Waxeater formed in Bloomington, IN in the summer of
2006. The initial trio consisted of Jeremy Mills (bass, vocals),
Rob Montage (guitar, vocals) and Zac Canale (drums). The band
set out to play a dissonant form of indie-punk, capable of
inducing equal parts cringing and head-nodding, with influences
including some of the expected, Jesus Lizard and Fugazi, to
some less expected Nomeansno and The Melvins, Waxeater
adds the idiosyncrasies of past hard-rock movements into
their careening roller coaster sound. James Lyter took over drum
duties in 2007, and instantly amped up Waxeater’s evolution with
his love of blistering tempos and the frequent time-changes of
some of the best in punk and hardcore. Waxeater have played
over 200 shows since 2007 and will be touring extensively
throughout the U.S. to support ‘SLEEPER’.

SLEEPER
‘SLEEPER’ is a taut, staccato blast of punk/rn’r from the Bloomington,
Indiana trio Waxeater. On their debut full-length they split the
difference between the late 70’s-early 80’s PIL/Birthday Party sound
(think Annalisa and Dead Joe filtered through the lens of ‘Master of
Reality’ era Sabbath) and the modern takes of bands like Future of
The Left and the defunct Refused, leaving room for detours into gritty
ska-like guitar rhythms or slow-groove dashboard pounding
breakdowns.

With ‘SLEEPER’, Waxeater have merged their influences
to create a sound all their own. A driven, bone-crushing set that will
simultaneously have your head bobbing and your teeth grinding.

1-sheet

Waxeater is: Rob Montage (Guitar, Vocals), Elliott Turton (bass, vocals), Aaron Sortman (drums).