The Atomic Bitchwax

The Atomic Bitchwax are a rock band formed in the mid 1990s by Chris Kosnik of Atlantic Records "Godspeed" and Ed Mundell of A&M Records "Monster Magnet" from Long Branch, New Jersey. The band's first two albums, I and II, had a heavy psychedelic sound with roughly half of their songs containing only minimal vocals and the rest were instrumental. As the band's sound has progressed over the last 10+ years, a more traditional song writing approach was slowly realized by incorporating the band's signature "boxriff technique" with the Kosnik–Ryan dual vocal harmonies throughout their last three releases "TAB3, Boxriff and TAB4".
The band also continues to tour live in North America and Europe for the last decade covering 15 countries.

In 2003 Finn Ryan of Atlantic Records Core replaced Mundell on guitar and in 2007 welcomed Bob Pantella (currently of Monster Magnet on drums following the "Boxriff" tour in late 2006.
Kosnik and the current lineup completed recording the next full-length titled TAB 4 at "Trax East Studios" in South River N.J. for the fall 2009 release on Tee Pee Records Records.
A digital download of "4" is available at the band's website myspace.com/theatomicbitchwax .

Current line-up

Chris Kosnik - bass, vocals - (formerly of Godspeed and Black NASA)
Bob Pantella - drums, percussion - (formerly of Raging Slab, currently of Monster Magnet and (Riotgod)
Finn Ryan - guitar, vocals - (formerly of Core)

Discography

Albums

Atomic Bitchwax I CD/LP (1999 MIA Records/Tee Pee Records)
Atomic Bitchwax II CD/LP (2000 Tee Pee Records)
3 CD (2005 MeteorCity)
4 CD (2009 Tee Pee Records)

EPs

Spit Blood CDEP (2002 MeteorCity)
Boxriff CD/DVD Live (2006 MeteorCity)

Reissue

Atomic Bitchwax I CD (2005 MeteorCity)

Compilation appearances

"Hey Alright" on Welcome to Meteor City (1999 MeteorCity Records)
"Combination" on Right in the Nuts: A Tribute to Aerosmith (2000 Small Stone Records)
"Kiss the Sun" on Doomed (2000 This Dark Reign Records)
"Liquor Queen" on The Mighty Desert Rock Avengers (2002 People Like You Records)
"Hey Alright" on Guerrilla Jukebox Vol 1 (2003 Tee Pee Records)
"STD" & "The Destroyer" on ...And Back to Earth Again (2007 MeteorCity Records)

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