Adrenalin O.D.

Adrenalin O.D. formed in October 1981, from the demise of late 1970s punk band The East Paterson Boys Choir. A.O.D.'s first recordings saw release on the widely distributed New York Thrash cassette compilation released on ROIR cassettes in 1982. The compilation also featured the first recordings of the Beastie Boys, as well as prominent New York City punk bands like Kraut and the Washington DC band Bad Brains. The comedic and speedy "Paul's Not Home" became a college radio hit. A.O.D.'s first vinyl release, a six-song (EP) entitled ''Let's Barbeque'', was released on their own Buy Our Records label. By their third release ''Cruising With Elvis in Bigfoot's UFO'', the band brought in producer Daniel Rey ==Post-breakup==

After parting ways with Adrenalin O.D. in 1986, Jack Steeples took over the guitar duties for Mental Decay. Mental Decay recorded and released three 7"s ("Mental Decay", "Elvis Demilo", and "Walking Stick") plus two cuts with the Headache Records compilation with Steeples on guitar. He left Mental Decay in 1995 and "cleaned up." He rejoined Mental Decay again for a short time in 1996 to record and play a number shows. In December 1995, Steeples took over bass duties and rejoined his friend and Adrenalin O.D. frontman Paul Richard in the Kowalskis. Steeples' first show with the Kowalskis would be opening for Iggy Pop. Fronted by Kitty Kowalski, the Kowalskis released a single and an album on the Blackout record label. Band members Bruce Wingate and Wayne Garcia went on to form a three-man band Bruce Wayne in tribute to both of their first names and the secret identity of comic book hero Batman. In the mid-1990s Wingate was the musical director for two tours by cult figure Harvey Sid Fisher. He has continued to write and record as the frontman for many groups, including The International Brunch Mummies, Shyster Shyster & Flywheel, New Reagans, The Earls Of Sandwich, and the TXT PSTLZ (text pistols). He also formed a joke-techno band called Total Dick which progressed and renamed itself to District Allstarz. Original guitarist Jim Foster was a founding member of Electric Frankenstein in 1991. Drummer Dave Scott spent three years with the ill-fated New Jersey "supergroup" Scrooge (later Grimelord) with members of Genocide and Niblick Henbane, before going on to Atlantic Recording artists Lucy's Trance. He later relocated to Florida and has played in The Hybrids, November Charlie, The F-Pipes and The Rondos. He also managed Nutrajet featuring Greg Reinel. Adrenalin O.D. has reunited several times, including a benefit for CBGB's, along with The Dead Boys, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, and Flipper in August 2005. In 1999, they reunited to record the 31-second track "Your Kung Fu Is Old...and Now You Must Die!!!" for the compilation CD Short Music For Short People. In February 2013, Jack White and Gibby Haynes collaborated on a cover of Adrenalin O.D.'s song "Paul's Not Home" for Jack White's Third Man Records label. The band is referenced in the video for "Milwaukee" by The Both, wherein Ted Leo plays both himself and his fictional uncle Ed Leo, who reportedly played drums for Adrenalin O.D. In 2022, DiWulf Publishing released David Scott Schwartzman's book, "If It's Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History of Adrenalin O.D." chronicling the early history of the band. As part of the book release, AOD reunited and played two shows in November 2022. The band performed 3 times in the United States in late 2024. The band have a United Kingdom tour planned for the summer of 2025. ==Members==

The band's original line-up was as follows: • Paul Richard – guitar, vocals (1981–1990, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2022–) • Jim Foster – guitar (1981–1983, 2022–) • Jack Steeples – bass guitar (1981–1986, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2022–) • Dave Scott (Schwartzman) – drums (1981–1990, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2022–) Later members of the band included: • Bruce Wingate – guitar (1984–1990, 1999, 2005, 2007) • Keith Hartel – bass (1987–1989) • Ed Leo – drums (exact timeline unknown) • Wayne Garcia – bass guitar (1989–1990) ==Discography==

Albums • The Wacky Hi-Jinks of Adrenalin O.D. (1984) • HumungousFungusAmongus (1986) • ''Cruising With Elvis in Bigfoot's UFO'' (1988) • Ishtar (1990) • Phat and Old Live On WFMU (1996) Singles/EPs • ''Let's Barbeque'' E.P. (Buy Our Records, 1983) • Caught in the Act split 7" with Bedlam (1984) • Nice Song in the Key of D 7" (Buy Our Records 005, 1986) • Theme From an Imaginary Midget Western (1988) • Sentimental Abuse (Headache Records, 1996) Compilation albums • ''Sittin' Pretty'' (1995) • A.O.D. Themes – rare and unreleased demos 1981–1982 (2001) • The Barbeque Years - Rare and Unrealeased 1982 Demos (2025) ==Compilation appearances==

• New York Thrash cassette (ROIR, 1981) • ''New Jersey's Got It?'' (Buy Our Records, 1985) • Rat Music for Rat People, Vol. 3 (CD Presents, 1987) • Short Music For Short People (Fat Wreck Chords, 1999) ==References==