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Municipal Waste

Municipal Waste

Municipal Waste is an American crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2001. To date, the band has released seven studio albums, three EPs and four splits. They have gone through a few line-up changes, leaving vocalist Tony Foresta and rhythm guitarist Ryan Waste as the only constant members. In addition to Foresta and Waste, their current lineup includes Philip "Land Phil" Hall on bass, Dave Witte on drums and Nick "Nikropolis" Poulos on lead guitar.

Albums

2003 Waste ’Em All
2005 Hazardous Mutation
2007 The Art of Partying
2009 Massive Aggressive
2012 The Fatal Feast
2017 Slime and Punishment
2022 Electrified Brain
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Municipal Waste - Slime And Punishment
"14 new tracks that quite frankly could have been recorded for any of their other albums."
News / Music
Former Municipal Waste Drummer Brandon Ferrell Passes Away
“Thank you Brandon Ferrell for everything you have contributed to this band."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Municipal Waste, Scalphunter, Beer Fridge
The toxic machine launched into overdrive.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Municipal Waste, Party Vibez, MetalStorm, Join The Amish
Finishing up with The Art Of Partying, the boys from Richmond Virginia leave the crowd a frazzled husk of humanity, having dished out a facial blast of 100-proof thrash that is more than worth the post-gig-tinnitus.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Municipal Waste, Malakyte, The Scam
The Hi-Fi becomes a sea of hair as heads thrash back and forth and stage divers dive, flip and crash land into the first few rows, especially as the band hit The Art Of Partying material.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Municipal Waste, Shitripper, Execute
Hopefully they don’t wait another seven years before returning to our shores.
Features / Music
Waste 'Em All
"Slayer are one of my all-time favourite bands and Jeff was the coolest dude in the band and wrote some of the greatest thrash riffs of all time. Angel Of Death, Raining Blood, you just don’t get better than those tunes."
Features / Music
In Thrash We Trust
"We take one day off a week usually [though] days off really don’t help because we usually drink more on those days by accident."
News / Music
Municipal Waste Unveil Australian Dates
American thrashers announce tour