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The '''Avengers''' are an American [[List of musicians in the first wave of punk music|punk rock]] band formed in 1977 in [[San Francisco, California]]. [[Penelope Houston]], who has also been a [[folk music]]ian, is their [[singer]].
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==History==
===Original history===
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The Avengers opened for the [[Sex Pistols]] in San Francisco at their final show at [[Winterland]], which led to Sex Pistols guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] producing a recording session for the band.<ref name="Strong" /> In January 1979, Ingraham left the band and was replaced by [[Brad Kent]], although the band only lasted a few more months until June 1979.<ref name="furious_interview2">https://www.acc.umu.se/~samhain/summerofhate/avengersinterview2.html</ref> An EP, titled ''[[Avengers (EP)|Avengers]]'', was released on [[White Noise Records]] a few months after the band broke up, which included songs from the Steve Jones produced session. Houston went on to record as a solo artist.<ref name="Strong" />
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===New releases and re-formation===
In 1999, a [[compilation album]] called ''[[Died for Your Sins]]'' was issued by [[Lookout! Records]]. In addition to original unreleased studio recordings and live tracks, three tracks were newly recorded in 1999 by the scAvengers, featuring original members Houston and Ingraham with new members bassist
On July 16, 2006, Houston and Ingraham joined [[Pearl Jam]] to perform "American in Me" at the Bill Graham Civic Center.
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===Current===
*[[Penelope Houston]] – [[singing|vocals]] (1977–79, 1999, 2004– )
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===Previous===
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*[[James Wilsey|Jimmy Wilsey]] – bass (1977–79)
*[[Brad Kent]] – guitar (1979)
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===Live albums===
*''[[Zero Hour (Avengers album)|Zero Hour]]'' (2003,
*''[[Live at Winterland 1978 (Avengers album)|Live at Winterland 1978]]'' (2010, CD Presents)
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===Singles===
* "Paint it Black" b/w "Thin White Line" (1983, CD Presents)
* "Teenage Rebel" b/w "Friends" (1995,
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