Facts:   - years active: 2004 -- present -lrb- inactive -rrb-    - origin: cleveland , ohio , u.s.    - genre: experimental rock , funk rock , avant-garde metal      - name: the alter boys    - background: group_or_band    - label: fractured transmitter    - associated acts: dog state of conviction 10,000 cadillacs red giant venomin james knives fashion out ! el-creepo ! disco polkadot cadaver mushroomhead pitch black forecast   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the alter boys .
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the alter boys is an american band from ohio .the band includes members of the bands dog fashion disco , polkadot cadaver , unified culture , mudfoot , original pranksta , venomin james , and mushroomhead .also featured in the band was ryan dunn of the television series jackass .they play in various musical styles , and released their first album , `` the exotic sounds of the alter boys '' , in march 2005 .they were signed to the fractured transmitter record label , however in late february 2009 they were removed from the fractured transmitter site .rotten records re-released ` the exotic sounds of the alter boys ' in january 2009 .though they never broke up , smith has recently stated that the alter boys are `` dead '' .