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Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (1994 – present)
1) Taint - Sludge/Rock/Metal band - from Wales, Uk. Formed in 1994.
2) Taint - Texas-based power electronics / noise project started around 1990.
1) Taint of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom are something of an enigma. Many have striven to place their sound within a handy genre definition, only to find themselves wondering whether a band so dynamic and full of surprises can really be called sludge, or whether music so antithetical to boredom can justifiably be termed post-hardcore. Taint’s 2005 full-length debut for Rise Above, The Ruin of Nova Roma was a crafty beast that reveled in constructing such riddles for the listener and, of course, the critic. Pigeonholes are for pigeons, after all. It’s the purpose of great rock groups to not quite fit in.
Formed as teenagers in 1994 amid the South Wales DIY punk/metal scene, Taint released a few demo cassettes of epic Helmet-influenced riffology which landed them with a stoner / doom tag that would, eventually, become superfluous. In 2000 the Die Die Truthspeaker mini-album was released on London’s Household Name Records and national shows were played with the likes of Acrimony, Canvas, Capdown, Cathedral, Consumed, Converge, Clutch, Earth Crisis, Hard to Swallow, Iron Monkey, Stampin’ Ground, Spirit Caravan and Will Haven. Where many of those bands have disbanded or changed beyond all recognition, Taint are still here, following their own path with determination and purpose, their recent UK tour with Clutch leaving many jaws dangling open at the sheer intensity and fervor the band are able to generate live.
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PiecesOfQuiet
I love that this argument has been over for months and months, yet some people still come one try and comment on it or stir it up.
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tricksterc
this turd-throwing hither and thither is fucking lame [2]
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queloide
god dammit, everything PE Taint puts out is top notch
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CastitusLilium
fuck rock n roll music [2]
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ibreatheoxygen
Dau ghter is fucking awesome by the way.
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ibreatheoxygen
Two artists have the same name; who cares?
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arrache-coeur
mass appeal sadness. sad it don't appeal masses, aint it
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Sculpy
These bands should release a record together and call it Taintx2 [2] or Two Tainted.
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leo_unit
fuck rock n roll music
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mrbonzoorubber2
These bands should release a record together and call it Taintx2
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okkultestimmen
i like sludge as a genre, but in this case power electronics taint wins.
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Robo_Dobo
It's always like this with other bands with same names. Goddamn Inure and Cruentus people
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j-pk
Wow, my attempt at calming the situation effectively pours more fuel on the fire; some people sure do love to argue don't they.
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nabraxas
Wow, if there weren't two popular artists vying for this moniker then this shoutbox sure would be thinner...
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longestplague
Still auto correct is correcting 'Pray The Wind Don't Change' to PrEy.... come on peeps, get it right, it's pray (with an 'a') wink wink nudge nudge.
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Smirnon
i wouldn't even call the sludge Taint sludge... it's more stoner than anything else. anyway, fuck this hyped stuff crap banter. this turd-throwing hither and thither is fucking lame
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Danzigo
Wrong picture.
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richborges
sludge > you
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