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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Love Your Money
Single - Released April 26, 2024

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7 Year Bitch
Blood Circus
Bundle Of Hiss
Coffin Break
Daisy Chainsaw
For Love Not Lisa
Gruntruck
Gumball
Hammerbox
Hater
Love Battery
Lunachicks
Paw
Rein Sanction
Seaweed
Skin Yard
The Fluid
The Gits
The Monkeywrench
Truly
U-Men
The Gits
Seaweed
Lunachicks
Love Battery
Skin Yard
Gruntruck
7 Year Bitch
Paw
For Love Not Lisa
Daisy Chainsaw
Blood Circus
Truly
U-Men
Hammerbox
Hater
Coffin Break
Rein Sanction
Gumball
Bundle Of Hiss
The Fluid
The Monkeywrench