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Shook Ones | |
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Origin | Bellingham, Washington |
Genres | Punk rock Melodic Hardcore |
Years active | 2004 - present |
Labels | Endwell Records, Revelation Records, Runner Up Records, Modern Alchemy, Paper + Plastick |
Shook Ones are a band from Bellingham, Washington, that has since relocated to Seattle, Washington. The band has done several tours of the United States and a three-week tour of Europe. In April 2007, the band toured Japan. In November of the same year, Shook Ones left Revelation Records, along with many of the other bands that Revelation had worked with between 2005 and 2007.
Bellingham is the county seat and most populous city of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. Located 52 miles southwest of Vancouver, 90 miles north of Seattle, and 21 miles south of the Canada-US border, Bellingham is in between two major metropolitan areas, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. The city’s population was 80,885 at the 2010 United States Census. With an April 1, 2018 population estimate of 88,500 per the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Bellingham is the twelfth-most populous city in the state of Washington.
Revelation Records is an independent record label focusing originally and primarily on hardcore punk. The label is known for its role in the evolution of hardcore and metallic post-hardcore with releases by bands such as Youth of Today, Warzone, Sick of It All, Quicksand, Side By Side, Chain of Strength, Shelter, Judge, No For An Answer, and Gorilla Biscuits.
In summer 2008, Shook Ones released a split EP with End of a Year, a band which had also left Revelation Records the previous fall. Philadelphia-based Runner Up Records handled the release of the split, which has four songs from Shook Ones and one from End of a Year. The band released an LP in 2009, The Unquoteable A.M.H., on Paper + Plastick.
Facetious Folly Feat is the second full-length album by Shook Ones, released on 30 October 2006 by Revelation Records. The tracks "So Grown Up" and "Slaughter of the Insole" had originally appeared on the "Slaughter of the Insole" 7" and were re-recorded for this album.
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