Seaweed

Seaweed was an American band from Tacoma, Washington, who were active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music was a combination of different rock subgenres, including post-hardcore and punk rock. They were signed to various notable record labels, such as Sub Pop Records, Merge Records, and Hollywood Records. The band released six albums between 1989 and 1999, followed by a hiatus that lasted until 2007. They then disbanded a second time in 2014. History Seaweed and Despised (1989–1991) The band started out in 1989, consisting of vocalist Aaron Stauffer, guitarist Clint Werner, guitarist Wade Neal, bassist John Atkins, and drummer Bob Bulgrien. All five members were still attending high school at the time, and most of them were already active in other local bands. Their early influences included a wide variety of bands, such as Dag Nasty, Minor Threat, Nirvana, Soul Asylum, Black Flag, Iron Maiden, Misfits, Soundgarden, Hüsker Dü, and Beat Happening. Their first major tour was alongside the band Superchunk. Throughout 1989 and 1990, the band would release various one-off singles. Later on in 1990, a smaller label known as Tupelo (known for releases by the bands Jawbreaker, Nirvana, and The Melvins) approached the band to release their first album. Instead, the band compiled their previous singles, and recorded one new song, to release Seaweed. As stated in later interviews and the name of the band's 1993 album, Seaweed was considered to be the band's first major release.