Würm (band)
Encyclopedia
Würm was a sludge metal
band started in 1973 by bass player Chuck Dukowski
, who would later join Black Flag
. They released two LP's on Greg Ginn
's SST Records
and some tracks on compilations. They were active from 1973 to 1977 and from 1982 to 1983.
, and guitar player Ed Danky decided to start a band. They shared the vocal duties and came up with the name Würm in 1974. They played parties and went on tour.
At the Würmhole, their practice place, they became friends with Keith Morris
and Greg Ginn
of the band Panic, who became regulars at the Würmhole parties before beginning to live there and practice there too. Würm also made money by buying and selling musical equipment.
Würm recorded an album in 1977 but the tapes were scrapped after the studio wasn't paid. That event, health problems to band members, the hard time they had at keeping their drummers and their growing dislike for each other caused Würm to split. One year later, Panic changed its mame to Black Flag
to avoid confusion with another band of the same name and Gary, who had joined Panic, rechristened himself Chuck the Duke or Chuk Dukowski
During a Black Flag hiatus, in 1982, Chuck brought back Würm to release a 3-song 7", We're Off/I'm Dead/Time has come Today on SST Records. They again reunited in 1983, adding vocalist Simon Smallwood of the band Dead Hippie. This line up recorded the Feast LP, but split for good during the recording. The LP wasn't released until 1985 on SST Records.
After Würm, Ed Danky played in the bands Reign of Terror, Powertrip and The Mentors
before dying of a cocaine overdose in 1991 and Lou Hinzo also played in the bands Slam
and No Boundaries. Simon Smallwood died from undisclosed causes in the 2000s Danky and Dukowski also wrote the song Modern Man which appeared on Black Flag's 1986 Loose Nut
LP.
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
band started in 1973 by bass player Chuck Dukowski
Chuck Dukowski
Chuck Dukowski is an American punk rock musician, best known as a founding member and bass player for Black Flag. Dukowski wrote some of Black Flag's most popular songs, including "My War," "What I See," "I've Heard It Before" and "Spray Paint." He left the band before the release of My War, and...
, who would later join Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
. They released two LP's on Greg Ginn
Greg Ginn
Gregory Regis Ginn is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. He is best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986....
's SST Records
SST Records
SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
and some tracks on compilations. They were active from 1973 to 1977 and from 1982 to 1983.
History
Würm began in Hermosa Beach in 1973 when Gary McDaniel, who would later be known as Chuck DukowskiChuck Dukowski
Chuck Dukowski is an American punk rock musician, best known as a founding member and bass player for Black Flag. Dukowski wrote some of Black Flag's most popular songs, including "My War," "What I See," "I've Heard It Before" and "Spray Paint." He left the band before the release of My War, and...
, and guitar player Ed Danky decided to start a band. They shared the vocal duties and came up with the name Würm in 1974. They played parties and went on tour.
At the Würmhole, their practice place, they became friends with Keith Morris
Keith Morris
Keith Morris is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and Off! Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1978 debut EP...
and Greg Ginn
Greg Ginn
Gregory Regis Ginn is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. He is best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986....
of the band Panic, who became regulars at the Würmhole parties before beginning to live there and practice there too. Würm also made money by buying and selling musical equipment.
Würm recorded an album in 1977 but the tapes were scrapped after the studio wasn't paid. That event, health problems to band members, the hard time they had at keeping their drummers and their growing dislike for each other caused Würm to split. One year later, Panic changed its mame to Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
to avoid confusion with another band of the same name and Gary, who had joined Panic, rechristened himself Chuck the Duke or Chuk Dukowski
During a Black Flag hiatus, in 1982, Chuck brought back Würm to release a 3-song 7", We're Off/I'm Dead/Time has come Today on SST Records. They again reunited in 1983, adding vocalist Simon Smallwood of the band Dead Hippie. This line up recorded the Feast LP, but split for good during the recording. The LP wasn't released until 1985 on SST Records.
After Würm, Ed Danky played in the bands Reign of Terror, Powertrip and The Mentors
The Mentors
The Mentors are an American heavy metal band noted for its deliberately sexist shock rock lyrics.They formed in 1977 in Seattle, Washington and relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1979, where their irreverent attitude aligned them with the city's punk rock scene. Their music has developed...
before dying of a cocaine overdose in 1991 and Lou Hinzo also played in the bands Slam
Slam (band)
Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...
and No Boundaries. Simon Smallwood died from undisclosed causes in the 2000s Danky and Dukowski also wrote the song Modern Man which appeared on Black Flag's 1986 Loose Nut
Loose Nut
Loose Nut is an album released in 1985 by Black Flag on SST Records.-Track listing:#"Loose Nut" – 4:35#"Bastard in Love" – 3:20#"Annihilate this Week" – 4:44#"Best One Yet" – 2:37...
LP.
Members
- Chuck Dukowski - Bass, Vocals
- Ed Danky - Guitar, Vocals
- Loud Lou Hinzo - Drums
- Simon Smallwood - Vocals
Discography
- Albums
- Feast LP (SST RecordsSST RecordsSST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
, 1985)
- Feast LP (SST Records
- Singles
- "We're Off" b/w "I'm Dead/Time has come Today" 7" (SST RecordsSST RecordsSST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
, 1982)
- "We're Off" b/w "I'm Dead/Time has come Today" 7" (SST Records
- Compilations
- The Blasting Concept LP (SST RecordsSST RecordsSST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
, 1983) - features the track I'm Dead - The Sound of Hollywood 3-Copulation LP (Mystic RecordsMystic RecordsMystic Records is a record label and music production company that was based in Hollywood CA one block south of Hollywood and Vine and later moved to Oceanside, California...
, 1984) - features the track I'm taking over - Program: Annihilator LP (SST RecordsSST RecordsSST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
, 1986) - features the tracks Feast and Bad Habit - The 7 Inch Wonders of the World LP (SST RecordsSST RecordsSST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
, 1986) - features the tracks We're Off, I'm Dead and Time has come Today - The Blasting Concept Volume II LP (SST RecordsSST RecordsSST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
, 1986) - features the track Death Ride - Punk Anderson's Favourites 2XCD (Starving Missile, 1995) - features the track We're Off
- The Blasting Concept LP (SST Records