Trash Talk is an Americanhardcore punk band fromSacramento, California, formed in 2005. They have toured all around the world including Japan and Europe, as well as performed in many festivals in support of their releases which helped give the band recognition from publications includingRolling Stone.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Trash Talk
Trash Talk in 2010
Background information
Origin	Berkeley, California, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk thrashcore[1] crossover thrash[2]
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Trash Talk Collective Odd Future RED TPS Deathwish Inc./Malfunction Six Feet Under Reflections Alliance Trax Sell Our Souls
Members	Spencer Pollard Lee Spielman Garrett Stevenson David Gagliardi Thomas Pridgen
Past members	Tim Butcher Sam Bosson Nick Fit John Fleuti Scott Barrett Devan Bentley

Formed in 2005, Trash Talk soon released a demo on Sell Our Souls Records, as well as a split with Bay Area band Steel Trap in 2006 for Spiderghost Pressgang.^[8] Later that year, they signed on to Rumble Records to record their debut albumWalking Disease. Trash Talk would later sign to Malfunction Records (imprint ofDeathwish Inc.) in 2007 for the release of their EPPlagues; which would later form a compilation withWalking Disease.^{[citation needed]} After extensive touring with bands such asCruel Hand, they would eventually leave Deathwish Inc. to manage their own label, Trash Talk Collective.^[9]

In 2008, Trash Talk traveled to Chicago withSteve Albini to work on their full-length album.^[10] 2009 saw the release of their single "East of Eden", featuring vocals fromKeith Morris ofOff!/Black Flag/Circle Jerks.^[11] In the United Kingdom, the band also later released "East of Eden" onShame, acompilation album of various earlier albums, EPs, and singles, in theUnited Kingdom.^[12] Made up of two discs, it includedWalking Disease,Plagues, and their eponymous 2008 album.^{[citation needed]}

After the release of "East of Eden," Trash Talk kept a regular tour schedule and would go overseas.^[5][13] During their touring, Trash Talk participated in a live session for British radio stationBBC Radio 1 showcasing songs from their latest albumEyes & Nines, released physically in Europe and digitally throughout on May 17, 2010.^[14] The album came out on CD in the United States on June 8, 2010, with the vinyl releasing on June 21, 2010.^[15][16][17] In October 2010, Trash Talk first appeared on the cover ofThe Fader, in its 70th issue.^[18] Trash Talk performed at the 2011Soundwave Festival in February/March 2011.^[19] Trash Talk were added to the 2011 lineups ofDownload in June andHevy Music Festival in August, although they withdrew prior to the performance.^{[citation needed]}

A five-song EP entitledAwake was released October 11, 2011, onTrue Panther Sounds.^{[citation needed]}

On May 30, 2012, it was announced that Trash Talk had signed toOdd Future Records, making them the first act not part of theOdd Future hip-hop collective and the first non hip-hop artist to sign to the label. The band has been known to performTyler, The Creator's song,"Radicals", with Tyler as a closer at a fewOdd Future shows.^[20] They released their album119 on Odd Future Records on October 9, 2012, in partnership with their Trash Talk Collective imprint andSony BMG Music Group'sRED Distribution.^[21]

Trash Talk's fourth studio album,No Peace, was released on May 27, 2014. On October 18, 2019, the band announced that they were putting the finishing touches on their upcoming album. On May 22, 2020, Trash Talk announced via social media their new EP, "Squalor," is coming out on June 5. Thomas Pridgen also announced he has rejoined the band to record the new EP.^{[citation needed]}

• Walking Disease (Rumble Records / Six Feet Under Records, 2007)
• Trash Talk (Trash Talk Collective, 2008)
• Eyes & Nines (Trash Talk Collective, 2010)
• 119 (Trash Talk Collective /Odd Future Records, 2012)
• No Peace (Trash Talk Collective /Odd Future Records, 2014)

• Trash Talk 7" (Sell Our Souls, 2005)
• Split (with Steel Trap) (Spiderhost Pressgang, 2006)
• Plagues (Malfunction Records, 2008)
• East of Eden / Son of a Bitch (Trash Talk Collective, 2009)
• Split (withWavves) (2011)
• Awake 7" (True Panther Sounds, 2011)
• Tangle (Trash Talk Collective, 2016)
• Squalor (withKenny Beats) (Trash Talk Collective, 2020)

• 2005 Demo (Sell Our Souls, 2005)

• Live at United Blood (Six Feet Under Records, 2008)

• Plagues... Walking Disease (Deathwish Inc./Malfunction, 2008)
• Shame (Hassle Records, UK, 2009)

• "Explode" (2010)
• "Awake" (2011)
• "Burn Alive" (2011)
• "Slander" (2012)
• "F.E.B.N." (2012)
• "The Hole" (2014)
• "The Great Escape" (2014)