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Ten Foot Pole

Formerly known as Scared Straight, but wanting to have more fun than a straight-edge hardcore band, Ten Foot Pole converted into a powerful, aggressive punk rock band. While Scared Straight had releases on the Mystic Records label, Ten Foot Pole quickly came under the Epitaph umbrella, staying there until past the millennium.

No longer with Epitaph, Ten Foot Pole created new demos and began preparing for its next album. For over 15 years, Ten Foot Pole had shared the stage with bands such as NOFX, Bad Religion, D.O.A., Green Day, Circle Jerks, Offspring, and dozens of others. Ten Foot Pole had laid a strong foundation of experience, devoted fans, and intelligent, thoughtful lyrics based on the desire to have a good time. The band — which now comprised Jagard, Ruggeri, guitarist Eric Cody, and bassist Mike Levy — hooked up with Victory Records for 2002’s Bad Mother Trucker.

Ten Foot Pole released Bad Mother Trucker (2002) with Victory Records.

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