Bombs are an American punk rock band, formed in 1993 in Orange County, California, by Duane Peters and Kerry Martinez.
Bombs consisted of Peters and Martinez, with bass guitarist Wade Walston and drummer Chip Hanna.
Bombs play '77 style punk, influenced by The Clash, Heartbreakers, Ramones, Flyboys, Chelsea, Stiff Little Fingers, Shane MacGowan & The Popes, Sham 69, the Flys, & the Ruts.
[1] In 1993, Duane Peters left The Exploding Fuck Dolls and teamed up with Kerry Martinez to start a new band called U.S.
In 1997, due to touring commitments, the rhythm section of the band was replaced with Wade Walston on bass and Chip Hanna on drums.
In 1997, they released "Outtakes from a Beer City Basement" which had two exclusive songs, "Hot Seat" (an Empire cover) and "Rejected".
With Peters, Martinez, Gove, Jaime Reidling and studio bassists, they released We Are The Problem on Sailor's Grave Records.
The band scheduled a west coast tour for late Summer 2017 including the "It's Not Dead" festival.