| The Smoke of Hell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1992 | |||
| Recorded |
| |||
| Genre | Punk, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 27:37 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
| The Supersuckers chronology | ||||
| ||||
The Smoke of Hell is the debut studio album by the American band the Supersuckers. [1] [2] It was released on September 1, 1992, on Sub Pop records. [3] The cover art is by the comic book artist Daniel Clowes.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The Washington Post wrote that the music "is basic punk—sloppy, speedy rock 'n' roll in the manner of such bands as the New York Dolls or the Heartbreakers." [5]
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often credited with helping popularize grunge music. The label's roster includes Fleet Foxes, Tad, Beach House, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney, Flight of the Conchords, Foals, Blitzen Trapper, Father John Misty, clipping., Shabazz Palaces, Weyes Blood, Guerilla Toss, Bully, Low, METZ, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kiwi Jr., TV Priest and The Shins. In 1995, the owners of Sub Pop sold a 49% stake of the label to the Warner Music Group.
Cowpunk is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or new wave with country, folk, and blues in its sound, lyrical subject matter, attitude, and style. Examples include Social Distortion, The Gun Club, The Long Ryders, Dash Rip Rock, Violent Femmes, The Blasters, Mojo Nixon, Meat Puppets, The Beat Farmers, Rubber Rodeo, Rank and File, and Jason and the Scorchers. Many of the musicians in this scene subsequently became associated with alternative country, roots rock or Americana.
Hype! (1996) is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the development of the grunge scene from its early beginning in neighborhood basements to its emergence as an explosive pop culture phenomenon. Hype! attempts to dispel some of the myths of the genre promulgated by media hype by depicting the grunge subculture from the point of view of people who were active in the scene. The film generally portrays this mythos in a satirical way while acknowledging that it was media hype that helped propel some of these obscure bands to fame.
Gas Huffer was an American garage rock band from Washington. They were known for their informal and comical lyrics and their antic-laden stage presence.
The Supersuckers are an American rock band, formed in 1988, whose music ranges from alternative rock to country rock to cowpunk. AllMusic describes the band as "the bastard sons of Foghat, AC/DC, and ZZ Top after being weaned on punk rock, unafraid of massive guitar riffs, outsized personalities, or pledging allegiance to sex, weed, and Satan with a wink and a nudge."
Devil's Food is a singles compilation by American rock and roll band Supersuckers. It was released in April 2005 on Mid-Fi records.
Motherfuckers Be Trippin' is a studio album by American rock and roll band Supersuckers. It was released on April 22, 2003, on the band's own label, Mid-Fi Recordings.
The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll is a studio album by the American rock and roll band Supersuckers. It was released on October 19, 1999, on Koch Records.
Must've Been High is the fourth studio album and the first cowpunk album by the American rock and roll band Supersuckers. It was released on March 25, 1997, via Sub Pop.
The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers is the third studio album by the American rock band the Supersuckers. It was released on August 8, 1995, on Sub Pop.
La Mano Cornuda is the second studio album by the American rock and roll band Supersuckers. It was released on March 1, 1994, on Sub Pop. The title is Spanish for the horned hand, a reference to the hand sign often seen at rock and roll shows.
Velocity Girl is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, and active in the Washington, D.C., area. The band released three albums before splitting up in 1996. The band reunited for a one-off concert in 2002 and for a few concerts in 2023 and 2024.
Glitterhouse Records is a German independent record label and mail order company based in Beverungen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was founded in the mid-1980s. From the late 1980s until the mid-1990s it was the European branch of the American label Sub Pop. Since 1997 the annual Orange Blossom Special Festival has been staged behind the Glitterhouse headquarters. Glitterhouse created the subsidiary Glitterbeat Records label (2012) and Stag-O-Lee Mailorder record shop.
The Squirrels are a novelty pop band based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1984 by lead vocalist Rob Morgan, the band went through numerous lineups, but has stuck to the aesthetic that Peter Blecha describes as "cross-pollinat[ing] bubblegum sensibilities with punk attitudes."
Cat Butt was a Seattle, Washington rock group, formed in 1987. Initially, the band did a short West Coast tour, and then went on to record their first full-length album, Journey to the Center Of, which was produced by Jack Endino of Skin Yard. To promote the album, the band did a large U.S. tour, before disbanding in late 1990. Although not as successful as other Sub Pop bands, they maintained a loyal cult following in the Pacific Northwest.
Jack Endino is an influential audio engineer and musician particularly associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement.
ZIPGUN are an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States, primarily active from 1991 to 1994. The original founding members were: guitarist Neil Rogers, singer Robb Clarke, bassist Mark Wooten and drummer Dan Cunneen.
In Name and Blood is the third studio album by punk rock band Murder City Devils, released in 2000. It was recorded, produced, and mixed at Robert Lang Studios by John Agnello.
Teen Angels was an American grunge rock band. It was formed by singer Kelly Canary and another former member of the band Dickless, drummer Lisa Smith, along with Julie Ransweiler. Nalini Cheriel (Adickdid) was also a member at one point. They released two EPs on Scooch Pooch, and then a single and an album (Daddy) on Sub Pop.
Get the Hell is a studio album by American rock band The Supersuckers. It was released on January 14, 2014, on Acetate Records.
 | This 1990s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
