LP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 04/03/26
CAT#: VIT077
LABEL: Vitriol Records
SWEAT formed in early 2019 in Los Angeles, CA with the intention to create a distinct take on the bastardization of rock & roll and hardcore. Comprised of members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth, Ghostlimb, and many others, the members (Tuna Tardugno, vocals, Anthony Rivera, drums and Justin Smith, guitar/vocals), have shared collective investment & contribution in the Southern California music scene for 25 years. Over four releases the band has moved through territorial influences that ranged from the Wipers to Cro-Mags, Masshysteri to Rival Mob, and Motorhead to Thin Lizzy, with a sprinkling of disco cadence and a heavy dose of snark.
Blending these genres together seamlessly produces a sound that is at once classic rock while offering a unique heaviness, all tied together with a vocal delivery that acts as a rhythmic accompaniment to the music. The drumming is informed by influences well outside of punk and translates as sorely needed feel and creativity, while the guitars maintain an aggression that only rarely lets up. In 2024 SWEAT released their second full-length LP "Love Child" (on the band's own label Vitriol Records). Love Child takes off where Gotta Give It Up left off.
Tear It On Down was recorded live to tape July 2025 at the Atomic Garden, Oakland, CA. Tracked, Mixed and Mastered by Grammy-nominated Jack Shirley producer/engineer (has worked on Deafheaven, Jeff Rosenstock, Loma Prieta, Jerome’s Dream). It will be released via Vitriol Records on April 3rd, 2026.
TRACK LISTING:
01. A New Love Language
02. Noise is the Solution
03. Surveillance State
04. Smaller Cages Shorter Chains
05. Citta Violenta
06. Displaced
07. Tension
08. Life Sentence
09. Denied Experience
10. Bloodstains
11. Don’t Know Why I Bite
MARKETING POINTS:
- Sweat has toured East coast and west coast US multiple times, Europe, Mexico and Japan.
- Spring tour of SW U.S.
- 3rd LP release w/2 7"s
- Members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Ghostlimb, Generacion Suicida, etc.
FOR FANS OF:
Hardcore infused rock n roll, down pick warriors