Zeke

A punishing American hardcore unit based out of Seattle, Washington, Zeke's Gatling-gun riffing and bluesy hard rock demeanor draw as much from heavy metal -- particularly speed and thrash -- as punk, splitting the difference between Motörhead and Black Flag. Beginning with their debut single, "West Seattle Acid Party," in 1993, Zeke carved a path of sonic brutality that saw them rise from regional D.I.Y. punk upstarts to national headliners via career-best outings like Kicked in the Teeth, Death Alley, and 'Til the Livin' End. In the mid-2000s the band teamed up with Relapse and adopted more of a heavy metal-forward style -- the group went on hiatus in 2007, but returned in 2018 with a new studio LP, Hellbender.