Sledgeback is a Seattle, Washington-based punk rock band, formed in early 2004, with Hungarian-born American guitarist Gábor Szakácsi (Gabi Hun) as the frontman. Former member of the long-standing influential Hungarian punk rock outfit C.A.F.B., Gabi Hun moved to Seattle not knowing a word of English, and soon after formed Sledgeback. History Beginning 2004–2007 Gaining a large following early in their career, Sledgeback have toured both locally, and internationally, playing in 2005's Vans Warped Tour and even opening for the likes of Flogging Molly to sold-out crowds. With their first album release People's Choice through Sliver Records, Sledgeback gained notoriety through bi coastal radio play and crowd pleasing shows due in large part to high intensity performances, while boasting powerfully raw, life inspired lyrics. The band claims on its official website that, Sledgeback started as an attempt of the Gábor Szakácsi to continue his previous project C.A.F.B. which is undoubtedly the biggest influence of group, dates back to 1990. The previous accomplishments of Hun with C.A.F.B. helped build a loyal fanbase for Sledgeback around Hungary, and gained attention in various European countries following the release of their second album by Rebellion Records (Holland) in 2007. After months of negotiation to alleviate the agreement between the band and Sliver Records, regarding the release of the disputed second album, Perception Becomes Reality to Rebellion records, Sledgeback departed the label. Rebellion signed Sledgeback and placed one of the album's song "Wonderland" to the We are the Underground compilation in addition to the release of Perception Becomes Reality. The work was published as compact disc (CD) and vinyl (12") format. Intermission 2008 Due to several member changes Sledgeback remained relatively silent throughout 2008 with only a handful of Seattle area performances, supporting bands such as The Accüsed and the Angry Samoans. Revival 2009–2010 In 2009, former Himsa drummer Tim Mullen joined Sledgeback. After Parker Lundgren guitarist left to play for Queensrÿche,the group continued working on their third album, Bite the Bullet, as a trio. It released by Sliver Records in November 2010 following a 12 track split cd (compact disc) Reality Bites with Welsh punk veterans Foreign Legion. One of the most popular songs of the band ("Pants Off") from their debut album, was used in the soundtrack of the German action-comedy DVD feature OTE by Derik Rentrop in 2010. 2011 and beyond Sledgeback appeared on a (vinyl) 7" compilation titled Shut the F*** Up