Sludgeworth is an American

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band from Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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 consisting of Dan Schafer

Dan Vapid

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 (vocals), Adam White (guitar), Dave McClean (guitar), Mike Hootenstrat (bass), and Brian Vermin (drums).

The band was formed in 1989 as a side project from Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...

, a band that Dan and Brian were in. Later that year, the two decided to leave Screeching Weasel to focus full time on Sludgeworth. The band broke up in 1992 shortly after Dan rejoined Screeching Weasel. The official reason for the split was "artistic differences". In 1995 a collection of their music was released by Lookout! Records

Lookout! Records

-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...

 on the album "Losers of the Year". In 2007 the band announced they would reunite for that year's Riot Fest.

Discography

• Sludgeworth 7" EP (Roadkill Records, 1989)
• What's This? LP/CD (Johann's Face Records, 1991)
• "Anytime" b/w "You and I" 7" single (self-released, 1992)
• Losers of the Year CD (Lookout Records, 1995) - A compilation of selected songs from What's This?, plus the "Anytime" single and unreleased tracks.