Trenchmouth
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Trenchmouth was a Chicago
-based post-hardcore band. Throughout its existence, the band consisted of Damon Locks (vocals/percussion), Chris DeZutter (guitar), Wayne Montana (bass), and Fred Armisen
on drums. Their third LP, Trenchmouth vs. The Light of the Sun, was released on East West Records
, a division of Elektra Records
. Armisen went on to be a cast member of Saturday Night Live
. Locks went on to be in Super ESP and later reconvened with Montana to form The Eternals. DeZutter returned to school, emerged with a PhD in chemistry, and currently teaches organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota, Rochester.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based post-hardcore band. Throughout its existence, the band consisted of Damon Locks (vocals/percussion), Chris DeZutter (guitar), Wayne Montana (bass), and Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman and Cop Out...
on drums. Their third LP, Trenchmouth vs. The Light of the Sun, was released on East West Records
East West Records
East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
, a division of Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
. Armisen went on to be a cast member of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. Locks went on to be in Super ESP and later reconvened with Montana to form The Eternals. DeZutter returned to school, emerged with a PhD in chemistry, and currently teaches organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota, Rochester.
Discography
- Kick Your Mind And Make It Move EP (Dead Bird, 1991)
- Construction Of New Action (Skene! RecordsSkene! RecordsSkene! Records was a DIY punk rock record label founded in Connecticut then later based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the late 1980s and early 1990s. An early album release was Better Yet Connecticut Hardcore; featuring bands such as Bug Gulp, Fallback, Freedom of Choice, Forced Reality and Scooter...
, 1991) - Inside The Future (Skene!, 1993)
- Trenchmouth Vs. The Light Of The Sun (Skene!/EastWest, 1994)
- The Broadcasting System (Skene!, 1995)
- Volumes, Amplifiers, Equalizers (Runt, 1995)
- More Motion: A Collection (Thick RecordsThick RecordsTHICK RECORDS is a Chicago based independent record label formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein. Early label releases include influential albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL’s Judge Nothing, and the Omaha based Commander Venus, whose members included Conor Oberst,...
, 2003)
External links
- [ Trenchmouth] at Allmusic.com
- Trenchmouth at The History of Rock Music