Electric Six is a six-piece American band from Detroit, Michigan. Their style has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal."[1] The band met recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and subsequently released 14 full-length albums, two rarities albums, and a live album. A live DVD, Absolute Treasure, was released for download in 2014.[2] The current lineup of the band consists of vocalist Dick Valentine, lead guitarist Johnny Na$hinal, keyboardist Tait Nucleus?, rhythm guitarist Da Vé, bassist Rob Lower, and drummer Hyperkube Bonanza. Session drummer Todd Glass has played on recent studio albums.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation and the Wildbunch years 1.2 Fire and Mainstream success (2001–2004) 1.3 Señor Smoke (2005) 1.4 Switzerland (2006) 1.5 I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master (2007) 1.6 Flashy and Sexy Trash (2008) 1.7 KILL (2009) 1.8 Zodiac (2010) 1.9 Heartbeats and Brainwaves and Absolute Pleasure (2011-2012) 1.10 Mustang and Absolute Treasure (2013–2014) 1.11 Human Zoo and Mimicry and Memories (2014-2015) 1.12 Bitch, Don't Let Me Die! and Roulette Stars of Metro Detroit (2015-2016) 1.13 Fresh Blood for Tired Vampyres and You're Welcome! (2016) 1.14 How Dare You? and A Very Electric SiXmas and Chill Out! (2017) 1.15 Bride of the Devil (2018–Present) 2 Sound, style, and influences 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Charting UK singles 4 Filmography 5 Band members 5.1 Timeline 6 References 7 External links History Formation and the Wildbunch years

The band formed in 1999 and was initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the Bristol trip hop collective of the same name.[3] Throughout the latter half of the '90s, they played regularly at the Old Miami and the Gold Dollar in Detroit,[4] the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like the White Stripes.[5]

The band was originally composed of Dick Valentine (Tyler Spencer, lead vocals), M (Cory Martin, drums), Rock and Roll Indian (Anthony Selph, lead guitar), Surge Joebot (Joe Frezza, rhythm guitar), and Disco (Steve Nawara, bass, former member of The Detroit Cobras). Valentine is and has always been the primary songwriter (both music and lyrics) of Electric Six.[6] During the band's temporary split at the end of the 1990s, Spencer formed his own band called The Dirty Shame[7] and released one CD titled Smog Cutter Love Story which featured, among other tracks, a first version of Fire track "Vengeance and Fashion." The band reformed by 2001 to record and release the first release of "Danger! High Voltage" and record the track "Dealin' in Death and Stealin' in the Name of the Lord" with Troy Gregory for his Sybil album.[8]

Fire and Mainstream success (2001–2004)

The 2003 release of "Danger! High Voltage"[9] (produced and mixed by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury) proved a massive hit, particularly in the United Kingdom.[1] The single also garnered the band public attention after a rumor got out that a pre-fame Jack White from The White Stripes sang backup vocals on the single track "Danger! (High Voltage)" when it was recorded.[10] Although this was presented as fact in multiple sources,[10][11][12] then-guitarist Surge said in an interview:

“ 'What about the Jack White rumors? Who sings with Dick Valentine in the song?' Surge responds, 'No, no it's a fan. We put a competition out, um and he won, he's a mechanic, it wasn't Jack White.' Disco adds, 'Yeah he was probably the only person that entered!'[13] ”