Classically Handsome Brutes

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Classically Handsome Brutes
Origin Leeds, England
Genres
Years active2012–2020
LabelsTill Deaf do us Party
Members
  • Harry Reynolds
  • Will Cook
  • Jack Scarlott

Classically Handsome Brutes was a British mathcore trio from Leeds, formed in 2012 by Harry Reynolds, Will Cook and Jack Scarlott.

Contents

Musical style

The band's musical style has been described as math rock, [1] [2] [3] mathcore, [3] [4] noise rock, [1] [5] and hardcore punk [3] by critics.

Members

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsType
Prolegomena [1] [2] [3]
  • Release: 2015
  • Label: Self-released
EP
Classically Handsome Brutes
  • Release: 2020
  • Label: Self-released
EP

Singles

TitleDetails
They Spoke In Cryptics [6]
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Self-Released
"Nice Things" [6]
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Self-Released
"GABBLERATCHET" [5]
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Till Deaf Do Us Party
"Baron Von Sharon" [7]
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Till Deaf Do Us Party

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
Nice Things [1] 2015Sam Price
GABBLERATCHET [5] 2016John Figler
Baron Von Sharon [7] 2016Harry Reynolds

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