Early years (1994–1997)

In the year 2000, the band gave the following explanation for their name:

"We were really, really stoned, we saw something we didn’t know what it was. We called it a Roadsaw. We joked about that being the name of our band, and then it stuck ... It’s like a big piece of heavy machinery tearing up the road."^[3]

Roadsaw released their first 7-inch single, "Fancy Pants", with the B-side "Handed You Your Ass", on Curve of the Earth Records in 1994.^[4][5] The following year, they recorded their first album, One Million Dollars (sometimes styled as $1,000,000), with the same label.^[4] The album featured the same two tracks from the previous single.^[4]

Two years later, the band released their second full album, Nationwide, originally with Curve of the Earth,^[6][3] and the re-released with M.I.A. Records.^[7][8]

Lunasound and Wonderdrug Records (2000–2006)

Roadsaw released their next album, Rawk n' Roll, in 2000, as an LP release via Tortuga Recordings and a self-released CD.^[6] This album was subsequently re-released by Sweden's Lunasound Recording in 2002.^[9][6]

In 2001, the band recorded a compilation album, Takin' Out the Trash, on the label Wonderdrug Records. The album contained live recordings, demos, outtakes, and a cover of the Van Halen song "Outta Love Again".^[10]

In 2002, they contributed to Sucking the 70s, a stoner metal various artist tribute to artists from the 1970s. They recorded a stoner version of the song "Vehicle" from the American band The Ides of March. In 2006, they then contributed a performance of the Led Zeppelin song "When the Levee Breaks" to the sequel, Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again.

Small Stone Records (2007–2011)

Rawk n' Roll was re-released again in 2007 by Small Stone Records.^[9][6]

Roadsaw then recorded two further albums with Small Stone Records: See You in Hell! (2008)^[9] and Roadsaw (2011).^[11][12]

Ripple Music (2016–present)

In 2016, Roadsaw signed to the label Ripple Music.^[13] Their first album with the label, Tinnitus the Night, was released in June 2019.^[14] This was followed by another compilation album, More Trash, (self-released on the band's Bandcamp page) in 2020.

Current members

• Craig Riggs – vocals^[14][15]
• Ian Ross – guitar, drums^[14][15]
• Tim Catz – bass, drums^[14][15]

Past members

• Jeremy – drums
• Dave Unger – keyboards

Studio albums

• One Million Dollars (1995)^[4]
• Nationwide (1997)^[4][16]
• Rawk n' Roll (2007)^[4][17]
• See You in Hell! (2008)^[4]
• Roadsaw (2011)^[11][18]
• Tinnitus the Night (2019)^[14]

Extended plays

• Roadsaw EP (2012)^[19]

Singles

• "Man's Ruin" (1996)
• "Fancy Pants" (2005)
• "American Dream" (2007)

Compilation albums

• Takin' Out the Trash (2000)
• More Trash (2020)

Compilation contributions

• The Boston Sherwood Tapes (2001) Split with Blackrock
• Sucking the 70s (2002) Various Artists
• Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again (2006) Various Artists