Ringworm (band) (original) (raw)
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American hardcore punk band
| Ringworm | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Metalcore[1][2] hardcore punk[3] thrash metal[3] |
| Years active | 1989–1994 1999–present |
| Labels | Incision Victory Relapse Nuclear Blast |
| Members | James "Human Furnace" Bulloch Matt Sorg Mike Lare Ryan Steigerwald Ed Stephens Grady Wessollek |
Ringworm is an American metalcore band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1989.[4] Their name was derived from a Vincent Price movie.[5] The band has toured extensively in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and has released four albums via Victory Records. In 2013, the band announced they had signed with Relapse Records, releasing three further albums with the label before moving to Nuclear Blast in 2023. Vocalist Human Furnace currently plays in the Cleveland metal band Gluttons and solo project Holyghost.
The song "Life After the End of the World", from the band's 2005 album Justice Replaced By Revenge, was featured in the 2016 animated film The Secret Life of Pets.
Musical style[edit]
According to frontman Human Furnace, while being interviewed by Davin Deblat in 2019 he mentions the band's sound and style as well as their association in both the metal and hardcore scene:
"If you look at the songs that we play, and what we're about, 70–80 percent of our songs are mostly just thrash. Very fast, very thrashy, and then you got some breakdowns. When you play a hardcore gig, everyone just stares at you for your whole set and they just wait for that one riff so they can spin around in circles and crowd-kill. And I'm not really about that. So when you play a metal show and you play thrash riffs and headbanging riffs, then metalheads respond to that and it's a fun thing. I definitely relate more to that scene because that's what I am. I grew up a punk rock kid, a metal kid, so I have a lot more in common with that scene… these days, anyway."[6]
Members[edit]
| Current[edit] James "Human Furnace" Bulloch – vocals Matt Sorg – guitar Mike Lare – guitar Ed Stephens – bass | Former[edit] John Comprix – guitar Mike Lare – bass, vocals Matt Devries – guitar Frank Novinec – guitar Chris Pellow – bass Blaze Tishko – guitar, bass John "Lockjaw" Tole – bass Chris Smith – guitar Kenny Carpenter – drums Bob Zeiger – drums Aaron Ramirez – bass Aaron Dallison – guitar Steve Rauckhorst – bass Ben Hollowell – bass Chris Dora – drums Danny Zink – drums Ryan Steigerwald – drums Mark Witherspoon - guitar |
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Discography[edit]
- 1991: Ringworm (self-released demo), later released by Overkill Records
- 1993: The Promise (Incision Records), later reissued on CD by Deathwish Inc and vinyl by A389 Recordings
- 1994: Split 7" with Boiling Point (Lost and Found Records)
- 1995: Flatline (demo from 1991 which became bonus tracks on subsequent re-release of The Promise) (Lost and Found Records)
- 1999: Madness of War (self-released demo)
- 2000: Hollow Soul (split with Godbelow) (Surface Records)
- 2001: Split 7" with Cold as Life (Stillborn Records)
- 2001: Birth is Pain (Victory Records)
- 2003: Splitseveninch (split with Terror) (Deathwish Inc.)
- 2005: Justice Replaced by Revenge (Victory Records)
- 2007: The Venomous Grand Design (Victory Records)
- 2011: Scars (Victory Records)
- 2011: Your Soul Belongs to Us... (split with Mindsnare) (A389 Recordings)
- 2012: Stigmatas in the Flesh (live album) (A389 Recordings)
- 2013: Bleed (EP) (Relapse Records)
- 2014: Hammer of the Witch (Relapse Records)[7]
- 2016: Snake Church (Relapse Records)
- 2019: Death Becomes My Voice (Relapse Records)
- 2023: Seeing Through Fire (Nuclear Blast)
Videography[edit]
- "Justice Replaced by Revenge" (2005)
- "The Ninth Circle" (2007)
- "Used Up, Spit Out" (2011)
- "Snake Church" (2016)
- "Shades of Blue" (2016)
- "Acquiesce" (2019)
- "No Solace, No Quarter, No Mercy" (2023)
References[edit]
- ^ "Ringworm Premiere "Thought Crimes"". The PRP. July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Senior, Nicholas (May 9, 2019). "Album Review: Ringworm – Death Becomes Her". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Andy. "Ringworm: Hammer of the Witch". Pitchforkdate=March 14, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ringworm reviews, music, news". Sputnikmusic.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Loudside". Loudside.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Deblat, Davin. "Interview: Ringworm Singer Human Furnace on the Band's History, Record Labels, Show Etiquette + More". www.noecho.net. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ringworm – Hammer of the Witch". Metalbase.in. September 24, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2020.