The Fucking Champs are a three-piece progressive rock band from
San Francisco,
California. They are known for their
heavy metal appeal, based largely around shifting
time signatures, guitar harmonies, and lots of rhythm. Most songs are instrumental. They are currently signed to
Drag City. They have also collaborated with
Trans Am and the two have recorded albums together as
TransChamps and
The Fucking Am. Founded in
Santa Cruz in the early 1990s, the band was initially called The Champs, but added the "Fucking" to their name – following a brief stint as The Champs UK – because
The Champs had been used by a band in the late 1950s.