Short Sharp Shock (also known as SSS) are an English
crossover thrash
Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and hardcore punk. Other genres on the same continuum, such as metalcore and grindcore, ma ...
band from
Liverpool
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, England. They are signed to the music label
Prosthetic Records
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.
The band formed and featured members of Liverpool punk and hardcore bands
Down and Outs and Walk the Plank and released a six track demo in May 2005, a four track EP the next year and their debut album ''
Short Sharp Shock'' soon thereafter. Their label at the time was Thrashgig / Dead & Gone Records. Their switch to
Earache Records
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meant the album was re-issued in early 2007 with bonus tracks.
In 2008, they released their second album, ''The Dividing Line'', again on Earache Records. This also came with a free Sk8+Destroy 7" record, featuring British comedian
Frank Sidebottom
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.
In June 2011, they released their third album, ''Problems to the Answer'', on Earache Records. Upping the track count to 25 with Mark "Barney" Greenway from
Napalm Death
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on guest vocals. Original founding members David Fergusson and guitarist Peter Broom decided to leave the band at this point. July 2011, a line-up change occurred when Stu and El Longo joined.
In November 2013, the band signed with Prosthetic Records, and released the ''Manipulated Living'' EP. SSS's fourth album entitled ''LIMP.GASP.COLLAPSE.'' was released in November 2014 on Prosthetic Records and featured Jeff Walker from
Carcass
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on guest vocals.
Members
* Foxy – Vocals
* Stu – Guitar
* El Longo – Drums
* Mr Bass man – Bass
Discography
*''
SSS'' (2005),
Thrashgig, – Demo
*''
SSS'' (2006),
Thrashgig,
Dead and Gone
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–
EP
*''
Short Sharp Shock'' (2006),
Earache
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–
Studio album
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*''
Sk8 + Destroy 7"'' (2008), Earache – EP
*''
The Dividing Line'' (2009), Earache – Album
*''
Merry ChristmaSSS'' (2009), Earache – Free Download
*''
Live in Liverpool'' (2010), Earache – EP
*''
Problems to the Answer'' (2011), Earache – Studio album
*''
Manipulated Living (demo)'' (2013)
*''
Manipulated Living (EP)'' (2013),
Prosthetic
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–
EP
*''
LIMP.GASP.COLLAPSE.'' (2014), Prosthetic – Studio album
Contributed tracks to
*''Thrashing Like a Maniac'' (Compilation, 2007)
External links
HomepageLast.fm pageSSS interview on Rockmidgets.com
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Musical groups established in 2005
English thrash metal musical groups
Earache Records artists
Crossover thrash groups