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Diesel Boy timeline (EN)

2022
Began work on fifth full-length album

In 2022, with members split between Seattle and the Bay Area, the band began work on their fifth full-length album. Entitled Gets Old , the record was engineered and produced by Matt Bayles and was released on July 28, 2023, on SBÄM Records.The album features the track “Bismarck”, with a…
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2016
Launched new band Dirty Outs

In 2016, Diesel Dave launched a new band called Dirty Outs along with an EP containing six songs.

2013
Played solo acoustic

In March 2013, the band’s vocalist Diesel Dave played solo acoustic on the Hits and Pits tour in Australia. He also stayed connected to writing by freelancing for several publications including Seattle Weekly and AMP Magazine .

2011
Got back together

In 2011, the band got back together and announced on their Facebook page that they were working on a new album. Several songs were composed, but due to the geographic difficulties (Diesel Dave was based in Seattle whereas the other members were in California), as well as family reasons, the…
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2001
Unofficially split up

Following their 2001 album Rode Hard and Put Away Wet , the band unofficially split up. Vocalist Diesel Dave said in a 2011 interview that “things just kind of wound down”.

2000
Appeared on Freaks and Geeks

Diesel Boy appears, as a band, while performing their own material from the Cock Rock album, on an episode of Freaks and Geeks called “Noshing and Moshing” that aired in 2000.

1998
Departure of drummer

Strung Out took them on their first U.S./Canada tour which followed the buzz created by appearance of the band’s instant classic “Titty Twister”, on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Survival of the Fattest . Their second album, Venus Envy (1998), marked the departure of drummer and original member, Mike Schaus.…
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1995
Toured extensively

The band toured extensively from 1995 to 2002. It is estimated that they played in 40 of the 50 U.S. states , every province in Canada (where it is arguable that the band enjoyed its biggest following), Europe several times, and Australia . During this time they played with the…
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1993
Band was formed

The band was formed in summer 1993, and soon after the world was introduced to their clever use of puns with their 7″ release on Fat Wreck Chords , aptly titled Strap on Seven Inch , with four tracks, the first of which was “Titty Twister”. Shortly afterward, in September…
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