Crustation Nation

Crustation Nation was a hardcore/metal/punk band from Orange County, California, most active from 1999-2003. Members: Dave Cavallo - vocals (currently in a bunch of dashboard confessional cover bands) Mike Nielsen - drums (currently in The Valley Arena) Bryan Rippetoe - bass (currently typing this biography) Chris West - guitar (currently in some band that plays bars in Long Beach, CA) Ryan Wombacher - guitar (currently in Bleeding Through - maybe you've heard of them) Chris Stevens - guitar for a little bit (currently in the Valley Arena)

Crustation Nation was a hardcore/metal/punk band from Orange County, California, most active from 1999-2003. Members: Dave Cavallo - vocals (currently in a bunch of dashboard confessional cover bands) Mike Nielsen - drums (currently in The Valley Arena) Bryan Rippetoe - bass (currently typing this biography) Chris West - guitar (currently in some band that plays bars in Long Beach, CA) Ryan Wombacher - guitar (currently in Bleeding Through - maybe you've heard of them) Chris Stevens - guitar for a little bit (currently in the Valley Arena) There were some other members too, but they weren't very good and I don't even remember their names. I think one of the old guitarists stole my bass distortion pedal. Crustation Nation could be considered the house band for Koo's Cafe (Santa Ana).

"The Nation" played Koo's at least 4 times a month. We later found out this was because we never asked Koo's to pay us, despite the large crowds we drew, making us more of a business solution than a band. We didn't really mind because we were famous. Kids from Malaysia and Brazil would write to us asking for copies of our records! Unfortunately, the overseas demand far outweighed the local demand for a record, and nothing was ever really released.

A Cd-r discography was released on "White Rat Records" or something while we were way beyond our prime (2003 I think). Each cd came with a 35mm slide from a pornographic film and some other junk we got at garage sales. I think we spent over $100 on making these things and only got rid of 12 or so copies. Besides playing Koo's Santa Ana, we also played Koo's Garden Grove and Koo's San Pedro.

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