Hoods
OriginSacramento, California, U.S.
GenresBeatdown hardcore[1]
Years active1994–present
LabelsArtery, Eulogy, Westcoast Worldwide, Victory Records, Breakout

Hoods is an American beatdown hardcore band from Sacramento, California. Formed in 1994 by Mike "Mikey Hood" Mraz who later added Logan Murray, Tony Goodloe and Billy Gaffney. Hoods shows influences such as Madball, Sick of It All, Minor Threat and Cro-Mags. They released their first EP entitled Once Again in 1996 and concentrated on live performances. After numerous fights between fans and an altercation between a couple of the band members and a police officer, the band left the Sacramento area. The band moved to the San Francisco Bay Area playing shows with groups such as Powerhouse, Redemption 87 and Skin Lab. In 1997 after a disagreement with bandmates and his mother's illness Gaffney left and was replaced by Jeremy. Murray and Goldoe then left and were replaced by Ben and Mario.

In 2005, Hoods were dropped from Victory Records after a dispute over royalties and management.[2] They signed with Eulogy Recordings in 2005 and released The King Is Dead. The group released a new album, Ghetto Blaster, in April 2007. The release Pit Beast dropped in May 2009 after the band signed with I Scream Records. The cover art for this album was done by Craig Holloway, who created cover art for acts such as Negative Approach and Obituary among others. In 2014 the band signed with Artery Recordings and released "Gato Negro".[3]

Band members

Discography

Year Album Label
1996 Once Again 1996 (EP) Back ta Basics
1997 New Blood Gain Ground
1998 Alone Breakout Records
1999 Endless Pain Stillborn Records
2001 Time...The Destroyer Victory Records
2003 Pray for Death Victory Records
2004 Seven Years in Sacramento Self-released
2004 Live – The Legend Continues 720 Records
2005 Hoods/Freya (split) Victory Records
2005 The King Is Dead Eulogy Recordings
2007 Ghetto Blaster Eulogy Recordings
2009 Pit Beast I Scream Records
2014 Gato Negro Artery Recordings

References

  1. ↑ "HOODS 'The King Is Dead' Album Review". Lambgoat. October 20, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ Teitelman, Bram (February 24, 2015). "Hoods challenge Victory Records owner, math". Blastbeat Network. Brooklyn, NY. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Fernandez, Josh (November 25, 2014). "BE VERY AFRAID". Submerge. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Artists". Eulogy Recordings. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Members". Hoods. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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