Hailing from Detroit, via Germany and Dayton, from the ashes of Dumbell, and the Damagers, The Strains are a rough and tumble package of seasoned, touring, punk rock veterans. A vibrant fresh mix of revved up motor city garage and fine street punk. Songwriter Paul played in European Action Rock bands; Dumbell and the Nitwitz, and toured his ass off for 2 decades sharing stages with Zeke of the New Bomb Turks, MurderCity Devils and playing as a sideman with Bobby Stinson from the Replacements as well as Greg Norton from Husker Du as a young whipper snapper.