Screeching Weasel is originally from the Chicago suburb of Prospect Heights, Illinois.
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13 Facts About Screeching Weasel
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Ben Screeching Weasel has been the only constant member, though Jughead was present in every incarnation of the band until 2009.
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Shortly after their formation, Screeching Weasel decided that it was too difficult to play bass and sing at the same time, so Vince Vogel, who took the stage name "Vinnie Bovine" joined as the band's bassist.
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Screeching Weasel was replaced by Aaron Cometbus for two shows who then was replaced by Brian Vermin.
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Screeching Weasel disbanded when Vermin and Vapid stated that they wanted to leave the band to concentrate on their side project, Sludgeworth.
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Shortly after the record's release, Screeching Weasel decided that he no longer wanted to perform live, and Vapid left after falling out with Ben.
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Screeching Weasel decided for the second time that he no longer wanted to play guitar, so guitarist Zac Damon was added.
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In 2001, Ben Screeching Weasel published Like Hell, the account of a fictional punk band called Pagan Icons and the life of their frontman, Joe Pagan.
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On November 30,2010, Ben Screeching Weasel appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly to talk about his personal problems with anxiety disorders and agoraphobia.
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On July 13,2014, Screeching Weasel released a video on YouTube stating that new albums were in the works, through a two-part rock opera called Baby Fat.
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Screeching Weasel announced in March 2017 that a new documentary was underway entitled My Right: The Screeching Weasel Story.
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Screeching Weasel has been categorized as skate punk, pop punk and punk rock.
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