Head Wound City is an American

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supergroup consisting of

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and

Cody Votolato Cody Votolato (born 20 May 1982) is a musician from Redmond, Washington, best known for being the guitarist in the post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. He grew up in the eastside suburbs of Seattle. Cody attended Redmond High School with his ...

both of The Blood Brothers,

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of the

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, and

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and

Gabe Serbian Gabriel Serbian (May 1, 1977 – April 30, 2022) was an American drummer, guitarist and vocalist, most famous for his work in The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar and Zu. He was also a member of Head Wound City, a hardcore/punk rock s ...

, both of

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History

Formation, debut EP, and hiatus (2005)

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do, and we thought it would be really fun to do one ourselves. We drunk dialed ustin Pearsonand said he and Gabe erbianwere in our band." Guitarist Cody Votolato backs this claim saying "We wanted to play music together and we had the chance to do it. There was really no other motivation than to play music with friends." Zinner went on to says he was surprised when the band actually happened. In 2005 the band played their first and only show in

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. On November 8, 2005, Head Wound City released their debut EP, '' Head Wound City,'' through Pearson's own label

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. The EP was written, recorded and produced the span of one week. The band remained inactive after the release of the EP. In regards to the future of the band Three One G's website states "The band has been left open-ended over the years, and members are optimistic about creating new material in the future."

Reunion and ''A New Wave of Violence'' (2014–2016)

On September 20, 2014, the band reunited and played their first show in nearly eight years at BedRocktoberfest in Bedrock in

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, it is also their second show ever as a band. The band reportedly performed two new songs, which were dubbed "nu 1" and "nu 2" on the band's setlist. In January 2015, the band announced that their self-titled 2005 EP will be remastered and reissued on March 10 via Three One G. The EP's press release notes state that the "members are optimistic about creating new material in the future". In February 2016, Head Wound City announced they were releasing a new album titled, '' A New Wave of Violence''. Also in February 2016 the band released the single "Scraper". In March 2016 the band released the single "Born To Burn". The album was released on May 13, 2016, through

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. The album was produced by

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and was written over the course of a week in January 2015. The album is named after a 1982

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magazine.

Musical style

Their music has been described as

, post-hardcore, and

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. The band has also been referred to as part of "a generation of bands that expanded the boundaries of post-hardcore,

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and grindcore." Their sound consists of rapid-fire bursts of noise and screams, or as vocalist Jordan Billie puts it, "It's kind of like if

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and

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started a band instead of fighting each other." Their songs are typically quite short in length, with the band's EP running less than 10 minutes in seven songs.

Discography

;Studio albums ;EPs ;Singles

Band members

Current

– vocals (2005, 2014–present) *

– lead guitar (2005, 2014–present) *

– rhythm guitar (2005, 2014–present) *

– bass (2005, 2014–present)

Past

– drums (2005, 2014–2022; his death)

References

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