Osker was a Los Angeles melodic punk rock band who formed in 1998 and split in February 2002, ultimately due to the departure of their drummer. The line up originally consisted of Devon Williams on vocals and guitar and Dave Benitez on bass. They never had a full time drummer, however Phil Drazik was the longest standing. Osker broke away from the typical SoCal punk band with the release of their second CD Idle Will Kill. Previous to this was their first full length album Treatment 5.

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  • Osker war eine US-amerikanische Punk-Rock Band, die 1998 von Devon Williams (Gitarre und Gesang) und Dave Benitez (Bass) gegründet und mit wechselnder Besetzung am Schlagzeug komplettiert wurde. Noch im selben Jahr veröffentlichten sie zusammen mit der Gruppe Blindsided eine Vinyl-EP auf BANKSHOT! Records und konnten über Kontakte einen Track zum Sampler "Punk-O-Rama 3" des Indie-Labels Epitaph beisteuern. Dieses war von der Band angetan und stellte Geld zur Produktion eines Albums zur Verfügung, das 2000 unter dem Titel "Treatment 5" erschien, das in typischer US-Punk-Manier gespielt und produziert war, und von Kritikern als Epitaph-typisch und vergleichbar mit u.a. Rancid bezeichnet wurde. Bereits im Jahr 2001 erschien ebenfalls bei Epitaph das Nachfolgealbum "Idle Will Kill", das sich in Produktion und Songwriting deutlich vom Vorgänger abhob und auch von der Kritik wohlwollender aufgenommen wurde. Anfang 2002 gab Williams die Auflösung der Band bekannt. Er spielte zwischenzeitlich in Fingers Cut Megamachine und Lavender Diamond und veröffentlicht heute unter seinem eigenen Namen. Benitez spielt im Rock-Duo The Black Heartthrobs.
  • Osker was a Los Angeles melodic punk rock band who formed in 1998 and split in February 2002, ultimately due to the departure of their drummer. The line up originally consisted of Devon Williams on vocals and guitar and Dave Benitez on bass. They never had a full time drummer, however Phil Drazik was the longest standing. Osker broke away from the typical SoCal punk band with the release of their second CD Idle Will Kill. Previous to this was their first full length album Treatment 5. Both contained cynical and snotty lyrics about teen angst. As a consequence to their stage antics, among which was Devon's brutal sincerity, criticizing conformity in the punk scene and "fashion", as well as their crowd-taunting habit, Osker were labelled as one of the most hated, mean acts on Epitaph. "I decided that it is about just doing what you want, while you have gallons of mohawks and leather jackets telling you that they do what they want, I don't believe them... I respect the person that says, "I don't care for that" because there is no extreme, it's pure sincerity. Punk is doing what you want despite the infiltrators, outside of the skateboards and shoes and hair and patches and the diets and the tattoos. I am Devon and I have 5 close friends, the rest of the world is divided into the helpers and the clueless. " - Devon Williams. They released two albums, Treatment 5 and Idle Will Kill. After the split, Williams announced they had been working on a new album (tentatively titled Thriller), however it was later said by Benitez to be a joke. "The split between Dave and I is astounding to me. I always thought we were the next Simon and Garfunkel. I thought we would be our generations Hall and Oates ... Of course, I plan on killing Dave. " - Devon Williams.
  • Osker oli pieni melodista punk rockia soittava yhtye Los Angelesista, Yhdysvalloista. Se perustettiin vuonna 1998 ja hajosi 2002. Vakiojäsenet olivat laulaja ja kitaristi Devon Williams ja basisti Dave Benitez. Rumpalit vaihtuivat, ja heistä pisimpään yhtyeessä vaikutti Phil Drazik. Oskerin ensimmäinen albumi oli Treatment 5, joka on toista ja viimeistä levyä Idle Will Kill enemmän etelä-kalifornialaiselle punk-musiikille perinteistä tyyliä. Molempien aiheet käsittelevät kyynisin ja alakuloisin sanoituksin teini-iän synkän angstista elämänkuvaa. Oskerilla oli työn alla kolmaskin, Thriller-nimeä kantava albumi, mutta yhtyeen hajottua se ei koskaan valmistunut. Suurin syy hajoamiseen oli vakituisen rumpalin puute, mikä aiheutti erimielisyyttä jäsenten välille. "The split between Dave and I is astounding to me. I always thought we were the next Simon and Garfunkel. I thought we would be our generations Hall and Oates ... Of course, I plan on killing Dave. " - Devon Williams.
  • Gli Osker sono un gruppo pop punk statunitense formatosi a Los Angeles nel 1998. Inizialmente erano composti solo dal cantante e chitarrista Devon Williams, a cui presto si unì il bassista Dave Benitez; con questa formazione il gruppo registrò un demo di quattro tracce che portò a un contratto con la Epitaph Records. Realizzarono due album, Treatment 5 e Idle Will Kill, prima di sciogliersi nel 2002. Dopo la rottura, Williams si unì ai gruppi folk Lavender Diamond e Fingers Cut Megamachine, Benitez entrò a far parte dei Black Heartthrobs e il batterista Drazik formò End on End e Punk Is Dead.
  • Osker était un groupe de punk rock/pop-punk de Californie, né en 1998, emmené par le charismatique Devon Williams, né en 1982 et qui était encore au lycée lorsque le groupe a vu le jour et avait tout juste 20 ans lors de leur séparation en 2002. Signé chez Epitaph, Osker sortit en 2000 et 2001, coup sur coup, deux albums qui ont fait date selon les critiques. Le premier Treatment 5 offre un son punk SoCal plutôt classique mais solide, avec des paroles axées sur les angoisses adolescentes (teen angst), mais déjà très sarcastiques et pleines de mépris et de colère, mais aussi de sincérité, Devon n'ayant pas la langue dans sa poche. La tendance qu'avait le groupe à insulter le public lors de ses concerts et à publier sur son site internet des diatribes sur des sujets variés s'ajoutant à cela, Osker a vite gagné la réputation d'être le groupe de punk le plus méchant et le plus haï d'Epitaph. Devon ne cherche pas d'excuses ni d'échappatoires, il dit ce qu'il pense sans se soucier de ce que l'on pensera de lui : « I decided that it is about just doing what you want, while you have gallons of mohawks and leather jackets telling you that they do what they want, I don't believe them... I respect the person that says, "I don't care for that" because there is no extreme, it's pure sincerity. Punk is doing what you want despite the infiltrators, outside of the skateboards and shoes and hair and patches and the diets and the tattoos. I am Devon and I have 5 close friends, the rest of the world is divided into the helpers and the clueless. » En 2001, Osker collabore de nouveau avec le producteur Mike Trujillo pour ce qui s'avéra être leur second et dernier album Idle Will Kill, aux paroles toujours aussi cyniques et en colère. Les mélodies prennent leurs distances avec le son punk traditionnel et, avec le recul, peuvent apparaître aujourd'hui comme un premier pas vers le son du nouveau groupe de Devon (et dans lequel joue Dave), Fingers-Cut, Megamachine. C'était grâce à Mike, à qui Devon avait envoyé une démo pour recueillir un simple avis, qu'Osker avait eu l'occasion de signer chez Epitaph. Devon et Dave laissent tomber le groupe en 2002. Après le départ de Phil Drazik, qui joue désormais dans le groupe de hardcore End on End, Osker a connu une succession de batteurs sans jamais arriver à posséder une formation stable. « The split between Dave and I is astounding to me. I always thought we were the next Simon and Garfunkel. I thought we would be our generations Hall and Oates ... Of course, I plan on killing Dave » - Devon Williams. Le 12 juin 2006, Devon Williams a annoncé sur son blog avoir fermé le site officiel de Fingers-Cut, Megamachine. Durant l'été, il a joué une série de concerts sous son nom propre. Dave Benitez participe pour sa part à un nouveau projet, The Black Heartthrobs. Tout ceci laisse l'avenir de Fingers-Cut, Megamachine en suspens.
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  • Osker war eine US-amerikanische Punk-Rock Band, die 1998 von Devon Williams (Gitarre und Gesang) und Dave Benitez (Bass) gegründet und mit wechselnder Besetzung am Schlagzeug komplettiert wurde. Noch im selben Jahr veröffentlichten sie zusammen mit der Gruppe Blindsided eine Vinyl-EP auf BANKSHOT! Records und konnten über Kontakte einen Track zum Sampler "Punk-O-Rama 3" des Indie-Labels Epitaph beisteuern.
  • Osker was a Los Angeles melodic punk rock band who formed in 1998 and split in February 2002, ultimately due to the departure of their drummer. The line up originally consisted of Devon Williams on vocals and guitar and Dave Benitez on bass. They never had a full time drummer, however Phil Drazik was the longest standing. Osker broke away from the typical SoCal punk band with the release of their second CD Idle Will Kill. Previous to this was their first full length album Treatment 5.
  • Osker oli pieni melodista punk rockia soittava yhtye Los Angelesista, Yhdysvalloista. Se perustettiin vuonna 1998 ja hajosi 2002. Vakiojäsenet olivat laulaja ja kitaristi Devon Williams ja basisti Dave Benitez. Rumpalit vaihtuivat, ja heistä pisimpään yhtyeessä vaikutti Phil Drazik. Oskerin ensimmäinen albumi oli Treatment 5, joka on toista ja viimeistä levyä Idle Will Kill enemmän etelä-kalifornialaiselle punk-musiikille perinteistä tyyliä.
  • Gli Osker sono un gruppo pop punk statunitense formatosi a Los Angeles nel 1998. Inizialmente erano composti solo dal cantante e chitarrista Devon Williams, a cui presto si unì il bassista Dave Benitez; con questa formazione il gruppo registrò un demo di quattro tracce che portò a un contratto con la Epitaph Records. Realizzarono due album, Treatment 5 e Idle Will Kill, prima di sciogliersi nel 2002.
  • Osker était un groupe de punk rock/pop-punk de Californie, né en 1998, emmené par le charismatique Devon Williams, né en 1982 et qui était encore au lycée lorsque le groupe a vu le jour et avait tout juste 20 ans lors de leur séparation en 2002. Signé chez Epitaph, Osker sortit en 2000 et 2001, coup sur coup, deux albums qui ont fait date selon les critiques.
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