Dealing With Damage are a British four-piece punk/ melodic hardcore band from

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.Glasper, Ian ''The Scene That Would Not Die: Twenty Years Of Post-Millennial Punk In The UK,'' Earth Island Books, 2021, ISBN 9781999758158 The band was formed in 2015 by singer-songwriter/guitarist Ed Wenn (formerly of

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) and drummer James Sherry (formerly of Done Lying Down). They have received coverage on sites such as

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, Louder Than War and Vive Le Rock and played with notable bands including Soulside, Moving Targets, the Messthetics,

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, Janus Stark, Zounds, Inner Terrestrials,

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. The band’s initial line up was Wenn, Sherry, guitarist Rich Matthews (all ex-K-Line) and bassist Giles Davis. Davis was replaced by Paul Grier (ex-Scum Children) during the recording of first EP ''Navigating The Middle Ground''. The EP was released in 2016 and included a cover of an Iris DeMent song. Second EP ''Don’t Give Into Fear'' was produced and mixed by John Hannon (ex-Understand) and released on the Boss Tuneage label in 2017, after which John Ruscoe (ex-Perfect Daze/Sink) replaced Matthews on guitar. The ''Home Security'' EP followed in 2020 and included a cover of a

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song. Dealing With Damage’s debut album ''Ask The Questions'' was released on Little Rocket Records in 2020 - with a joint vinyl release by Rad Girlfriend Records (Dayton, Ohio, USA) and Carabrecol (Gran Canaria, Spain) - to positive reviews The LP saw contributions from Andy Myers (ex-Jerry Built) who subsequently replaced Ruscoe on guitar. Dealing With Damage released their second LP ''Use The Daylight'' in February 2023, to universally positive reviews; the album included a tribute to John Hannon and a collaboration with 'menopause-core' trio Yootha Today. The band have been likened to bands such as

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, Rites of Spring, Soulside, Mission of Burma, Hüsker Dü,

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, Down By Law, Toxic Reasons, Dag Nasty and Government Issue

Discography

Albums

*''Ask The Questions'', CD (Little Rocket Records, 2020) *''Ask More Questions'', LP (Little Rocket/Rad Girlfriend/Carabrecol, 2021) e-release with extra tracks/small> *''Use The Daylight'', LP (Little Rocket/Rad Girlfriend, 2023)

EPs

*''Navigating The Middle Ground'' (2016) *''Don’t Give Into Fear'' (Boss Tuneage, 2017) *''Home Security'' (Little Rocket Records, 2020)

Compilations

*''3EPs'' (2021)

Compilation appearances

*“Speeding Up” on ''Rebellion Festival New Band (Introducing) Stage 2018'' (JSNTGM Records, CD) *“Making Plans For Misery” on ''The Scene That Would Not Die: Twenty Years Of Post-Millennial Punk In The UK'' (Engineer Records, 2021) *“We Make Bombs To Feel Safe” on ''Punk For Ukraine Vol. #1''(Grimace Records, 2022)

References

External links

* https://dealingwithdamage.com/ English punk rock groups Musical groups established in 2015 Musical groups from London 2015 establishments in England British post-hardcore musical groups Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom {{UK-rock-band-stub