Violent Ramp - Grind the Pigs EP 7"

2001 - Aaron Dilloway (guitar, voice), John Olson (drums, intros), and Michael Troutman (bass) live together in Ann Arbor, skateboard every day, and play in a band aptly named Violent Ramp. Inspired by seminal skate-rock like JFA, the Faction, and Negative Approach, Aaron and John decided their other band (industrial dub trio Wolf Eyes) didn't afford them enough opportunities to truly destroy. After hooking up with their roommate Michael, himself a young veteran of Michigan's music scene, and eschewing their other projects' art/noise leanings, Aaron and John started the band as a conduit for old-school, good- times violence. Less than a year old, Violent Ramp has already developed a rabid following in their home state and a growing cult nationwide on word of mouth alone. Skaters, noise nerds, artists, and punks both young and old turn out for the party. The shows are pure chaos. At every performance to date they've set up skate obstacles in front of their equipment for the audience to thrash. This past New Years they destroyed the Elbow Room in Ypsilanti and were banned for life. P.A., mics, mic stands, monitors - everything was broken. According to John, We were grabbing out the ceiling tiles and breaking them over people's heads. Even had a fight in my room that night. Killer. - Russ Waterhouse, Vice Mag

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Music

Tags:

• violent
• ramp
• punk
• hardcore
• noise
• thrash
• skate
• wolf
• eyes

[larsox]

love this record.

[wayyesmusic]

so god damn good.

[ohmyhiv]

fantastic record. but those numark portables are only good for going into record shops and test listens. everyday use will destroy a record with that tank.

[hellakooked]

they don't skateboard everyday

[deviantstingray]

YeaH

[Dosclose]

sick!

[bremenlegation]

who from lovesick was in this band? troutman?