The discography of American

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band

As Friends Rust As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, F ...

includes two

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, three

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s, four

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s, five

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, one live video album, and three

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s. The original line-up recorded a demo tape in November 1996, but failing to secure a record deal, the band parted ways in February 1997. After reforming later that same year, but with a new line-up, the band recorded one new song and combined it with some of the demo's songs to create its debut EP, ''

The Fists of Time ''The Fists of Time'' is the debut extended play by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released by Belgian record label Good Life Recordings on July 13, 1998, on compact disc and 10" vinyl. American record label D ...

'', for Belgium's

Good Life Recordings Good Life Recordings is a Belgian independent record label which was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhaeghe, who had been the lead vocalist of Nations on Fire. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands. It has released albums by the majority of the ...

in July 1998. In December 1998, As Friends Rust released a

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with Discount, also on Good Life. The band signed with American record label

Doghouse Records Doghouse Records is an American record label currently based in New York City.Alan O'Connor, ''Punk Record Labels and the Struggle for Autonomy''. Lexington Books, 2008, p. 41Google Books/ref> The company was founded by Dirk Hemsath in late 1987 ...

and released the eponymous EP, ''

'', in September 1999 (co-released by Good Life in Europe). This was followed by a series of reissues of its early material, starting with '' Eleven Songs'' on Japan's Howling Bull Entertainment in October 1999, '' The Fists of Time: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction'' on Doghouse in June 2000, and ''Eleven Songs'' on England's Golf Records in October 2001. In March 2001, Doghouse issued the single '' Morningleaver / This Is Me Hating You'' as part of the Doghouse Fan Series. In October 2001, As Friends Rust's debut full-length album, '' Won'', was released by Doghouse / Defiance / Howling Bull. The band next signed with American record label

Equal Vision Records Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, the singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand. Initially, the label existed sol ...

and released the EP ''

A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times ''A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times'' is the third extended play by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc and 12" vinyl by American record label Equal Vision Records on May 28, 2002. Germ ...

'' in May 2002. A concert during the ''Won'' tour with

Strike Anywhere Strike Anywhere is an American punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is ch ...

was filmed and released in December 2002 as ''

Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001 ''Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001'' (colloquially referred to as ''Live at Camden Underworld'') is a split live video album by Gainesville, Florida-based melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust and Richmond, Virginia-based punk roc ...

'' by Punkervision. After considerable line-up changes, the band changed name to Salem in September 2002. As Friends Rust reunited in 2008. In 2014 and 2015, the band issued the compilation albums ''

Greatest Hits? ''Greatest Hits?'' is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Cosmic Note on June 4, 2014. Indonesian record label D'Kolektif released the compila ...

'' (on Cosmic Note, D'Kolektif and Shield Recordings), and '' The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000'' (on Demons Run Amok Entertainment). In 2020, As Friends Rust recorded and released its first new material in eighteen years with the EP ''

Up from the Muck As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, F ...

'', which was released on Unity Worldwide Records in July 2020 and Stick to the Core in May 2023. On June 22, 2023, the band released the single "

Positive Mental Platitude As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, ...

", the first song from its sophomore full-length album, ''

Any Joy As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, ...

'', originally scheduled for release on August 18, 2023, but delayed to September 8, 2023, via End Hits Records. The second single from ''Any Joy'', "

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", was released on July 20, 2023, followed by " No Gods, Some Masters" on August 17, 2023. On October 18, 2024, the band released the single "Lost in Space," followed by "Skimming" on November 1, 2024, both from the extended play ''Lightless'', released via End Hits Records on November 1, 2024.

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Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Demos

Other appearances

References

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