{"id":477,"date":"2025-07-26T13:29:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T01:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=477"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:16:43","slug":"smut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2025\/07\/smut","title":{"rendered":"SMUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SMUT was a hardcore anarcho-punk band from Wellington, New Zealand, formed in the early 1990s at the Screaming Asylum<\/a><\/strong> flat in Mt. Victoria. The original lineup included Simone Downey and Richard Winder on vocals, Eli Cheeseman on guitar, Chaps on drums, and Zane on bass. Drawing inspiration from bands such as G.B.H., early Corrosion of Conformity, Conflict, and Crass Records acts, SMUT delivered fast, raw punk with a strong political edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band debuted in early 1991 and soon after played the infamous New Plymouth Mushroom Ball<\/strong> alongside Sticky Filth<\/strong> and Das Unter Mensh<\/strong>. Their first album, \u201cTunnel Vision<\/a><\/strong>\u201d, was released in September 1991 at Empire Warehouse<\/a><\/strong> in Wellington, after Richard Winder\u2019s departure. In 1992, Zane was replaced by Kieran Hills on bass, who debuted with SMUT at a gig with Schitzofrantics<\/a><\/strong> and Septic Noise Grinder<\/a><\/strong>. That year, they recorded an eight-song self-titled EP<\/a><\/strong> at Yellow Bike Records<\/strong>, released at Thistle Hall. SMUT toured New Zealand\u2019s North and South Islands with Schitzofrantics<\/strong> in December 1992 and played the Cuba Street Carnival<\/strong> in February 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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