Dumbell: The Punk Rock Tragic Comedy
When it comes to bands that stick to their guns through good times and bad times, Dumbell is on the top of the list.
Formed in 1996 by Paul Grace Smith after departing from Sonny Vincent’s Shotgun Rationale where he played with the likes of Cheetah Chrome (The Dead Boys) Bobby Stinson (The Replacements) Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü) Richard Hell, Moe Tucker(Velvet Underground)...all before the age of 25.
Dumbell has been
around for well over a decade with few
dry spells in between releasing records and touring Europe.
They have shared the
stage with everyone and your mother
including the likes of Blowfly, Zeke, Marvel, New Bomb Turks, PPSR..you
catch the drift.
The band has also been linked to the Hydromatics (featuring Detroit's legendary Scott Morgan and the the Hellacopter's golden boy Nicke) and the notorious Nitwitz of Amsterdam fame.
Hope and humor. Dirty and loud. Straight from the heart.
Bass Guitar 1996-2001:The original Dumbell bass player. Played on the all releases up to Dont Mess With Cupid. Went on to play with german punk band Bluthusten And Namhammanet.
Drummer 1996-1999 and 2001-2002: Co-founder of Dumbell. Played on all releases up to the Skinned EP. Retired from the rock and roll biz...
Guitarist 2001: Former frontman of the LaDonnas. Played a hanful of shows, and recorded some demos that will be realeased on the Lost Recordings CD. Currently playing in The Mochines in South Africa
Gutarist 2003-2004: Guitarist by Moltow Soda, Dirty Deeds, and Canal Terror. Played 1 dozen shows and cut a couple of demos. Still highly active in music. Currently playing with Zeltinger.
Guitarist 1999-2004: Former Reagan Cain guitarist. Played on all releases from Skinned to Devils Pantry.
David Wallraff
Guitarist 2004-2006: Played on the Instant Apocalypse LP. Currently playing with Lichtzwang, N-Punkt and Chromatron.
Bassist 2001-2004: Played on the Devils Pantry EP. Currently playing with Nitrovolt.
Drummer 2007 - 2008: Played a couple of shows and on a couple of demos. Currently playing drums for The Vageenas and Motör Rabbits.
Drummer 2002-2004: Played on the Devils Pantry EP. Currently drumming for Molotow Soda and Helden Von Gestern.
Bassist 2008-2009: Played and set up a couple of shows. Currently playing with The Nopes, and Helden Von Gestern,
Guitarist 1996-1999: Played on the first 3 releases and was a co-founder of the band. No longer active with music.
Guitarist 1999-2000: Guitarist from the dutch band The Bezerkerz. Played on the Dont Mess With Cupid LP. Still active with the Bezerkerz.
Drummer 1999-2001: Played on Dont mess With Cupid. Went on to play with the Havanna Ragdolls, now currently with the Fancy Waiters.
Drummer 2001-2002: Former Ten Buck Fuck drummer Played a bunch of shows and on a lot of demos that never saw the light of day. Many will be heard on the forthcoming Lost Recordings CD. Currently with the German band 200 sachen.
Bassist 1999: Former Godholly Bassist.Played a couple of shows and a complete album of which the master tapes were lost. 2 Songs from a cassette will be heard on the lost recordings CD.Not currently in any projects.
Guitarist/ Bassist/ Right Hand Man-2004-2011- A man among men, and hobby chipmunk farmer, Marcel was the longest enduring Dumbell. When faced with the harsh reality of touring non-stop or having a real life, he chose wisely, and will be missed greatly.