{"id":469,"date":"2022-06-09T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T03:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=469"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:42:53","slug":"smegmata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2022\/06\/smegmata","title":{"rendered":"Smegmata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Smegmata were a crust punk band that played around Wellington from 2004-2006 mixing with the likes of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/04\/drug-problem\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"229\">Drug Problem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/07\/if-i-had-a-gun\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"302\">If I Had A Gun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/02\/backyard-burial\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"77\">Backyard Burial<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/05\/dead-vicious\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"195\">Dead Vicious<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Origin<\/strong><\/td><td>Wellington, Newtown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Genre<\/strong><\/td><td>punk, crust, thrash<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Years Active<\/strong><\/td><td>2004 &#8211; 2006<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Associated Acts<\/strong><\/td><td>Backyard Burial<br>If I Had A Gun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Past Members<\/strong><\/td><td>Alec Morris (drums)<br>Odeon (vocals)<br>? (guitar)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Timeline<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2003, August 30, New Era<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2003_08_30_new-era.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2511\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2003_08_30_new-era.jpg 706w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2003_08_30_new-era-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004, March 5, The Cross<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_03_05_thecross.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_03_05_thecross.jpg 438w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_03_05_thecross-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004, April 1, Valve<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Sideproject, Smegmata, Shotgun Surgery, Slave Cadaver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004, April 17, 128 Abel Smith St<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter is-style-rectangular\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2426\" data-id=\"2426\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith.jpg 711w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"506\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8545\" data-id=\"8545\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith_06.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith_06.jpg 765w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith_06-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"518\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-472\" data-id=\"472\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/smegmata_01.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/smegmata_01.jpg 738w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/smegmata_01-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"788\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8544\" data-id=\"8544\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith_08.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith_08.jpg 514w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_04_17_128abelsmith_08-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004, July 3, Valve<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_07_03_valve_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15232\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_07_03_valve_2.jpg 708w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_07_03_valve_2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004, December 4, The Cross<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"703\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_12_02_thecross.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2338\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_12_02_thecross.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_12_02_thecross-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2004_12_02_thecross-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2005<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2005, February 26, Valve<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2005_02_26_valve.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2261\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2005_02_26_valve.jpg 699w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2005_02_26_valve-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2005, September 16, The Caledonian<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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