Misery Addict

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Misery Addict
Origin Middlesbrough, England
Genres Horror punk, hardcore punk, punk rock, heavy metal, powerviolence
Years active
  • 2009–2012
  • 2015–present
Labels100 Years Records
Members
  • Andrew Bishop
Past members
  • Adam Kennedy
  • Andrew Ferris
  • Guille Chocrón
  • Matthew Marko
  • Matthew Budrewicz

Misery Addict are an English hardcore punk band originating from Middlesbrough, formed in 2009. [1] [2]

Contents

History

Misery Addict formed in 2009 as a horror punk band. Early releases such as Misery Addict and The Deserter went largely unnoticed, with publication I Heart Noise noting "their contributions are decent but fairly generic-sounding". [3] Following the release of the split EP Beasts/Misery Addict in 2010, Misery Addict focused on playing live, supporting acts such as AC4, [4] Beasts, [5] Castrovalva, [6] The Computers, [7] Eagulls [8] The Hangmen, [9] The Plight and Jason Welt, [10] and playing charity gigs such as Rock for Heroes. [11]

Hate Tape (2011)

The band released Hate Tape in 2011 [12] [ citation needed ] in digital mediums and also via a limited cassette run. NARC Magazine called it "relentlessly energetic",[ citation needed ] with Punktastic saying "full of ferociousness, each track, the longest being just over a minute long, brings the expected thrashing drums, fast paced riffs and forceful screams," although noting "it never really escapes the predictable". [13] The tracks Lies (You've Turned This House into a House Of), [14] F-Bomb, [15] and Target Practice [16] received radio play on BBC Introducing the same year.

Hiatus and return (2012–present)

Guitarist Adam Kennedy announced his departure from the band in 2011. Despite auditioning potential replacements, the band couldn't find anyone who they felt fit the band and subsequently split. [17] [18] There were two releases following the split, I'm Afraid of Cilla Black in 2015 and a live album, Tattoo Jam, in 2017, both consisting of b-sides and live recordings taken prior to the split. [19] Andrew Bishop confirmed in early 2017 that he had reformed Misery Addict as a studio only band in 2015 with new members to record a follow up album, -3, which was released in 2017. [20] [21]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

EPs

Split releases

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