Spite

Spite is a US groove metal, hardcore and nu metal group from Charlotte, United States. The band forms in 2014 in the Bay Area, California and works in heavy music at the intersection of deathcore, hardcore and related extreme-metal styles.

Line-up and formation

The group features vocalist Darius Tehrani, bassist Ben Bamford and guitarist Alex Tehrani. Its later line-up changes include the addition of guitarist Lucas Garrigues and the arrival of drummer Josh “Baby J” Miller, who is also associated with Darko with Tom Barber. Mallory and Fuentes are replaced during this period. In 2023, Lucas Garrigues leaves the band to pursue another career, and Josh Miller leaves shortly afterwards to focus on Darko US.

Releases

Spite first issues Misery, an independent EP, and then releases a self-titled full-length album. The band later signs to Stay Sick Recordings, the label run by Attila frontman Chris Fronzak. Its first album for the label, Nothing Is Beautiful, appears in 2017 and draws comparisons with Thy Art Is Murder, Acacia Strain and Suicide Silence. The follow-up, The Root of All Evil, arrives in 2019.

After touring summer and autumn festivals, the band releases a run of singles and videos: Made to Please in November, Caved In in January 2022, and Hangman in June. Its third album, Dedication to Flesh, is released with a title-track single and video. The band’s recorded output continues to develop around these releases as personnel changes take place.