Broken Teeth (also known as Broken Teeth HC) are an English

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band formed in Manchester in 2007. The band have released one studio album and four EPs.

History

Adam Kelly and Dale Graham formed Broken Teeth in 2007, with Kelly having only begun playing drums that year. They performed their first show three weeks later with Dave Egan on guitar, performing music inspired by the sound of the late–1990s

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. In 2012, the band released the ''Ain't No Rest for the Wicked'' EP through Reality Records, followed by a U.K. headline tour with support from Survival and Splitcase in April. In May 2012, they opened for

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on their U.K. headline tour then opened for Survival on their European headline tour. In April 2014, they opened for

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. On 5 May 2016, they released a full-length album, ''At Peace Amongst Chaos'', through

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. In June 2016, they opened for Testament on their U.K. headline tour. In August 2016, they opened for

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on their U.K. tour. On 6 October 2016, they played Sound and Fury Festival in Los Angeles. In January 2017, they set out on a headline tour of Europe in support of ''At Peace Amongst Chaos''. On 30 April 2017, they played at the Outbreak Festival in Leeds. On 13 August 2017, the band played the Ronnie James Dio stage at

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. In January 2018, they took part in the 2018

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with

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, Terror,

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, Power Trip and Born from Pain. In June 2019, they opened for Hatebreed on their 25th Anniversary U.K. tour.

Musical style

The band has been categorised as

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and

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. James Christopher Monger of ''

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'' described their music as "employing a lethal mix of politically and socially charged punk, brutal hardcore, and furious metalcore", while Thomas Strater of

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, likened their sound to the album ''Master Killer'' by

. Their music makes use of

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riffing and

stylised breakdowns. They have cited influences including Terror, Merauder and Testament.

Members

;Current *Dale Graham – vocals (2007–present) * Dave Egan – guitar (2007–present) *Matt Weston – guitar (2014–present) *Neil Moran – bass guitar (2014–present) *Adam Kelly – drums (2007–present) ;Former *Ben Collinson – guitar (2007–2010) *Euan Lees – guitar (2010–2014) *Paolo Passerini – bass guitar (2007–2014)

Discography

;Albums *''At Peace Amongst Chaos'' (2016) ;EPs *''Broken Teeth'' (2009) *''The Seeker'' (2011) *''Ain't No Rest For The Wicked'' (2012) *Split with the Mongoloids (2014)

References

{{Reflist British hardcore punk groups English metalcore musical groups Crossover thrash groups Musical groups from Manchester Musical groups established in 2007 2007 establishments in England