Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste, Iron Lung and Gama Bomb Boy play The Limelight 6th Dec. Born in the sewers of Richmond, Virginia during 2000, with the aim of spreading the shred, Municipal Waste played their first gig at a Richmond New Years Eve Keg party in 2000/2001. Blamed for inciting a small riot, Brendan Trache, Andy Harris, Tony Foresta and Ryan Waste went down a storm.
As a result, the four swiftly started touring in small clubs; their blazing fast, raw thrash drew from the tradition of DRI, Suicidal Tendencies, Nuclear Assault and Attitude Adjustment. Graduating to the road from the dirty bunker type garage behind Ryans house (a place where he used to put on punk and metal shows), Municipal Waste toured incessantly throughout 2001/2 in the USA and Mexico.
The band also released two split records – one 7inch with Bad Acid Trip, the other being a 12inch with Crucial Unit. They also had tracks on a number of compilations. A line-up change happened in 2002 when Brendan Trache left, being replaced by Brandon Ferrell in time for the Tango And Thrash split record, before Municipal Waste released Waste Em All on 6 Weeks Records.
Fast, furious and funny, each of Municipal Wastes super-short songs is a memorable anthem to post-apocalyptic mutants, beer, thrash music….or, indeed, all of the above. The bands dedication to their art is deadly serious, yet they are not afraid to bring the fun back into hardcore. Bashing out songs with such titles as Thrashing Is My Business And Business Is Good, Thrash? Don’t Mind If I Do and Drunk As Shit (as well as a split EP whose songs were all based on Kurt Russell films), Municipal Waste have earned themselves the tag of the ultimate party thrash band. Meanwhile, back on the timeline, following Waste Em All, both Andy and Brandon left the Waste, being replaced by drummer Dave Witte and bassist LandPhil on bass. Touring constantly and gaining a riotous reputation, By this time, Municipal Waste had firmly established themselves as the leaders of a fast-growing scene of bands resurrecting the spirit of the mid-80s cossover scene.
In 2005 Municipal Waste signed to Earache records and recorded the Hazardous Mutation album, featuring such two-minute wonders as the mighty Terror Shark ,The Thrashing Of The Christ and Bangover. In 2006 Municipal Waste shot a video for Unleash The Bastards, both in the gory and less gory versions.
Municipal Waste had already succeeded in spreading their shred across the ocean, becoming favourites on the BBC Radio 1s Lock-Up and Rock Show programmes, They are also firm favourites with audiences around the world, thanks to their relentless touring regime and insane live shows. In 2006, Municipal Waste played around Europe, and also blasted Australia from coast to coast. They also played the UK’=s prestigious Reading and Leeds Festivals and set off on their biggest US tour yet, with GWAR.
2007 saw Municipal Waste touring with Destruction Suicidal Tendencies in the USA and entering the studio, with producer Zeuss, to record their next thrash masterpiece – The Art OF Partying. The band will be touring Europe in February 2008.
Venue: The Limelight
Ticket Price: £12.00 (Subject to booking fee)
Doors: 5:30pm – EARLY
Support: Iron Lung / Gama Bomb
In person: From 22 Ticketmaster outlets province wide (Including Zavvi formerly Virgin) / Katy Daly’s Bar / On Door
24hr hotlines: Tel: (NI) 0870 243 4455 (ROI) 0818 719 300
Buy online: www.geturticket.com / www.ticketmaster.ie
Links:
www.myspace.com/municipalwaste
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