Huntington Beach, California-based punks Guttermouth formed in1989, comprising vocalist Mark "Mercury" Adkins, guitarists DerekDavis and Scott Sheldon, bassist Stever Rapp (who replaced original bassistClint Weinrich), and drummer Captain James T. Nunn. Debuting a year later withthe single "Puke," Guttermouth issued their debut LP, Full Length, in1992, followed in 1994 by Friendly People, their first effort for new label .Guttermouth resurfaced in 1996 with Teri Yakimoto, followed a year later byMusical Monkey; their first concert LP, Live from the Pharmacy, appeared in1998. Their sixth album, Gorgeous, was issued a year later, featuring newdrummer Ty Smith; Covered with Ants followed in mid-2000, marking their firstfor Epitaph.

Guttermouth are studio hounds; they returned to the punk rockscene in fall 2002 when the ambitious Gusto was released, and came back formore in 2004 with the scathing Eat Your Face (with guitarist Don Horne and ex-bassist Kevin Clark now on board). That same summer saw the departure ofdrummer Smith to concentrate on his side project ; the outspoken band alsoreportedly got kicked off the Warped Tour in August. Adkins later clarifiedthat they left the tour by choice, sickened by the ignorant political commentsspouted during various bands' sets. After departing , the group was officiallyadded to the  roster in late 2005. Guttermouth then contributed the track"April 29th, 1992" to the  tribute album Forever Free, andreleased their installment of the Beyond Warped Live Music Series in January2006. The band's tenth album, Shave the Planet, appeared that August, withAdkins, Sheldon, and Horne joined by original bassist Weinrich and drummer RyanFarrell. After promotion for Shave, the band didn't issue new material for afull decade. When they re-formed, the new lineup consisted of Adkins, bassistJustin Van Westbroek, and guitarist Geoff Armstrong. The outfit released a pairof EPs in 2016: Got It Made arrived that summer, while New Car Smell was issuedthat winter. 

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