Limp Wrist
Blistering, high-speed hardcore that weaponizes camp and aggression. It is short, loud, and unapologetically queer music for the pit and the protest.
Blistering, high-speed hardcore that weaponizes camp and aggression. It is short, loud, and unapologetically queer music for the pit and the protest.
Limp Wrist sounds like a controlled explosion in a very small room. They take the foundational speed of 80s thrashcore and inject it with a fierce, flamboyant energy that is both intimidating and deeply welcoming. The guitars are a constant blur of distortion, the drums are a relentless gallop, and the vocals are delivered with a throat-shredding urgency that demands your full attention.
What truly sets them apart is their refusal to choose between being 'hard' and being 'queer.' They reclaimed the hyper-masculine aesthetics of the hardcore scene and twisted them into something subversive and celebratory. Their songs are often under two minutes long, delivering punchy, satirical, and deeply political messages with a wink and a middle finger.
Start with their self-titled LP or the 'Complete Discography' to hear the evolution of their sound. It is the perfect entry point for anyone who loves the intensity of classic punk but wants a perspective that is more confrontational and specific to the LGBTQ+ experience.
Limp Wrist is an American punk rock band, who formed in 1998. Featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, Devoid of Faith, By the Throat, and Kill the Man Who Questions, the band plays short, fast hardcore music, and covers themes concerning the gay community in their live performances and lyrics. They are an openly gay band and they identify as part of the "queercore" punk subculture. The band declared in Frontiers magazine, "We put the 'core' back in 'Queercore'". The band are featured on the cover of My Brain Hurts, Liz Baillie's comic about queer teenagers in New York City. After the break up of Los Crudos, Martin Sorrondeguy, and the original guitarist, Mark Telfian, came up with the idea to form a band. They are an openly gay band and they identify as part of the queercore subculture. They then asked the bassist Andrew Martini, and original drummer, Scott Moore, who were living in Philadelphia to join up for a first practice which was held in Philadelphia in late 1998. After a few weekends of practice, a first gig was set up in Philadelphia at Stalag 13 on June 13, 1999. The members have never all lived in the same city and thus play infrequently, except for an occasional tour.
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