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Austin TX, summer of 2006: Guitarist PK Ripper and singer Pablo Diablo (Black Novas) set out to create the ultimate Rock n' Roll band. The band "Die Cobra" was founded and created with a revolving door of musicians. PK decided that an addition of another guitarist was absolutely necessary to add to the ensemble in order to fill out the gaps and bring about a bigger and fuller sound to the live show. Mario Alvarez was added to make room for more brutal possibilities, without disregard to the true reason and purpose of their existence, which was Rock n' Roll. On March 16th 2007, the group fired bassist Mark Warren. Mid April 2007, Singer Pablo Diablo moved from Austin to Houston. August 3rd 2007, drummer Mark Toohey stepped down as drummer and this would be the final nail in the coffin for Die Cobra. Not willing to give up just yet, PK used the material he had written for Die Cobra towards a new and more solid project. Jason Westbrook was then brought aboard for his devastating low end bass skills and Mario and PK were still spitting venom from their guitars. Sparing no time, the three set out to record a demo at The Bubble in Austin Texas. PK and Bubble engineer Jason Buntz set the dates to record for Sept 1st 2007 through Sept 3rd 2007. With a little less than a month to record and no drummer, PK hired jazz/rock legend Mike Fonseca for session work to finish the demo. Fonseca played as a member for a short time. Chris Alaniz was hired on January 17th 2008 as permanent drummer and brought into the family. There were many heated debates over a worthy name. Their re-emergence into the Austin music scene would echo through all Rock 'n Roll avenues. All would come to embrace this new band by name and legend: HIGH WATT CRUCIFIXERS. Crawling back from the black pit of failed dreams, the march towards Rock N' Roll Salvation began. Now, they've come and they are here, bent on their holy mission of spreading the gospel. They are the gathering disciples. The High Watt Crucifixers have indeed been re-born into the world of Rock n' Roll and have every intention of saving it. The Crucifixers are here to stay. They are here to save this Rock 'n Roll...and they will. More info: www.myspace.com/hwcrucifixers. Sweet Skull opens.