Underground Grunge

Underground grunge emerged as a raw, gritty echo from the damp and dreary basements of the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Characterized by its angsty lyrics, distorted guitars, and an aesthetic steeped in flannel and anti-fashion sensibilities, this subgenre stands as an antithesis to the polished sounds dominating the mainstream at the time. It is a sonic tapestry woven with the threads of punk's rebellious energy and metal's heavy riffage, infused with a sense of disillusionment and social alienation. Though often overshadowed by its commercially successful peers, underground grunge bands fostered a tight-knit community ethos, and retained a fiercely independent spirit that eschewed corporate influence, ensuring their music remained a raw, unfiltered expression of youth subculture.

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Free to be alive
Single - Released August 30, 2025
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  1. August 30, 2025
  2. August 15
  3. July 25
  4. April 26, 2024
  5. November 10, 2023
  6. December 20, 2021
  7. November 8
  8. September 27
  9. June 20
  10. June 20
  11. January 4, 2020
  12. November 3, 2017
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    U-Men
    30 tracks
  13. October 13
  14. September 15
  15. October 16, 2016
  16. December 11, 2015
  17. May 15, 2012
  18. December 1, 2011
  19. December 1, 2005
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    The 2nd
    13 tracks
  20. December 1, 2001
  21. December 1, 2000
  22. February 29
  23. June 8, 1999
  24. January 12
  25. January 1
  26. November 16, 1998
  27. August 19
  28. February 18, 1997
  29. January 14
  30. February 20, 1996
  31. December 1, 1995
  32. January 1
  33. January 1
  34. January 1
  35. December 1, 1994
  36. December 1
  37. December 1, 1993
  38. December 1
  39. September 21
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    Hater
    10 tracks
  40. September 1
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    Four
    11 tracks
  1. July 25, 2025
  2. November 10, 2023
  3. December 20, 2021
  4. January 4, 2020
  5. November 3, 2017
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    U-Men
    30 tracks
  6. October 13
  7. October 16, 2016
  8. December 11, 2015
  9. May 15, 2012
  10. December 1, 2005
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    The 2nd
    13 tracks
  11. December 1, 2001
  12. December 1, 2000
  13. February 29
  14. June 8, 1999
  15. January 12
  16. January 1
  17. November 16, 1998
  18. August 19
  19. February 18, 1997
  20. January 14