There are three artists with this name (not counting The Bangs) 1. a rap artist from Melbourne, Australia 2. a punk rock band from Olympia, Washington 3. an 80s garage rock band from LA, California 1) Bangs is a 19 year old rap artist born in North Khartoum, Sudan. At the age of 11, he moved to Egypt with his family after his Father married another wife. He spent two years there before coming to Australia in 2003. He has been writing rap, hip hop and pop since settling in Melbourne in 2004.