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Artist
The Smizokes
9+ albums
Ska-Coreskacore
about
The Smizokes formed as a four piece ska-punk band in 1997. Based out of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the original lineup consisted of Toe, Nick Hell, Lee, and Frank. In the Summer of '97, Beezer, Lil Nick, Crisqo, and Amanda joined, forming the horn section. It was with this line-up that The Smizokes recorded their first "demo" at Mt. Royal Studios in Baltimore, MD. Soon after, in '98, Frank left the band and was replaced by Jeff. At this time The Smizokes recorded their self-titled, self-released record (also at Mt. Royal). It was also with this line-up that they started playing a lot of shows in the Baltimore/D.C. region. The most famous of these shows being the various VFW post 160 shows. These were an almost weekly event at the time! Some of the best local Hardcore, Punk, and Ska acts played at "160". It was also in this time frame that the "classic" line-up was filled out to a nine piece band with the addition of Frat Boy Mike to the horn section. Things went on well for about two years. It was with this line-up The Smizokes recorded their second record "X-tinction Agenda" (also self-released). Then came the changes...Amanda and Lee left the band at almost the exact same time. Lee was replaced for a very short time by Wayne. Then, Nick Hell and Jeff left the band, and for about six months The Smizokes went on hiatus to think things over. They got back together with Jeff agreeing to return, the addition of "Metal Mike", and Toe being the sole vocalist. This went pretty
