Highschool Dropouts

Emerging Punk Rock Group

Italian punk rock band formed in late 1999 by singer/guitarist Jim Dropout. The band had many line-up changes until summer 2003 when drummer Paco and bassist Lennie joined defining the sound as a bursting mixture of early-Kiss and Ramones. With all their heroes coming from the 70s and the 80s, the Highschool Dropouts deliver a highly energetic set made up of juvenile delinquency inspired lyrics, loud guitar sounds and pounding drumming. During their career the band put out five 7"s (2 ep’s and 3 splits with foreign bands), two full-length albums on Wynona Records and appeared on several compilations around the world including samplers for American Music Press and Rocksound magazines.