Yo what's up this week I interview the og in the scene and one of my favorite drummer Ebro from the Legendary band Crudos and Charles Bronson and talk bout the history of the bands. Enjoy!!!
state your name and whats bands did you play in???
My name is Ebro Virumbrales and I played drums in Los Crudos, Charles Bronson, MK-Ultra, Ruination, and some others and sang in Punch In The Face, Pillage, Pitfall, Dog Flashback, and Affront.
How you doing?
I’m doing pretty good....just working a lot and trying not to catch Covid.
How did you get into punk???
I got into punk through skateboarding and listening to heavy metal in the late 1980s. Reading about bands in Thrasher and seeing the shirts that bands like Metallica and Slayer were wearing got me interested in checking out those bands.
When did you start playing Drums???
I started playing drums when I was 15/16.....some friends and I wanted to start a band and I said I would play drums so it started from there, haha. Being self-taught, broke, and clueless on where to start, I had to borrow equipment from people and it took me a long time to get things figured out (and I'm still learning).
Were you the 1st drummer for Charles Bronson????
I was the only drummer for Charles Bronson.....there were two shows that I wasn't able to play though and people filled in for me: one where Max Ward filled in and one where our guitarist Mike filled in.
How was the 1st show with Charles Bronson???
It was fun.....it was at a student lounge on the Northern Illinois University campus that used to have shows called Diversions. We opened for a band I used to be in and we were really sloppy and probably annoyed the crowd, haha.
How did you guys get the name for Charles Bronson??? (That goes with were you the 1st drummer for Charles Bronson)
When we were trying to come up with a name, a guy we knew said something like, "you need to call it something tough....like Charles Bronson" and we thought that was funny, so it stuck.
what was one of the best shows you can recall with Charles Bronson???
Our last show at the Fireside Bowl with Assuck, Fiesta Grande 4 at Gilman St with Spazz, Capitalist Casualties, and MITB, the A-Zone in Chicago with MITB, the Fireside Bowl show with Spazz, Suppression, and Asshole Parade, and Albany, NY at a VFW with Spazz, DOF, and Monster X were all memorable for one reason or another (but probably not because of us, haha).
The question I want to add is how did you end up in Jerry Springer???
My girlfriend at the time's ex-boyfriend wanted to tell her he was still in love with her.....she and I used to watch that show a lot around that time and when she got the call from the producers we thought it would be funny to be on it. It was ridiculous of course and I probably wouldn't do something like that again, but it makes a good story, haha.
So after Charles Bronson did you play for los crudos??? How did you join the band ??
I joined Los Crudos while I was still in Charles Bronson. I was talking to Martin at one of our shows and he said that their drummer was probably going to leave, so I told him I would play drums for them if they wanted and they were down with it.
How long were you in Crudos??
I joined at the end of 1995 and haven't left yet, haha.
What are some of the influences you had then from now????
A lot of stuff along punk, metal, funk, etc....I don't try to play like any of them but they all show me what is possible.
What are a good show you had with Crudos??
There were a lot because we did a lot of touring, but I'd have to say some of my favorite ones were actually more recent when we got to play a few shows with Gauze in Tokyo in 2016.
After los crudos you did mk ultra and punch in face etc???
I actually joined MK-Ultra while I was in Charles Bronson and Los Crudos.....there were a few shows where I had to play with all 3 bands and there were some that I had to play with at least 2 of them, haha. After all 3 bands broke up, I played drums in Ruination from 2000 to 2001 and yelled for Punch In The Face from 2001 to 2008 and Pillage from 2013 to 2016. Now I yell in Dog Flashback and Affront.
How long were you in Charles Bronson???? Was it true that half of the members were edge????
I was in Charles Bronson from when we started in 1994 until we broke up in 1997. Our singer Mark, our bassist Jon, our first guitarist James, and I were all straight edge but none of our other guitarists were.
Any shout out you want to give?
Peace to anyone interested in the music I've been involved with over the years. Thanks for the interview.
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