Trash Talk is an American hardcore punk band from Sacramento, California, f… Read Full Bio ↴Trash Talk is an American hardcore punk band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. They have toured all around the world including Japan and Europe, as well as performed in many festivals in support of their releases which helped give the band recognition from publications including Rolling Stone.

Formed in 2005, Trash Talk soon released a Demo 2005 on Sell Our Souls Records, as well as a split with Bay Area band Steel Trap in 2006 for Spiderghost Pressgang. Later that year, they signed on to Rumble Records to record their debut album Walking Disease. Trash Talk would later sign to Malfunction Records (imprint of Deathwish Inc.) in 2007 for the release of their EP Plagues; which would later form a compilation with Walking Disease. After extensive touring with bands such as Cruel Hand, they would eventually leave Deathwish Inc. to manage their own label, Trash Talk Collective.

In 2008, Trash Talk traveled to Chicago with Steve Albini to work on their full-length album. 2009 saw the release of their single "East of Eden", featuring vocals from Keith Morris of Off! / Black Flag / Circle Jerks. After the release of "East of Eden", Trash Talk kept a regular tour schedule and would go overseas.

During their touring, Trash Talk participated in a live session for British radio station BBC Radio 1 showcasing songs from their latest album Eyes & Nines, released physically in Europe and digitally throughout on May 17, 2010. The album came out on CD in the United States on June 8, 2010 with the vinyl releasing on June 21, 2010. In October 2010, Trash Talk first appeared on the cover of The FADER, in its 70th issue. Trash Talk performed at the 2011 Soundwave Festival in February / March 2011. Trash Talk were added to the 2011 lineups of Download in June and Hevy Music Festival in August, although they pulled out of Hevy at the eleventh hour.

A 5 song EP entitled Awake was released October 11, 2011 on True Panther Sounds.

On May 30, 2012, it was announced that Trash Talk had signed to Odd Future Records, making them the first act not part of the Odd Future hip-hop collective and the first non hip-hop artist to sign to the label. The band has been known to perform Tyler, The Creator's song, Radicals, with Tyler as a closer at a few Odd Future shows. They released their album 119 on Odd Future Records on October 9, 2012, in partnership with their Trash Talk Collective imprint and Sony BMG Music Group's RED Distribution. Album was released on October 9.

In November 2013, Devan Bentley, (drummer for Such Gold) joined Trash Talk for their fall tour with Suicidal Tendencies and has been touring with them since.

Trash Talk's fourth full-length studio album, titled No Peace, was released on the 27th of May 2014.

Lee Spielman - vocals
Garrett Stevenson - guitar
Spencer Pollard - bass, vocals
Devan Bentley - drums

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Envy
Trash Talk Lyrics

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These ain't your father's battles this is more
Holy wars on foreign shores blitzkrieg cliques on world tours
Sure the people will fly someday
But for now they rage beneath radio waves
These ain't your father's battles this is more
Holy wars on foreign shores blitzkrieg cliques on world tours

Envy is in me

Now the world is condemned to the bowels of sin
Lucify Crucifer
Subject the world to the angel of death

This ain't your father's war
This is ritual pissing disguised as a test

Overall Meaning

The above lyrics are from the song "Envy" by Trash Talk. The song seems to be about the current state of society, where battles and wars have become more than just physical ones, but rather have taken a new form where the people are fighting beneath the radio waves. It talks about how these battles are not like the traditional battles fought by our fathers but are more like holy wars on foreign shores or blitzkrieg cliques on world tours. The lines "Envy is in me, now the world is condemned to the bowels of sin" seem to suggest that envy and jealousy exist in people and are driving the world towards darkness and chaos. The words "Lucify Crucifer, subject the world to the angel of death" might symbolize that people have succumbed to these feelings of envy and are working towards destroying one another. The line "This ain't your father's war, this is ritual pissing disguised as a test" suggests that what is happening today is a test, to see how much control people have over their emotions and whether they can overcome their darker nature.

Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on the current state of society and how it has evolved into a different form of war, driven by envy and jealousy. The lyrics suggest that if we do not overcome our darker nature, we will be heading towards destruction.

Line by Line Meaning

These ain't your father's battles this is more
This conflict is not like those in the past. It is a more intense, possibly religious war with factions moving across the world.

Holy wars on foreign shores blitzkrieg cliques on world tours
The battles are taking place in distant lands, with rapid offensives by specialized military groups traveling worldwide.

Sure the people will fly someday
Perhaps one day the people will be able to escape the ongoing battle, but not yet.

But for now they rage beneath radio waves
The people are trapped in a war happening under radio communication, hidden from regular citizens.

Envy is in me
The emotion of envy has taken hold of the artist.

Now the world is condemned to the bowels of sin
The world is now being punished and held captive to sinful acts as a result of envy.

Lucify Crucifer
Call upon the devil or a similar evil entity to give power to the singer or his faction.

Subject the world to the angel of death
The goal is to cause death and destruction globally.

This ain't your father's war
This ongoing battle is beyond previous wars that existed in the past.

This is ritual pissing disguised as a test
The fighting is like a ritualistic and pointless display of dominance rather than a real test of ability or strength.

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