Hoods
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. 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".
Gato Negro
- 2014-11-24T00:00:00.000000Z
Pit Beast
- 2009-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z
Ghetto Blaster
- 2007-04-10T00:00:00.000000Z
Pray For Death
- 2003-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z
Endless Pain
- 1999-06-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Alone
- 1998-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z
New Blood
- 1997-11-25T00:00:00.000000Z
Сибро
- 2024-02-17T00:00:00.000000Z
Act of War
- 2021-11-26T00:00:00.000000Z
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