Axe Murder Boyz

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Axe Murder Boyz
Also known as The Garcia Brothers
Origin Denver, Colorado, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Emcees
Years active 1999 - present
Labels Axe Recordings 1999 - 2003
, Canonize 2004 - present
, Psychopathic 2006 - 2007; 2013 - present
, Hatchet House 2008 - 2011
Website AxeMurderBoyz.com
Members Otis
Bonez Dubb

Axe Murder Boyz are an American hip hop duo from Denver, Colorado. The group consists of brothers Mike and James Garcia, who perform under the names Bonez Dubb and Otis.

Biography

The Axe Murder Boyz are originally from the West Denver area. James and Mike Garcia are brothers of Mexican-American descent and Spanish descent. Axe Murder Boyz released a series of underground local releases on their own label, Axe Recordings, before creating Canonize Productions and releasing The Unforgiven Forest in 2004.[1][2]

In 2005, AMB won the Underground Psychos contest held by Psychopathic Records. Following a brief tour with Insane Clown Posse, they signed to Psychopathic Records in 2006,[1] releasing Blood In, Blood Out. The album peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, #22 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #199 on the Top Internet Albums chart and #199 on the Billboard 200.[3]

In 2008, the duo released Gods Hand through Canonize and Psychopathic subsidiary Hatchet House. The album peaked at #11 on the Top Heatseekers chart, and #36 on the Top Independent Albums chart.[4] In 2010, Bonez Dubb and Otis appeared in the Psychopathic film Big Money Rustlas and released the EP Body In A Hole before leaving Hatchet House. At the 2013 Gathering of the Juggalos, Violent J announced AMB's return to Psychopathic Records. In an interview with yadamedia.net, Otis said that The Garcia Brothers would be released before Christmas.

In the February 28, 2014 edition of the Hatchet Herald it was announced The Garcia Brothers would be released on March 25, 2014 and would include guest features from Insane Clown Posse, Anybody Killa and Big Hoodoo. AMB went on "The Family Remains Eternal Tour" in 2014 to promote the album, documenting footage on each tour date. During AMB's 2014 GOTJ seminar, it was announced that they would release Cutt & Stitched Vol. 2, possibly for free. Also it was announced that Otis would release a solo album on Psychopathic. Otis was featured on Psychopathic's new supergroup The Killjoy Club's (Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, DJ Paul, Crunchy Black & Koopsta Knicca) debut album Reindeer Games on nearly every track, unofficially making him a member of the group. Otis was a main producer on Insane Clown Posse's sideshow EP to The Mighty Death Pop!, House Of Wax EP. In a December 2014 interview with DesertJuggalos.com, Otis announced that he was working on Young Wicked: The Mixxtape Vol. 2, and that it would be released for free. He also stated that his upcoming debut solo album Slaughter would be released in 2015, he would go on tour to support it, and that the album would feature AMB member Bonez Dubb. He indicated that he would like to collaborate with Tech N9ne, and Ed Sheeran.

Otis has produced many songs on the upcoming albums The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost, and The Marvelous Missing Link: Found, and may have a guest spot on one of the albums. In the booklet for The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost it was announced that Otis's debut solo album on the label would be released nationwide on September 1, 2015. In a recent promo for the album it was announced that Slaughter had been pushed back to a September 4, 2015 release date. On June 24, 2015 Otis released a promo flyer for Slaughter, but stated that it wasn't the final cover art for the album. On July 23, 2015 during their GOTJ seminar it was announced that the new AMB album title will be in the pamphlet in Young Wicked!s debut solo album Slaughter. It was also announced that it will be released in March 2016. Also it was said that Bonez' debut solo album will be released in 2016. Finally it was said that Otis will release a mixxtape and then a solo album over his own beats. In the pamphlet of SLAUGHTER it was announced that AMB's new album would be called MUERTE.

Discography

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Otis/Young Wicked

References

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