Judiciary (band)

Judiciary is an American hardcore punk band formed in 2013 from Lubbock, Texas.^[1][2][3]

Judiciary were formed in Lubbock, Texas in 2013. In 2014, they recorded and released a demo, named Demo '14. Their first EP, The Axis of Equality, was released in 2016,^[4] and in 2017 they released a split EP with the Canadian hardcore punk band Mortality Rate.^[3][4][5]

In 2018, they signed with Closed Casket Activities, and released the single "Temple" from their upcoming album on the label.^[6] The following year, they released Surface Noise, their first studio album.^[7] Surface Noise was produced and engineered by Taylor Young. Surface Noise was mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk, who previously worked with the American thrash metal band Power Trip.^[8] According to the band, the name of the album is a reference to a lyric from the song "It's a Mistake" by Men At Work.^[6]

They announced the follow up to Surface Noise in 2023, named Flesh + Blood, and released the single "Engulfed".^[9][10] The album was released through Closed Casket Activities on March 10 that year.^{[11][3][12][13]} Flesh + Blood was produced and engineered by Arthur Rizk, and was mixed and mastered by Will Putney.^[13]

Judiciary have been described as hardcore punk,^[14] metalcore,^[15] crossover thrash,^[1][16] and thrash metal.^[14]

• Jake Collinson – vocals (2013–present)
• Israel Garza – rhythm guitar (2013–present)
• Austin Scott-Looney – drums (2013–present)
• Jimmy LaDue – lead guitar (2020–present)
• Juan Vazquez – bass (2023–present)

• Surface Noise (2019)
• Flesh + Blood (2023)

• The Axis of Equality (2016)
• Split (2017, split with Mortality Rate)

• "Temple" (2019)
• "Social Crusade" (2019)
• "War (Time is Nigh)" (2019)
• "Engulfed" (2023)
• "Paradigm Piercer" (2023)
• "Knife in the Dirt" (2023)

• Demo '14 (2014)