Taint (band)

Taint
Origin Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Genres Sludge metal, Hardcore punk, Stoner rock
Years active 1994 - 2010
Labels Rise Above Records
SuperFi Records
Website Taint.co.uk
Members James 'Jimbob' Isaac
Alex Harries
Chris West
Past members Darren Mason (Bass, 1994 - 1997)
Stophe (Bass, 1997 - 2001)

Taint were a three-piece metal band from Swansea, Wales. The band formed in 1994 while still teenagers, releasing a string of demos, compilation features and split records over eleven years until their first full length album, The Ruin of Nová Roma, was released in 2005.[1] Their second release, entitled Secrets and Lies, followed in 2007, with an EP, All Bees to the Sea, following in 2009.

In September 2010, The band announced via their website that they were disbanding after 16 years. They played their final show in December 2010 in their hometown Swansea. Jimbob and Chris still make music, Jimbob forming another three-piece band called H A R K, whose debut 7 inch was released in 2012, and Chris joining Spider Kitten whose latest album, Cougar Club, was released in 2013.

Members

Discography

Format and year Title Label
CD (2010)

LP (2009)

All Bees To The Sea Destructure
2xLP (2008) Secrets And Lies SuperFi
CD (2007) Secrets And Lies Rise Above Records
CD (2005) The Ruin of Nová Roma Rise Above Records
2xLP (2005) The Ruin of Nová Roma SuperFi
Split 7" (2005) Champion Boar Service split with (Army Of Flying Robots) SuperFi
Split CD (2003) Split with Black Eye Riot Black Phoenix Records
MCD (2000) Die Die Truthspeaker Household Name Records
CD (1999) Rumour, Ridicule and the Profit Motive Compilation (Various Artists) Household Name Records
CD (1998) Fuck Off Household Name (Various Artists) Household Name Records
Demo Cassette (1997) 10 x Better self-released
Demo Cassette (1996) Rough recordings '96 self-released
Demo Cassette (1995) Bellydown self-released

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