Sore Throat (band)
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Also known as | Soar Throat, Saw Throat |
Origin | Huddersfield, England |
Genres | Crust punk, grindcore |
Years active | 1987–1990, 1991[1] |
Labels | Manic Ears, Earache |
Past members | Rich "Militia" Walker Brian "Bri" Talbot John "Doom" Pickering Nick Royles Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw |
Sore Throat were a British crust punk band formed in Huddersfield in 1987.[2] They are known for being one of the earliest exponents of the grindcore subgenre known as "noisecore", as well as for launching the careers of several prominent members of the British heavy metal community.
Biography
Sore Throat were formed in 1987 by Richard "Militia" Walker (vocals; of Wartorn and Warfear) and Nick Royles (drums). After a short-lived false start that involved
The band's first release was the Aural Butchery demo, recorded on 20 August 1987, and like other early releases such as the 42 track Death to Capitalist Hardcore EP (1988) and the Noise Annoys demo (1988) consisted largely of raw, sub-one minute blast of grindcore noise; Death to Capitalist Hardcore was later ranked number 14 in . The band also released the Inde$troy album in 1989 under the moniker Saw Throat, through Manic Ears Records.
Sore Throat released their final full-length album, Never Mind the Napalm... Here's Sore Throat, in 1989, returning to their crust punk roots. A number of other releases followed, including the Soar Throat EP, the And We Don't Care compilation and the Poison Idea / No Handle Beer demo (featuring two Poison Idea covers and one original track), but Sore Throat disbanded in 1990 due to the band coming to "its logical conclusion."
Vocalist Rich Walker was already involved with Sludgelord and went on to play in the doom metal band
In 1991, the band briefly reformed with Royles returning on drums. They played a single performance at the
On 4 February 2022, the band announced on their official Facebook page that they "were bored last Monday afternoon so we recorded 25 new songs of which 22 will be released as a 22 song 12-inch vinyl EP". The title was revealed to be Starving Wolves Stand & Fight! with the release date being 6 May on Bandcamp.
Members
- Rich "Militia" Walker – vocals (1987–1990, 1991)
- Brian "Bri" Talbot – guitar (1987–1990, 1991)
- John "Doom" Pickering – bass (1987–1990, 1991)
- Nick Royles – drums (1987–1988, 1991)
- Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw – drums (1988–1990)
Discography
Official releases
- Aural Butchery demo (1987)
- Death to Capitalist Hardcore EP (also known as self-titled EP) (1988) (Acid Rain Records)
- [Death to Capitalist Hardcore] (Cassette Tape)(2022) (Grindtoday Records)
- Noise Annoys demo (1988)
- Unhindered by Talent LP/cassette (1988) (Meantime Records)
- Disgrace to the Corpse Of Sid LP/CD (1988) (Earache Records) &(Cassette Tape)(2022) (Grindtoday Records)
- Inde$troy LP/CD (1989)(Manic Ears) (the band went under Saw Throat for this release) (LP rerelease on Epistrophy Records and Skuld releases in 2006, CD rerelease in 2006 on s.o.a.) & (Cassette Tape)(2023) (Grindtoday Records)
- Never Mind the Napalm... MLP/cassette (European edition: 60 tracks, USA edition: 16 tracks) (1989) & (Cassette Tape)(2022) (Grindtoday Records)
- Soar Throat EP (the band went under the name Soar Throat for this release) (1989)
- And We Don't Care CD (1989)
- Poison Idea / No Handle Beer demo (two Poison Idea covers and one original track) (1989)
- Death to Capitalist Halmshaw (featuring all Sore Throat demo tracks, the Death To Capitalist Hardcore EP and rare live material and unreleased material) (2006)
- Disgrace to the Corpse of Sid & Unhindered By Talent CD (re-released) (2010) (Earache Records)
- Who Killed Gumby? (The first ever Sore Throat recording, made in Rich Militia's bedroom in May 1987) (2021) (FOAD Records) & (Cassette Tape)(2022) (Grindtoday Records)
- Starving Wolves Stand & Fight! EP (Cassette Tape)(2022) (Grindtoday Records)
- Pick Your King, E.P (Cassette Tape)(2023) (Grindtoday Records)
Compilations featuring Sore Throat
- A Vile Peace LP (Peaceville)
- Spleurk LP (Meantime)
- Grindcrusher LP (Earache)
- The Hysterical Years CD (Manic Ears)
- Six Ways 7-inch LP (Komist-A))
- Summertime Sampler 7-inch flexi (Skateboard magazine)
- Volnitza LP (1 In 12 Records)
- metal a headbangers comapanion 2 LP (Earache)
Bootlegs
Aside from their official discography, Sore Throat have been heavily bootlegged. Rich Walker commented that bootlegging of T-shirts has been especially prevalent.[4] All Sore Throat albums have also been bootlegged on both CD and vinyl; some examples include:
- Abraham's Ear 7-inch EP (Aural Butchery demo released with bonus live tracks)
- Death to Capitalist Hardcore EP (bootlegged three times with red/black sleeve)
- Death to Capitalist Grindcore LP
- Death to Capitalist Thrashcore LP
- F.O.A.D. studio/live LP (first half of this release is Walker's post-Sore Throat band Sludgelord)
- Algo Que Nunca Fue CD
- Encerrado En El Trago CD
References
- ^ a b Glasper, Ian (1 July 2012). ARMED WITH ANGER: HOW UK PUNK SURVIVED THE NINETIES. Cherry Red Books.
- ^ LUEDTKE, CHRISTOPHER (7 March 2013). "Uncompromising Noise: the Legacy of SORE THROAT". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Hoare, James (2009). "Essential Albums|Europe", Terrorizer Magazine 180, p. 55.
- ^ Walker, Rich (2009). "Grindcore History: Oral History", Terrorizer Magazine 180, p. 45.