Smearing - Acts Of Service

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Seattle's own hardcore heavyweights, Smearing, have carved a niche with their relentless energy and uncompromising sound. Known for their furious live shows and politically charged lyrics, they consistently deliver a sonic assault. Their latest release, "Acts Of Service," is no exception, showcasing a more refined yet equally brutal approach to their signature style. This album dives deep into themes of mutual support and community resilience

FFO: WVRM, Regional Justice Center, Cult Leader

foxglove - labyrinthine

 

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Seattle’s Foxglove have quickly become one of the city’s most compelling heavy acts, and their newest EP Labyrinthine shows why. Blending screamo, post-hardcore, emo, ambient, screamo and punk, the band crafts a sound that is both chaotic and atmospheric. This release captures raw emotion with crushing riffs and haunting melodies.

FFO: Converge, Orchid, City of Caterpillar, Hewn 

Putrefacto - Demo

FROM: Seattle, Washington

GENRE: Powerviolence, Grindcore

RELEASED: January 13, 2025

Lysol-Soup For My Family LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Garage Rock
Label: Feel It Records
Tracks: 11
Length: 20.15'

Lysol is a four piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2015, from the looks of things.  Lysol tense, frenetic, and discordant style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and garage rock within their sound.  Musically, Lysol can be loosely compared to bands such as Gag, Slices, Kim Phuc, Wiccans, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, Lysol have released self-titled three song demo in August of 2015, a two song EP titled Wired/Knucklehead in July of 2016, and two song EP titled Teenage Trance/Chemical Reaction in March of 2018.  Soup For My Family is Lysol's debut full-length LP, which was released via Feel It records on July 30th, 2021.  On Soup For My Family, Lysol offer up eleven tracks of tense, frenetic, and discordant sounding hardcore, punk, and noise rock.  Overall, Soup For My Family makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Lawyers-Exorcisms Are So Lit EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Metal, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 18.30'

Lawyers are a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Lawyers play and ugly and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, sludge, metal, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Lawyers can be loosely compared to bands such as Breather Resist, Fight Amp, Brain Banger, Ils, Demons, and other like-minded bands.  Exorcisms Are So Lit is the band's debut EP, which was released on May 27th, 2020.  On Exorcisms Are So Lit, Lawyers offer up six tracks of ugly and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, punk, sludge, metal, and noise rock.  Overall, Exorcisms Are So Lit makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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NEWMATH-Kudzu LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Rock, Noise Rock, Shoegaze, Experimental
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 7
Length: 26.30' 

NEWMATH is a experimental music project from Seattle, Washington, who began performing under the moniker NEWMATH in 2013.  NEWMATH play a killer style of experimental music that incorporates elements of post rock, noise rock, and shoegaze within their sound.  Since forming in 2013, NEWMATH have released a seven song LP titled Epigenesis in December of 2013 and a ten song LP titled Sunrise in February of 2019.  Kudzu is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on June 11th, 2021.  On Kudzu, NEWMATH offer up seven tracks of dreamy and hypnotic sounding experimental post rock, noise rock, and shoegaze.  Overall, Kudzu makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Regional Justice Center-Crime And Punishment (2021)

Country: USA

Genre: Hardcore, Punk, D-Beat, Grindcore, Powerviolence

Label: Closed Casket Activities

Tracks: 10

Length: 12.05'

Regional Justice Center is a one person band from Seattle, Washington who formed in early 2017.  Regional Justice Center play an absolutely face-melting and brutally punishing style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, d-beat, grindcore, and powerviolence within their sound.  Musically, Regional Justice Center can be loosely compared to bands such as Nails, Iron Lung, Deathrite, Holy, Fulgora, Theories, Woundvac, Dropdead, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017, Regional Justice Center have released a self-titled seven song demo in March of 2017, an eleven song LP titled World Of Inconvenience in June of 2018, a split EP with Wound Man in April of 2019, a five song EP titled Institution in August of 2019, a self-titled two song EP in May of 2020, and a one song 7" titled KKK Tattoo in April of 2020.  Crime And Punishment is the band's latest LP, which was released via Closed Casket Activities on March 5th, 2021.  On Crime And Punishment, Regional Justice Center offer up ten tracks of ugly, vicious, and ugly as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, d-beat, grindcore, and powerviolence.  Overall, Crime And Punishment makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Great Falls/Throes-Split 7" (2021)

 

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Dropping Bombs
Tracks: 3
Length: 10.35'

Here's a killer 7" featuring new material from Seattle, WA's Great Falls and Boise Idaho's Throes.  Great Falls is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2010, from the looks of things.  Great Falls features members of Playing Enemy, Jesu, Kiss It Goodbye, and Undertow.  Great Falls play a killer style of music that incorporates elements on hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Great Falls can be said to be influenced by bands such as Harkonen, Fight Amp, Engineer, and Breather Resist.  Since their inception in 2010, Great Falls have released an impressive amount of material that includes a split cassette with Japan's Kenji Siratori in May of 2010, a split with Tonal Pastor in May of 2010, a nine song LP titled Fontanelle in July of 2011, a two song single titled Bank Agnostic/Frank Apple in May of 2011, a split Cdr with A Death Cinematic in October of 2011, an eight song demo in July of 2011, a single titled Everything But Lightening in February of 2014, a cover of Robocop's battle theme in February of 2014, an eight song LP titled Accidents Grotesque in February of 2014, a split 7" with Thou in May of 2015,  a full-length LP titled A Sense Of Rest in December of 2018, a split 7" with Throat in February of 2019, a split 7" with Heiress in February of 2019, a two song experimental noise EP titled Field Stripping in October of 2020, and a two song EP titled Eulerean in February of 2021.  On their side of the split Great Falls offer up one track of ugly, harsh, and abrasive sounding hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock.  The next two songs on the split come courtesy of Throes.  Throes is a five piece band from Boise, Idaho who formed in 2015.  Throes features members of Bone Dance and Downsided, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Throes play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Throes can be loosely compared to bands such as Breather Resist, Achilles, Engineer, Cult Leader, Senior Fellows, Reproacher, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, Throes have released a six song EP titled To Dust in December of 2015 and a nine song LP titled In The Hands Of An Angry God in July of 2019.  On their side of the split Throes offer up two tracks of chaotic, volatile, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, this is an amazing split and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  This amazing split was released via Dropping Bombs records on February 9th, 2021!

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Great Falls-Eulerian EP (2021)

 

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 8.0'

Great Falls is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2010, from the looks of things.  Great Falls features members of Playing Enemy, Jesu, Kiss It Goodbye, and Undertow.  Great Falls play a killer style of music that incorporates elements on hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Great Falls can be said to be influenced by bands such as Harkonen, Fight Amp, Engineer, and Breather Resist.  Since their inception in 2010, Great Falls have released an impressive amount of material that includes a split cassette with Japan's Kenji Siratori in May of 2010, a split with Tonal Pastor in May of 2010, a nine song LP titled Fontanelle in July of 2011, a two song single titled Bank Agnostic/Frank Apple in May of 2011, a split Cdr with A Death Cinematic in October of 2011, an eight song demo in July of 2011, a single titled Everything But Lightening in February of 2014, a cover of Robocop's battle theme in February of 2014, an eight song LP titled Accidents Grotesque in February of 2014, a split 7" with Thou in May of 2015,  a full-length LP titled A Sense Of Rest in December of 2018, a split 7" with Throat in February of 2019, a split 7" with Heiress in February of 2019, a two song experimental noise EP titled Field Stripping in October of 2020.  Eulerian is Great Falls latest two song EP, which was released on February 5th, 2020.  On Eulerian,  Great Falls offers up two remixes off their Sense Of Rest LP.  On Eulerian, Great Falls offer up two industrial tinged tracks of dirty, noisy, and completely blown-out sounding hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Eulerian makes for an amazing listen and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Rat King-Vicious Inhumanity LP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Death Metal, Metal, Sludge, Grindcore
Label: Within The Mind Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 31.50'

Rat King is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2014.  Rat King play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of death metal, metal, sludge, and grindcore within their sound.  Musically, Rat King can be loosely compared to bands such as Homewrecker, Like Rats, Fulgora, Theories, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Rat King have released a three song EP titled 1564 in May of 2014, a split 7" with Warhead in May of 2015, an eight song EP LP titled Garbage Island in June of 2016, and a three song demo in November of 2017.  Vicious Inhumanity is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on January 17th, 2020.  On Vicious Inhumanity, Rat King offer up nine tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding death metal, metal, sludge, and grindcore.  Overall, Vicious Inhumanity makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Nightfeeder-Rotten Demo (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Crust, D-Beat
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 8
Length: 13.10'

Nightfeeder is a four piece band from Seattle, WA who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Nightfeeder play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, crust, and d-beat within their sound.  Musically, Nightfeeder can be loosely compared to bands such as SKAM, Impalers, No Power, Shit Coffins, True Radical Miracle, and other like-minded bands.  Rotten is the band's debut demo, which was released on February 2nd, 2020.  On their Rotten demo, Nightfeeder offer up six tracks of brutal as fuck hardcore, punk, metal, crust, d-beat, as well as a cover of Du Ar Inte's Missbrukarna and a cover of Victims' T.V. Freak.  Overall, Nightfeeder's Rotten demo makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Stiip-Gee Wiz EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 3
Length: 4.35'

Stiip is a band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Stiip play a tense, moody, and completely unhinged style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, punk, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Stiip can be loosely compared to bands such as Metz, Gloop, Arab On Radar, Love Like Electrocution. Pissed Jeans, Jesus Lizard, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Stiip have released a four song EP titled I Hate Myself in September of 2018 and a digital single titled Bouvet in February of 2020.  Gee Wiz is the band's latest EP, which was released on February 15th, 2020.  On Gee Wiz, Stiip offer up three tracks of tense, moody, and completely unhinged sounding post punk, punk, and noise rock.  Overall, Gee Wiz makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Enjoy!

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Big Bite-Trinity LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Grunge, Alt. Rock
Label: Popwig
Tracks: 8
Length: 23.25'

Big Bite is a Seattle, Washington based band who formed in 2014.  Big Bite play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, grunge, and alt. rock within their sound.  Musically, Big Bite can be loosely compared to bands such as Big Eyes, California X, Culture Abuse, Cloud Nothings, Happy Diving and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Big Bite have released a four song demo in October of 2014, a self-titled 7" in January of 2015, a three song tour cassette in January of 2016, a four song tour cassette in January of 2017, and a self-titled LP in May of 2018.  Trinity is the band's latest LP, which was released via Pop Wig records on November 15th, 2019.  On Trinity, Big Bite offer up eight tracks of infectiously catchy punk, grunge, and alt. rock.  Overall, Trinity makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Big Bite-S/T LP (2018)

Yellfire-Lara Flynn Boyle EP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 18.20'

Yellfire is a four piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in late 2018.  Yelfire is comprised of members of Grenades, Matriarch, X Suns, Old Iron, and Coastlands, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Yellfire play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Yellfire can be said to be influenced by bands such as Bone Dance, Engineer, Botch, Lack, Knut, Kissitgoodbye, Breather Resist, and other like minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Yellfire have released a digital single titled We're Not Saints in December of 2018.  Lara Flynn Boyle is the band's debut EP, which was released on October 16th, 2019.  On Lara Flynn Boyle, Yellfire offer up six tracks of ugly and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Lara Flynn Boyle makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Great Falls-Demos For Scott EP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label:  Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 52.40'

Great Falls is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2010, from the looks of things.  Great Falls features members of Playing Enemy, Jesu, Kiss It Goodbye, and Undertow.  Great Falls play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Great Falls can be said to be influenced by bands such as Harkonen, Fight Amp, Engineer, and Breather Resist.  Since their inception in 2010, Great Falls have released an impressive amount of material that includes a split cassette with Japan's Kenji Siratori in May of 2010, a split with Tonal Pastor in May of 2010, a nine song LP titled Fontanelle in July of 2011, a two song single titled Bank Agnostic/Frank Apple in May of 2011, a split Cdr with A Death Cinematic in October of 2011, an eight song demo in July of 2011, a single titled Everything But Lightening in February of 2014, a cover of Robocop's battle theme in February of 2014, an eight song LP titled Accidents Grotesque in February of 2014, a split 7" with Thou in May of 2015, a seven song LP titled The Fever Shed in November of 2015, and an eight song LP titled A Sense Of Rest in December of 2018.  Demos For Scott is Great Fall's latest cassette, which was released on December 21st, 2019.  Demos For Scott is the demos that the band created when recording for their last album A Sense Of Rest.  On Demos For Scott, Great Falls offers up two instrumental tracks of dirty, noisy, and completely blown-out sounding post hardcore, hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Demos For Scott makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Year Of The Cobra-Ash And Dust LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Doom, Metal, Stoner Rock
Label: Prophecy Records
Tracks: 8
Length: 40.05'

Year Of The Cobra is a two piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2015.  Year Of The Cobra play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of doom, metal, and stoner rock within their sound.  Musically, Year Of The Cobra can be loosely compared to bands such as Baroness, Black Tusk, Kylesa, Howling Giant, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, Year Of The Cobra have released a three song EP titled The Black Sun in June of 2015, an eight song LP titled ...In The Shadows Below in October of 2016, and a five song EP titled Burn Your Dead in October of 2017.  Ash And Dust is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Prophecy records on November 1st, 2019.  On Ash And Dust, Year Of The Cobra offer up eight tracks of killer doom, metal, and stoner rock.  Overall, Ash And Dust makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Year Of The Cobra-In The Shadows Below LP (2016)

(U.S.) Big Bite-Tinity LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Grunge, Alt. Rock
Label: Popwig
Tracks: 8
Length: 23.25'

Big Bite is a Seattle, Washington based band who formed in 2014.  Big Bite play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, grunge, and alt. rock within their sound.  Musically, Big Bite can be loosely compared to bands such as Big Eyes, California X, Culture Abuse, Cloud Nothings, Happy Diving and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Big Bite have released a four song demo in October of 2014, a self-titled 7" in January of 2015, a three song tour cassette in January of 2016, a four song tour cassette in January of 2017, and a self-titled LP in May of 2018.  Trinity is the band's latest LP, which was released via Pop Wig records on November 15th, 2019.  On Trinity, Big Bite offer up eight tracks of infectiously catchy punk, grunge, and alt. rock.  Overall, Trinity makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Big Bite-S/T LP (2018)

Post/Boredom-Ritualistic Time Abuser LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Hex Records
Tracks: 8
Length: 20.5'

Post/Boredom is a four piece band from Seattle, Washington, who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Post/Boredom play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Post/Boredom can be loosely compared to bands such as These Arms Are Snakes, Harkonen, Low Dose, Fight Amp, The Catalyst, early Helms Alee, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, Post/Boredom have released a six song EP titled Casual Friday in August of 2016 and a five song EP titled Shaking Hands With Clients in August of 2018.  Ritualistic Time Abuser is the band's latest EP, which was released via Hex record on October 11th, 2019.  On Ritualistic Time Abuser, Post/Boredom offer up eight tracks of ugly, raw, and dirty sounding post hardcore, punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Ritualistic Time Abuser makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Post/Boredom-Shaking Hands With Clients EP (2018)

(U.S.) The Bismarck-We Will Never Be Young Again LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Post Punk, Alt. Rock, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 9
Length: 32.25'

The Bismarck is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2003, from the looks of things.  The Bismarck play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, post punk, alt. rock, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, The Bismarck can be loosely compared to bands such as Unwound, Slint, Rodan, Drive Like Jehu, Pilot To Gunner, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2004, The Bismarck have released a ten song LP titled What Price Victory? in July of 2004, a ten song LP titled Blood Of Patriots in April of 2007, a nine song LP titled Great Plains in May of 2010, a siz song EP titled Wild Prairie Rose in September of 2013, an eight song live LP titled Once You Go Blackpool You Never Go Blackpool in January of 2015, an eleven song LP titled Bombs Of Patriots in August of 2015, a four song EP titled The English Hustle in October of 2015, and an eight song LP titled Follow Your Heart in April of 2017.  We Will Never Be Young Again is The Bismarck's latest LP, which was released on September 27th, 2019.  On We Will Never Be Young Again, The Bismarck offer up nine tracks of killer post hardcore, post punk, alt. rock, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, We Will Never Be Young Again makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Serial Hawk-Static Apnea LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Sludge
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 49.10'

Serial Hawk is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2011.  Serial Hawk play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, doom, and sludge within their sound.  Musically, Serial Hawk remind me of a more doom and sludge laden version of bands such as Young Widows and Helms Alee, so going on that alone you know that Serial Hawk drop some righteously heavy jams.  Since forming in 2011, Serial Hawk have released a self-titled seven song demo in May of 2011a four song EP titled Buried In Gray in June of 2012, and a four song LP titled Searching For Light in September of 2015.  Static Apnea is the band's latest LP, which was released on August 23rd, 2019.  On Static Apnea, Serial Hawk offer up six tracks of killer post metal, doom, and sludge.  Overall, Static Apnea makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Serial Hawk-Searching For Light LP (2015)