An Albatross
Origin	Wilkes-Barre, PA
Years active	1999 - Present
Genres	Noise rock Nintendocore
Labels	Ace Fu Records GSL Bloodlink Records
Members	Jake Lisowski Jay Hudak Edward B. Gieda III Steven Vaiani Phillip Reynolds Price
Past members	Kat Paffett Ed Klinger Jeremy Gewertz Robert Stitzer Christopher Abbott Carl Golembeski
Website(s)	www.analbatross.com

An Albatross is a noise rock band originally from Wilkes-Barre, PA, known for their chaotic live shows and circus-like presentation. The band has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. Their lineup includes former members of Wilkes-Barre pop punk group Bedford, as well as the current keyboard player for Sw!ms. Image File history File linksMetadata HomeBanner. ... Wilkes-Barre (pronounced wilkes-berry or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nintendocore, also known as Gamecore and Ataricore is a genre of music inspired by the music or soundtracks which accompany 8-bit video games, most notably those on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... About Ace Fu Ace Fu Records is an independent record label currently located in downtown Manhattan. ... Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL is an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. ... Steven Vaiani in Boston Steven Vaiani (born March 1985) is the current drummer in the progressive, noise rock band An Albatross of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Known for his speed and strength as a drummer, Steven is the youngest and newest member of the band replacing the previous drummer, Ed Klinger. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wilkes-Barre (pronounced wilkes-berry or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ... Sw!ms are a psychedelic rock group from Scranton, PA. Brian Langan - Vocals, guitar, percussion Phillip Reynolds Price - Electronic organ, synthesizer, theremin, vocals Matt Walsh - Bass guitar, vocals, percussion Neil McCann - Drums Categories: | ...

Discography

Albums

• Eat Lightning, Shit Thunder (2001)
• Freedom Summer Live LP (2005 bootleg).
• Blessphemy...of the Peace Beast Feastgiver and the Bear Warp Kumite (2006).

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Singles and EPs

• We Are the Lazer Viking (2003).
• An Albatross / XBXRX split 7-inch (2004)

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Videography

• Presto Majesto (2003) - Included as part of the bonus material on the We Are the Lazer Viking CD, along with several videos of live performances.
• Lab Results Volume One (2006) - A collection of videos and live performances from Gold Standard Labs Records artists.

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See also

• Nintendocore

Nintendocore, also known as Gamecore and Ataricore is a genre of music inspired by the music or soundtracks which accompany 8-bit video games, most notably those on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). ...

External links

• Official An Albatross website
• An Albatross at MySpace
• Ace Fu Records