Soundwave Festival

Biography

Here come THE AQUABATS! The first all-crime fighting all-surfing rock supergroup in history! On their quest to right wrongs, destroy boredom and seek justice for all! Especially the kids!

So why do THE AQUABATS wear costumes? Their audiences wanted to know. Raised by a television generation and out to entertain themselves first, answers such as “We're superheroes from a distant island called Aquabania,” sarcastically spilled from the mouths of band members. They introduced themselves with outrageous names such as MC Bat Commander, Chainsaw, and Crash McLarson. It all stuck.

It stuck is an understatement. Their fun, loopy energy was infectious. Instead of being self-indulgent and mocking their fans for liking them, they made room for each and every fan, regardless. Kids swarmed their shows in DIY costumes with such self-anointed monikers as: Churro Man, Cupcake, Afro Bat, Exact Change Man, Chicken Bat, AC Bubba Master and more.

The masked, underdog champions of nerd-core, THE AQUABATS, are back with their first full-length album in six years. The band's most cohesive album to date, Charge!! blends quirky, new wave melodies with the band's hometown signature punk rock sound, concreted with their uniquely sarcastic, Saturday morning cartoon humor.

Rather than hiding deficiencies beneath colored contact lenses, tough guy tattoos, serial killer pseudonyms, or otherwise blending in with the growing, futile notion of rock ‘n' roll as ‘rebellion,' THE AQUABATS have always seemed to shock the ‘shockers.'

And in the new millennium what better way to revolt? THE AQUABATS cut through the dark façade of rock ‘n' roll, encouraging people to lighten up, and not take themselves so seriously. Now... stand back, for your own safety!