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Doctor Striker's lyrics, brutally simple in the punk tradition, are inspired by his upbringing in recession-battered metro Detroit and subsequent life in Los Angeles, California. Doctor Striker is celebratory and critical, insightful but ecstatic. By committing to a pop ethos, he avoids joining the half-baked rocker-philosopher tradition. Indeed, if Doctor Striker believes in anything, it's in the eternal truth of heavy riffs.
Doctor Striker exclaims: "If you fight the man, you are the man/If I'm rich, no one can touch me. / If I'm rich, I am the law. / But I'm poor, I don't care. / I am poor, I am free."
Doctor Striker teamed up with James Sinigalliano and Joshua Heartstone for the live shows to create a full sensory, theatrical live experience. He crawls across the floor shredding and chanting while Josh and James play bass, keytar and drums.
Lead Vocals, Guitar / Doctor Doctor Striker Striker
Backing Vocals, Keytar, Drums / Doctor James Sinigalliano Striker
Backing Vocals, Bass, Drums / Doctor Joshua Heartstone Striker
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The explosive trio Doctor Striker arrives with their new single, “Self”
“The band has built a direct, critical, and celebratory style. Self is a reminder that Doctor Striker isn’t afraid to disturb.”
-Oliver Zurita
From the United States, the Hardcore Punk Band Doctor Striker presents Self
“The lyrics are a manifesto of insurrection: there are no careful metaphors, only the urgency to break chains, to shake off the collective lethargy.”
“With an abrasive and direct style, Doctor Striker makes no compromises in his approach.”
“Doctor Striker’s ‘Self’ is a brutal, high-velocity descent into the darker corners of punk expression”
"Doctor Striker is a heavy pop band... known for their “incisively optimistic” brand of music: an aggressive fusion of party time rock and roll, catchy electronic pop, shredding guitar solos, and nasty industrial bite...they’re rapidly gaining a reputation for themselves as a band that has to be seen live. When you go, you become part of the show."
-Alex Sun Liu, Editor of LEX Talk Music
"Doctor Striker, is an electronic-synth-pop outfit that is reminiscent of that amazing band from Revenge of the Nerds. [Their] live show is ...out of this world."
-Victor Valle
Be assured that, even during a short performance, frontman Paul Richter is gonna croon, yell, do crazy acrobatics and strip in front of everybody, with the most positive attitude and the bolder pauses you can imagine.
-Iman Lababedi
“The music is 1980s electro-cool and the group is having fun creating the phenomenal artwork — much in the vein of Gorillaz — that accompanies their feats of accomplishment. And while the superhero style may clash with the everyday life we live, Striker and his crew document in a fun way, what we mortals must endure every day.”
-Donna Balancia
Awards
The Deli Magazine San Francisco Artist of the Year Readers Poll (Indie Rock/Pop)
