# Supersuckers’ METAL MARTY Debut Album Release ‘Metal Marty’s Greatest Hits’ Out 2/3 Via Acetate Records

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- Published: 2023-01-11T16:30:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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[[ “Metal” Marty Chandler, Christopher “Chango” von Streicher and leading man Eddie
Spaghetti sure know how to play rock ‘n’ roll, hard, fast and loud! – **_Brighton
and Hove _**

“Melding garage-punk, brawny rock and roll, and alt-country since their formation
in 1988, The Supersuckers have carved out a formidable career built on a catalog
of killer records and exhaustive touring around the globe.” – _**Rock Cellar Magazine**_

**SUPERSUCKERS’ GUITARIST**
**METAL MARTY****Releases Debut Solo Album**_**METAL
MARTY’S GREATEST HITS**_

**Available **_**via**_** Acetate Records on February 3, 2023**

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**“METAL” MARTY CHANDLER**

**JANUARY 9, 2023 (Magic City, ID) —** Drop the needle on the opening number** “
Magic City” **from the cheekily named **_METAL MARTY’S GREATEST HITS_** (release
date: **February 3, 2023** via Acetate Records), the new solo album by Supersuckers
guitarist **METAL MARTY**, and for the next 35 minutes you will be taken on a tour
of Magic City, Idaho, an unusual lakeside resort town with a penchant for partying
and no shortage of odd characters.

“It’s quite a place if ya got grit, which we have in spades,” muses Marty “Metal
Marty” Chandler. **_Metal Marty’s Greatest Hits_** pays tribute to his current hometown–
the small Idaho burgh, spinning tales of common folks, blue-collar laborers, and
dudes named ‘Hot Tub’ who work hard during the day and play harder at night, conjuring
Steve Earle at times, evoking Iggy Pop at others. “I think it sounds like a greatest
hits record. There’s every kind of song on it, yet it still flows,” he explains 
about the odd name for a debut. “And it’s a ridiculous title for a first record.”

The songs on _Metal Marty’s Greatest Hits_ slip effortlessly across genres while
never disrupting the overall tone or losing its deep sense of optimism. The balls-
out barnburner **“Working My Ass Off”** recalls the wildest rockers from the 1950s;**“
Idaho, Baby” **is a shot of anthemic Americana with a not-so-subtle nod to Gary 
Glitter; and the country-tinged rocker **“Goddamn Divorce”** feels like a pat on
the shoulder from the Big Lebowski’s buddy Donnie, “Fuck it, dude. Let’s go bowling.”

**Metal Marty “Goddamn Divorce”**
Pre-order **[here](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=0c5d402cc1&e=615f2b8493)**

“I’ve been talking about doing a solo album for years and I think Eddie got sick
of me yammering on about it, so we just started writing,” Marty laughs.

“We hung out in Magic City and wrote down all the funny shit that happens to him
and turned them into songs,“ recalls Supersuckers frontman **Eddie Spaghetti** who
co-wrote the album with Marty. “It’s a pretty literal interpretation of his life,”
continues Eddie, “You want to know the legend of Metal Marty? This is it.”

The legend of Metal Marty began in Covington, WA, about twenty minutes outside of
Seattle, where a young Metal Marty grew up next to a drag strip. “I spent my weekends
on my father’s pit crew,“ explains Marty, “His racecar was the only car we had, 
so every Saturday morning, we’d tweak the carbs, take off the mufflers, and creep
it slowly to the track. It was a loud upbringing.”  

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**_METAL MARTY’S GREATEST HITS_**

[[**_METAL MARTY’S GREATEST HITS_**
Tracklisting

1. Magic City
2. Workin’ My Ass Off3. [Goddamn Divorce](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=6c0aa60145&e=615f2b8493)
4. What’s All This?5. Bumps & Bruises6. Yadda Yadda, Blah Blah Blah7. The Locals8.
Idaho, Baby!9. For Whatever It’s Worth10. The Reckless Kind

Dubbed Metal Marty at an early age, the Pacific Raceways Drag Strip wasn’t the only‘
loud’ in Marty’s loud upbringing. “Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, and the _Easy Rider_
soundtrack were always blasting on the stereo,” Marty recalls, “there was also plenty
of Willie, Waylon, and George Jones, but KISS was the band I discovered mostly on
my own. That really started it for me.”

Marty got the call from the Supersuckers in 1999 to fill in for founding member 
Ron Heathman who was unable to tour for family reasons. “Ron wanted me to do it,
he’s probably the biggest contributing factor to me being in the band, we were buds,”
Marty recalls. He later became a permanent member of the band, releasing four albums
on the Los Angeles-based indie label, **Acetate Records.**

**_Metal Marty’s Greatest Hits_** also includes a rock n’ roll version of **Roger
Alan Wade**’s **“The Reckless Kind,”** and while it’s not autobiographical, it might
as well be. Wade remembers his initial encounter, “The first time I met Metal Marty
was when he came leaping over the monitor speakers out of nowhere and started singing“
The Reckless Kind.” He just blew the roof off.”

“Yeah, that’s how it went down,” Marty laughs. “Welcome to the rollercoaster ride
of chaos and bad decisions that is my life! When I first heard that song I felt 
like it was written for me. I’ve always thought it would be cool to give it the ‘
arena rock’ treatment. I was very proud to play it for Roger, he’s my brother for
life.”

Metal Marty will be performing a solo set with the Supersuckers on the **_Outlaw
Country Cruise _**in February. More information [here](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=3924bb822e&e=615f2b8493).

**_Metal Marty’s Greatest Hits_** will be available on **February 3, 2023** on CD,
LP, and streaming platforms_ via _**Acetate Records**.  

**TOUR DATES:**
Feb. 3: Four Quarter Bar, North Little Rock, ARFeb. 4: The H-Tone
Café, Memphis, TNFeb. 5: Eastside Bowl, Nashville, TNFeb. 7: Southgate House Revival,
Newport, KYFeb. 8: Cherry Street Tavern, Chattanooga, TNFeb. 9: Tribble’s Bar, Piedmont,
SCFeb. 10: Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte, NCFeb. 11: Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern,
Wilmington, NCFeb. 14: Royal American, Charleston, SCFeb. 15: Jack Rabbits Bar, 
Jacksonville, FLFeb. 16: Will’s Pub, Orlando, FLFeb. 17: Iron Oak Post, Melbourne,
FLFeb. 18: Hooch and Hive, Tampa, FLFeb. 19: Respectable Street, West Palm Beach,
FL  Feb. 21 – 27: Outlaw Country Cruise, Andover, FL

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