World of Pain (band)

World of Pain was an American hardcore punk[1] band from San Diego, California.[5][6]

World of Pain
Origin	San Diego, California, United States
Genres	Hardcore punk[1], Metalcore, Heavy hardcore[2][3]
Years active	2009-2019[4]
Labels	Beatdown Hardwear (BDHW)
Website	www.worldofpainhc.com or World of Pain on Facebook
Members	Noah Friend Vito Lograsso Tristan Huarte Timothy 'TJ' Seely Paul Dove
Past members	Conor Drury Ryan 'Face' Brooks Swayho Haines Shawn McClendon

History

Formed in 2009, World of Pain has released two full-length studio albums, two EPs and one 3-way split.[7]. Shortly after the release of their 2009 demo, World of Pain signed with Beatdown Hardwear (BDHW), releasing the 'Earthquake Split'[8] in 2010 with fellow American bands Ruckus[9] and Xibalba[10]. In 2011, the band released their self-titled first full-length studio album, 'World of Pain' on Beatdown Hardwear (BDHW)[11]. This album featured guest vocalists Thaddeus 'Tad' Stamps of STOUT [12], Martin Gonzalez of the band Billy Club Sandwich, Matthias 'Matthi' Odysseus of Nasty and a secret track featuring voice actor Jon St. John as the voice of Duke Nukem[13]. In 2013, World of Pain released an EP on Beatdown Hardwear (BDHW) titled 'Improvise & Survive' [14][15][16] in collaboration with clothing brand Us Versus Them. A few years later in 2016, World of Pain released their second full-length studio album on Beatdown Hardwear (BDHW) titled 'End Game'[17][3][18][19]. This album featured guest vocalists Jeremy Tingle of Lifeless and Mike Score of All Out War. The following year in 2017, in collaboration with Retribute Records (Japan), World of Pain released their second EP, titled 'No Utopia'[20][21]. After 10 years of being together, World of Pain announced on March 6, 2019 over social media that '2019' would mark the final year of World of Pain [4][22]. World of Pain played their final show on January 4th, 2020 in their hometown of San Diego, California. [23] [24]

Notable Tours/Festivals

• Long Island Fest (2011) featuring Most Precious Blood, Xibalba, Skycamefalling, Cipher, Foundation, Incendiary, The Partisan Turbine, and more.[25]
• European Takeover Tour (2012) featuring Nasty (Band) and Fallbrawl.[26][27][28]
• Summer Of Hate (2012) featuring 100 Demons, Shattered Realm, Death Before Dishonor, Nasty (Band), Suburban Scum, Sand and more.[29][30]
• Bloodaxe Festival (2013) featuring Shai Hulud, Obey The Brave, Culture, Alpha & Omega, Loyal To The Grave and more.[31][32][33]
• Tough Love Fest 3 (2014) featuring Earth Crisis, Shai Hulud, Sworn In, Death Before Dishonor, Lionheart and more.[34]
• Tough Love Fest 4 (2015) featuring Sworn Enemy, Sworn Vengeance, 2X4, Redeemer, One X Choice and more.[35]
• New England Metal and Hardcore Festival (2015) featuring Between The Buried and Me, Testament, Motionless In White, The Red Chord, Exodus, Code Orange, Death Before Dishonor and more.[36][37][38]
• For The Children (2015) featuring Rotting Out, Power Trip, Death Threat, Strife, Modern Life Is War, Alpha & Omega, Xibalba and more.
• European Tour (2016) featuring CDC and Harm/Shelter.[39]
• A Ruhrpott Hardcore Brawl (2016) featuring CDC, In Blood We Trust, Enemy Ground and more.[40]
• Return To Strength Festival (2016) featuring Power Trip, Expire, CDC, No Turning Back, Knuckle Dust, Steel Nation, Laid 2 Rest and more.[41][42]
• Homefront Presents.. (2017) featuring Skarhead, Billy Club Sandwich, Manipulate, Regulate and more.[43]
• Brick By Brick Festival (2017) featuring Strength For A Reason, Naysayer, Trail Of Lies, Enemymind, Laid 2 Rest and more.[44]
• Bloodaxe Festival (2017) featuring Nasty (Band), First Blood, After The Burial, Loyal To The Grave, Incendiary and more.[31][45]
• For The Children (2017) featuring Infest, Terror, Ramallah, All Out War, Bitter End, Xibalba, Strife and more.[6][46]
• Midwest Blood Fest (2018) featuring Knocked Loose, Bent Life, Blood In Blood Out, Year Of The Knife, Heavens Die and more.[47]
• EKB Fest Volume 1 (2019) featuring Xibalba, Billy Club Sandwich, Line Of Scrimmage, Absolute Suffering and more.[48]
• Mosh For Paws Festival (2019) featuring Xibalba, Racetraitor, No Zodiac and more.[49]

Members

• Noah Friend - Vocals
• Vito Lograsso - Guitars
• Tristan Huarte - Guitars
• Timothy 'TJ' Seely - Bass
• Paul Dove - Drums

Discography

Studio Albums

• Self-Titled (2011)
• End Game (2016)

EPs

• Improvise & Survive (2013)
• No Utopia (2016)

Compilations

• Earthquake Split (2010)

References

1. Harrington, Christopher J. "Hardcore is here to stay: World of Pain comes to Binghamton". Ithaca Times.
2. Kamiński, Karol (May 19, 2016). "Marching straight into destruction - an interview with WORLD OF PAIN!". IDIOTEQ.com.
3. Welsh, Connor (March 23, 2016). "REVIEW: World of Pain – End Game [2016]".
4. Hereth, Simon (March 7, 2019). "WORLD OF PAIN lösen sich nach 10 Jahren auf". AWAY FROM LIFE.
5. Life, Away from (May 3, 2016). "WORLD OF PAIN: Interview with singer Noah about "End Game" » AWAY FROM LIFE".
6. Shepyer, Rob (December 15, 2017). "For The Children 2017 at The Echoplex: Hardcore is The Gift That Keeps on Giving". Janky Smooth.
7. "World of Pain - complete achievements". www.spirit-of-metal.com.
8. "HARDBOILED: Ruckus".
9. Staff, Blow The Scene (April 2, 2012). "Ruckus Of Malice and Man Album Premiere".
10. "Xibalba: Tierra Y Libertad". Pitchfork.
11. "WORLD OF PAIN - WORLD OF PAIN". partyausfall.de.
12. "» RECORD RELEASES".
13. "World of Pain x Duke Nukem" – via www.facebook.com.
14. "World of Pain - Improvise & Survive • Review".
15. "Reviews : WORLD OF PAIN / Improvise & Survive :: ox-fanzine.de". www.ox-fanzine.de.
16. "matteouvt | Us Versus Them". web.archive.org. September 25, 2013.
17. Hereth, Simon (April 19, 2016). "World of Pain - End Game ::: Review (2016)". AWAY FROM LIFE.
18. "REVIEW: World of Pain – End Game". May 20, 2016.
19. "World of Pain - End Game".
20. Hereth, Simon (May 5, 2018). "World of Pain - No Utopia ::: Review (2018)". AWAY FROM LIFE.
21. "World of Pain live up to their name on "Apocalypse Now"—exclusive - Alternative Press". July 3, 2017.
22. "WORLD OF PAIN | M.A.D. Tourbooking".
23. "World of Pain and Take Offense". www.sandiegoreader.com.
24. "World of Pain - 01/04/2020 - Last show (Live @ Che Cafe)" – via www.youtube.com.
25. "Long Island Fest 2011 takes shape". lambgoat.com.
26. Kamiński, Karol (September 29, 2012). "NASTY 2012 tour dates [UPDATE] » IDIOTEQ.com". IDIOTEQ.com.
27. "GlueHC". gluehc.com.
28. "NASTY - EUROPEAN TAKEOVER TOUR 2012 mit World of Pain und Fallbrawl". partyausfall.de.
29. "HARDBOILED: Summer Of Hate 2012 Details".
30. "Summer of Hate 2012". February 25, 2012 – via Flickr.
31. "Japan's Bloodaxe Festival announce full lineup". Unite Asia. June 28, 2017.
32. "BLOODAXE FESTIVAL 2013、全ラインナップ決定　Tシャツ付き限定チケット発売中 | Musicman-net". www.musicman.co.jp.
33. "【SHAI HULUD】〈BLOODAXE FESTIVAL〉、今年も感涙のラインナップで開催！チケットの販売がスタート - CDJournal ニュース". www.cdjournal.com.
34. "Tough Love Fest 2014 lineup takes shape". lambgoat.com.
35. "NateFest venue & ticket info revealed; Old Wounds playing shows with Sworn Enemy and Cult Leader (separately)". BrooklynVegan.
36. "THE RED CHORD, RIVERS OF NIHIL, CODE ORANGE, Etc. Get Added To New England Metal and Hardcore Festival". Metal Injection. January 8, 2015.
37. "New England Metal & Hardcore Fest 2015 adds bands". lambgoat.com.
38. "New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Announce additional acts: The Red Chord, Allegaeon, Rivers of Nihil, Overcast, and more | Metal Blade Records". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
40. "RUHRPOTT HARDCORE BRAWL 2016". May 20, 2016.
41. "Return to Strength Festival 2016". www.festivalticker.de.
42. "Return To Strength Festival". www.facebook.com.
43. "Billy Club Sandwich confirm scattered tour dates; pummeling New York soon | NextMosh.com".
44. "Brick By Brick Fest 2019 Lineup Revealed | Features". www.noecho.net.
45. "【NEWS】Bloodaxe Festival 2017にWorld of Pain, Crystal Lakeの出演が決定". June 28, 2017.
47. "Midwest Blood Fest 5 | Louisville Hardcore/Punk/Indie Rock.com".
49. "Mosh For Paws 2019 to Feature XIBALBA, CHOKEHOLD, HARVEST, More". lambgoat.com.