Slant (band)
{{short description|South Korean hardcore punk band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Slant
| caption =
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = {{hlist|Hardcore punk}}
| years_active = 2018-present
| current_members = {{unbulleted list|Yeji|Yuying|Dongwoo|Garrett |Gunny}}
| past_members =
| label = {{unbulleted list|Iron Lung Records}}
}}
Slant ({{langx|ko|슬랜트}}) is a South Korean hardcore punk band. Since their formation in 2018, the band has released a studio album 1집 (2021).{{cite news |last1=Seo |first1=Jeongmin |title=[서정민갑의 수요뮤직] 분노가 들끓는 시대, 슬랜트의 선동|url=https://www.vop.co.kr/A00001563436.html |access-date=2023-09-07 |work=Voice of People |date=2021-04-14 |language=ko}}
Career
Slant debuted in 2018 when they released a demo album Demo 2018. The vocalist Yeji is a tattoo artist, and the other members have worked in other bands before. They signed with American record label Iron Lung Records, and released EP Vain Attempt in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Yeo |first1=Adam |title=International Hardcore Bands You Need to Know About: Slant|url=https://www.noecho.net/features/slant-korean-hardcore-band |access-date=2023-09-07 |work=No Echo |date=2019-03-18 |language=en}}
In 2021, they released their first full-length album 1집.{{cite news |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Slant - '1집' album review: Seoul band's breakneck speed hardcore demands to be heard|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/slant-1-album-review-seoul-bands-breakneck-speed-hardcore-demands-to-be-heard/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |work=Brooklyn Vegan |date=2022-01-31 |language=en}} Dan Southgate of DIY Conspiracy described the album as "With the ten tracks on offer clocking in at around seventeen minutes, Slant manage to keep your attention throughout without having to cover too much sonic ground." {{cite news |last1=Southgate |first1=Dan |title=Slant – 1집 - Fast and furious first full-length from Seoul’s Slant.|url=https://diyconspiracy.net/slant-1/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |work=DIY Conspiracy |date=2022-03-01 |language=en}} The album was nominated for the Best Metal & Hardcore Album at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Heeyoon |title=SLANT [1집]|url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/slant-1%EC%A7%91/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |work=Korean Music Awards |date=2021-02-26 |language=ko}}
In 2023, they released their second demo album, Demo 2023, and Stereogum's Tom Breihan described them as "Slant is making revved-up, anthemic old-school hardcore punk".{{cite news |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Stream Seoul Hardcore Punk Band Slant’s Fast And Furious New Three-Song Demo|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2234418/stream-seoul-hardcore-punk-band-slants-fast-and-furious-new-three-song-demo/music/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |work=Stereogum |date=2023-08-28 |language=en}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
- 1집 (2021)
= EPs =
- Vain Attempt (2019)
= Demo albums =
- Demo 2018 (2018)
- Demo 2023 (2023)