Artist Info: Year Of The Pig

Noise-Sludge hardcore/metal hailing from Detroit, Michigan, in the vein of Unsane, Helmet, Discharge, Godflesh, His Hero Is Gone and the Melvins. Members include Vince Williams (guitar/vox), Hank Pardike (bass/vox), and John Lehl (drums). Debut EP released 2009 on Spider Cuddler Records. The Pigs have been in bands ranging from The ChristPunchers, 7000 Dying Rats, and Cromwell to Chapstik, Diegrinder, and Batterie Acid. Encapsulates the sonic desperation and desolation of living in Detroit. [read more...]