball.

Tainted Angel was produced by Howard Benson and Desmond Child.

After the band's breakup in the mid-1990s, Walker, Fincher, and McLee went on to form power pop band Marvelous 3, scoring a minor hit with "Freak of the Week" in 1998.

More recently, Walker has had a successful solo music career, as well as written and produced hits for many of today's pop and rock artists such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Bowling for Soup.

Harte is currently residing in the Atlanta area, working in the cell phone industry. He released an EP in 2012 with a project called Red Bloody Hearts.[1]

McLee is still playing drums in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Band members

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* Jesse Harte – vocals
* Butch Walker – guitars, talkbox, backing vocals
* Jayce Fincher – bass, backing vocals
* Mitch "Slug" McLee – drums, percussion

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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* Tainted Angel (1991)
* Group Therapy (1992)

### Live album

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* SouthGang: Live in Heaven – bootleg live album from May 29, 1991

## Singles

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* "Love Ain't Enough" from Tainted Angel
* "Love For Sale" from Tainted Angel
* "Tainted Angel" from Tainted Angel
* "Fire In Your Body" from Group Therapy
* "Tug of War" from Group Therapy

## References

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1. ^ "X-SouthGang singer Jesse Harte answer to a fan about his old band mate Butch Walker. | Metal Sludge". Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.

## External links

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* http://www.butchwalker.com

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