Release

Release is the name used by several different artists, including a hardcore band from Edison, New Jersey, a groove/thrash metal band from San Francisco, a drum and bass producer and DJ from Chicago, an ambient and experimental artist from Australia, a depressive/suicidal black metal band, and a Danish heavy metal band active in the 1970s and 1980s.

Hardcore band from New Jersey

The Edison, New Jersey hardcore band is active between 1988 and 1990. Its line-up includes Rob Fish on vocals, Chris Zusi on guitar, Greg Shafer on bass, Chris Caponegro on drums, and Joe Coia on guitar.

Groove/thrash metal band from San Francisco

The San Francisco band forms in 1994 and splits up after releasing one album, End of the Light, on Century Media Records. The line-up includes Aaron Zimpel on vocals and guitar, Gary Wendt on guitar, Nathan Harlow on bass, and Steve Kilgore on drums. Wendt has also played in Sacrilege B.C. and Skinlab, while Zimpel is also associated with Metal Church and Anvil Chorus. The album is described as blending post-thrash metal with slower, more atmospheric passages, with a sound that draws comparison to Pantera, Machine Head, Fear Factory and Alice in Chains.

Other artists with the name

Other artists called Release include a Chicago drum and bass producer and DJ, an Australian ambient/experimental project, a black metal band that contributes the track Working towards Humiliation to the Suicidal Depression Compilation on Rotting Grave, and a Danish heavy metal band active in the 1970s and 1980s. One Release also contributes to Snowwall.