---
title: "Ugly Kid Joe"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ugly-kid-joe"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1989
---

# Ugly Kid Joe

**Ugly Kid Joe** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1989 to present.

Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California, formed in 1989. The band's name spoofs the glam metal band Pretty Boy Floyd's name.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Kid_Joe

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Ugly Kid Joe |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Isla Vista, United States |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Funk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funk-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shannon Larkin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shannon-larkin) |  |  | Current |
| [Whitfield Crane](https://themetalnet.com/musician/whitfield-crane) | Lead vocals | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Cordell Crockett](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cordell-crockett) |  |  | Current |
| [Dave Fortman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-fortman) |  |  | Current |
| [Klaus Eichstadt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/klaus-eichstadt) |  | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Mark Davis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-davis-adacf695) |  | 1989 to 1993 | Former |
| [Roger Lahr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roger-lahr) |  | 1990 to 1992 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [As Ugly as They Wanna Be](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d1c9cac-8890-3aca-a28f-21bdcc20198d) | EP |
| 1992 | [America’s Least Wanted](https://themetalnet.com/album/945ca7cf-e99b-3d5f-9643-ffc3b3b2bb54) | Album |
| 1995 | [Menace to Sobriety](https://themetalnet.com/album/658c5e18-5e92-348d-91bb-a34f7cdd6ea3) | Album |
| 1995 | [Ugly Hits from Americas Least Wanted](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ec035ed-e0d4-4a29-a462-53cc638142e0) | EP |
| 1996 | [Motel California](https://themetalnet.com/album/c952b479-dac7-3050-9d16-a4cb6604ff30) | Album |
| 2012 | [Stairway to Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/ea9a232c-2c86-4385-8ca0-9a89bbd418f3) | EP |
| 2015 | [Uglier Than They Used ta Be](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f3a13bb-bbc5-4c6e-a076-4f4badee2fdb) | Album |
| 2022 | [Rad Wings of Destiny](https://themetalnet.com/album/a194bfee-8802-49c2-9d15-4cee9c3c3b43) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Faith No More](https://themetalnet.com/band/faith-no-more) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Skid Row](https://themetalnet.com/band/skid-row) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UglyKidJoeVEVO
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uglykidjoetheband
- x: https://twitter.com/uglykidjoeband
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XsgWn63EnA4wYZBjVyxjf
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5765

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ugly-kid-joe](https://themetalnet.com/band/ugly-kid-joe). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt