Zig Zags

American heavy metal/punk rock trio

Zig Zags

Origin| United States
Genres| Heavy metal, punk rock
Years active| 2010–present[1]
Labels| In the Red Records[1]
Famous Class
RidingEasy Records
Members| Jed Maheu
Dane Arnold
Sean Hoffman
Past members| Bobby Martin[2]
Patrick McCarthy[1]

Zig Zags is a L.A. based heavy metal/punk rock trio.[1] The band consists of singer/guitarist Jed Maheu, drummer Dane Arnold and bassist Sean Hoffman.[3] Clash has described their music as a "Venn diagram connecting Black Sabbath, Black Flag and Motörhead".[4][2]

## History

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Singer Jed Maheu and drummer Bobby Martin began writing music together in 2010.[5] The band is not named for the rolling paper company but is instead named for a slang term for cheap canvas shoes[1] which Maheu and Martin were both wearing at the time.[5] Both Maheu and Martin were originally guitarists but Martin quickly moved to drums[5] and the band played a few shows as a duo.

Patrick McCarthy, a local fan, soon joined as bassist.[5] The band's first release was a 7 inch entitled Monster Wizard on Tubesteak Tuesday.[5] Four other singles soon followed[5] and in 2012 the band recorded a cover of Betty Davis' "If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up" with Iggy Pop.[6]

Their first album, simply entitled Zig Zags, was recorded and mixed by Ty Segall[1] with a debut single of "Brainded Warrior" released in June 2014.[7]

By 2016, both Martin and McCarthy were replaced by drummer Dane Arnold and bassist Caleb Miller.[1] When Miller left the band asked their longtime recording engineer, Sean Hoffman, to step in.[3]

In 2019, the band released their fourth album and first release on RidingEasy Records, They’ll Never Take Us Alive.[8] The debut single, "Punk Fucking Metal", was released in February 2019.[9]

## Discography

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* Zig Zags (2014, In the Red Records[1])
* Slime EP (2015, Famous Class[10])
* Running Out of Red (2016, In the Red Records[5])
* They’ll Never Take Us Alive (2019, RidingEasy Records[2])
* L.A. to Pedro EP split with Mike Watt and the Secondmen (2020, Nomad Eel Records[11])

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h Bennett, J (June 2, 2014). "Zig Zags Are Not Named After Rolling Papers". Vice. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
2. ^ a b c Breznikar, Klemen (July 26, 2019). "Zig Zags interview". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
3. ^ a b Bennett, J (May 8, 2019). "Exclusive Stream: Zig Zags Will Die Defending "Punk F**king Metal"". Kerrang!. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
4. ^ Murray, Robin (August 9, 2014). "Zig Zags - Zig Zags". Clash. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
5. ^ a b c d e f g Demming, Mark. "Zig Zags : Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
6. ^ Minsker, Evan (September 10, 2012). "Listen: Iggy Pop Covers Betty Davis' "If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
7. ^ Shea, Eric (July 23, 2014). "Ear to the Ground: Zig Zags' "Brainded Warrior"". Premiere Guitar. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
8. ^ "Zig-Zags announce new album on RidingEasy, share first single "Punk Fucking Metal"". RidingEasy Records. February 11, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
9. ^ Sacher, Andrew (February 11, 2019). "Zig-Zags releasing LP on RidingEasy (stream "Punk Fucking Metal")". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
10. ^ "Earthless, Zig Zags, Pell & more featured on new free EP (listen to Zig Zags' "Giving Up the Ghost")". BrooklynVegan. January 19, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
11. ^ Balancia, Donna (February 27, 2020). "Nomad Eel Records to Release Mike Watt, Blank Tapes, Jeffertitti and Livermore". California Rocker. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

## External links

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* Zig Zags on Bandcamp
* Interview with Zig Zags By Alxis Ratkevich on Razorcake

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