Biography
Formed in early 2010, Swamp is a four member one-man-band consisting of the collective figments of the various musical imaginations of Stephen Hoffman, slowly and painstakingly integrated into a coherent musical form through excessive amplification, anal-retentive drum programming, and the lyrical genius gleaned from hours of extended screaming matches with mirrors.
Swamp, playing out of Galesburg, Illinois and Indianapolis, Indiana, recently released their debut EP Three Cheers for the Firing Squad – a crushing blend of sludge metal, stoner metal and doom metal, with some hardcore thrown in for good measure; the album has been well-reviewed and is available for download.
Current Members
Stephen Hoffman: Guitar and Vocals
Waldo Perrier: Guitar
Wilfred Dubois: Bass
Benvenuto van Buren: Drums
Former Members
Walter Wrinkeldingus: Drums (Deceased, Pineapple Overdose)
Influences
Musical
Acid Bath, The Allman Brothers Band, Autopsy, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Bongzilla, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Disfear, Dismember, Eagle Twin, Electric Wizard, Entombed, Eyehategod, Howl, Iron Monkey, Melvins, Mountain, Nasum, Shrinebuilder, Sleep, Sowbelly, Trap Them and Weedeater
...and Otherwise
The writings of William S. Burroughs, Richard Brautigan, Alan Ginsberg and Mike Williams.
Bad horror movies and zombie flicks (and, relatedly, Netflix instant watching).
Boredom, angst, ennui and Pop-Tart™ brand abuse.
Pervasive societal idiocy and ignorant political polarization.
