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Biography

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, France in June 2010. Magrudergrind also appeared at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, and European metal festivals in the Netherlands, Portugal and Czech Republic, including the Obscene Extreme festival. In 2010, Magrudergrind released the ''Crusher'' EP on Scion Audio/Visual in America and on Bones Brigade Records and RSR in Europe. In 2012 this was re-released on To Live A Lie Records in the United States. In 2012, they appeared in an episode of ''Veep'' titled "Nicknames". They performed onstage and were described as an extreme metal band. In February 2015, the band signed to Relapse Records, and announced that they planned to release another full-length at the end of 2015. The album, ''II'' was released in 2016.

Members

;Current Members * Avi Kulawy - vocals (2002–present) * R.J. Ober - guitar (2007–present) * Casey Moore - drums (2013–present) ;Former members * Marc Levin - guitar (2002-2005) * Chris Moore - drums (2002-2013) * Mourice Alvarado - guitar, vocals (2005-2007)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

* ''Religious Baffle'' (2003, self-released) * ''Don't Support Humanitary Aid Led by the Church'' (2003, self-released) * ''Sixty Two Trax of Thrash 2002–2005'' (2005, Torture Garden Picture Company/To Live A Lie Records/Death, Agony & Screams Records) * ''Rehashed'' (2007, Six Weeks) * ''Magrudergrind'' (2009, Willowtip Records) * ''II'' (2016, Relapse Records)

EPs

* ''Owned!'' 7-inch (2004, Punks Before Profits Records) * ''Crusher'' CD/10" (2010, Scion Audio/Visual/Bones Brigade/Kaotoxin/To Live A Lie)

Splits

* split 7-inch with Vomit Spawn (2004, Militant Records) * split tape with Akkolyte (2004, Death, Agony, & Screams Records) * split 7-inch with A Warm Gun (2005, McCarthyism Records/Misfire Records) * split 7-inch with Godstomper (2005, Nuclear BBQ Party Records/To Live A Lie Records) * split 7-inch with Sanitys Dawn (2005, Regurgitated Semen Records) * split 7-inch with Sylvester Staline (2006, Bones Brigade Records) * split CD/LP with Shitstorm (2006,

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References

External links

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