Judiciary (band)

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

Judiciary
Origin	Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk metalcore crossover thrash thrash metal
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Closed Casket Activities
Members	Austin Scott-Looney Israel Garza Jake Collinson Jimmy LaDue Juan Vazquez
Past members	Kyle Calfin Jerel Ramirez
Website	judiciarytx.com

History

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, and 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]

Musical style

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

Band members

Current

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

Discography

Studio albums

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

EPs

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

Singles

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

Demos

• Demo '14 (2014)