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YEAR OF THE
YEAR OF THE

love going into hostile environments and coming out victorious,” says Josh
“ITodd. The vocalist has fronted Buckcherry since 1995, and now he and

Buckcherry bandmate Stevie D. have formed Josh Todd & The Conflict. These two musi-
cians have worked their way up the musical ladder with hard work, dogged determi-
nation and never-ending conviction. They are definitely not shy of challenges, and, as

with the case of The Conflict, thrive off them.
hile on tour with Buckcherry in 2016, two more musicians and are now touring the “Branching out and getting away from the
WJosh Todd decided he wanted some U.S. with a full-length album under their belts. Buckcherry sound and brand was a big risk for
beats for a new project. When Buckcherry gui- And, although the motto of Spraygun War was me, and just kind of getting back to my roots,”
tarist Stevie D. said that he could do them, ‘Be a wolf’, Josh Todd and The Conflict are Josh begins, telling Black Velvet about the
Spraygun War, the musical entity, was born. now all about the tiger instead. Their album is risks involved with the new release. “I grew up
Fast forward a year, and Josh Todd & The Con- ‘Year Of The Tiger’, named after the song of in Southern California. My whole foundation
flict has taken over. The two musicians enlisted the same name. was independent punk rock records; that’s

JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT