The
Angry Samoans are an American
punk rock band from the
first wave of American punk, formed in August 1978 in
Los Angeles, California by early 1970s rock writer
"Metal" Mike Saunders, his sibling lead guitarist Bonze Blayk and Gregg Turner (another rock writer, for
Creem from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s), along with original recruits Todd Homer (bass) and Bill Vockeroth (drums).