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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Live at The X-Ray
Album - 14 Tracks - Released December 13, 2024
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  1. December 13, 2024
  2. April 26
  3. November 10, 2023
  4. December 20, 2021
  5. November 8
  6. September 27
  7. June 20
  8. June 20
  9. January 4, 2020
  10. November 3, 2017
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    U-Men
    30 tracks
  11. October 13
  12. September 15
  13. October 16, 2016
  14. December 11, 2015
  15. May 15, 2012
  16. December 1, 2011
  17. December 1, 2005
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    The 2nd
    13 tracks
  18. December 1, 2003
  19. December 1
  20. December 1, 2001
  21. December 1, 2000
  22. September 25
  23. February 29
  24. June 8, 1999
  25. January 12
  26. January 1
  27. November 16, 1998
  28. August 19
  29. February 18, 1997
  30. January 14
  31. December 1, 1996
  32. June 11
  33. February 20
  34. December 1, 1995
  35. January 1
  36. January 1
  37. January 1
  38. December 1, 1994
  39. December 1
  40. December 1
  1. December 13, 2024
  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, 2003
  12. December 1, 2001
  13. December 1, 2000
  14. September 25
  15. February 29
  16. June 8, 1999
  17. January 12
  18. January 1
  19. November 16, 1998
  20. August 19
  1. April 26, 2024
  2. November 8, 2021
  3. September 27
  4. June 20
  5. June 20
  6. September 15, 2017
  7. December 1, 2011
  8. December 1, 2003
  9. January 1, 1995
  10. December 1, 1992
  11. January 1, 1991
  12. March 1, 1990
  13. December 1, 1988
  14. May 13