Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006)

About Me

midwest hardcore / thrash / punk / metal. Aggressive lightning-fast hardcore bordering on metal. High energy shows and recordings. Intense politi-punk vocals. Aggressive and intense and infectuous.
the new album is 10 songs of blistering fast hardcore with thunderous yet melodic guitars, machine gun drums, anti-government sentiments- heartfelt but not emo. 2 instrumentals to let you catch your breath.
we started out as a terrible drunk-punk slop-core band in 2000. since then we have refined and rehashed our sound, turning our sights to more complicated technically challenging music. we are now some kind of hybrid-crossbreed of metal, punk, hardcore, and thrash. over the years we have been compared to Pennywise, Sick of it All, Minor Threat, Suicidal Tendencies, Agnostic Front, Avenged Sevenfold, Rise Against, and other great bands which is very flattering. we play with tons of touring bands and will often give them a place to crash if possible. we have a strong DIY mentality and make our own music, our own merch, and our own marketing our own way.
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Member Since: 1/28/2005
Band Website: wsphardcore.com
Band Members: Jason Kelly (vocals/lyrics), Bob Okamoto (guitar), Jeremy Warner (guitar /vocals), Nate Hales (bass/vocals), Ben Swift (drums/vocals)

Influences: punk, hardcore, metal, rock, thrash, etc...
Sounds Like: kinda like Suicidal Tendencies meets Sick Of It All...
Record Label: DIY so far - looking for the right label.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

yup, the band is dead

so WSP has called it quits. It happens... it was a good 6 1/2 years. Thanks to everyone who supported us, we really appreciate it. You can still catch Bob and Nate in Youth In Asia ...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:19:00 PST

wsphardcore.com

is being updated, finally. the coolest thing about it will be mp3's of everything we've ever recorded over the past 6 1/2 years. you can see how we've evolved/regressed etc. stay tun...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:48:00 PST

WSP Podcast/Show Saturday

WSP Podcast/Show Saturday http://www.journalstar.com/gz/go here to the Ground Zero Live and listen to our podcast. we're rock stars! tell us how big of douche's we sound like.come to our show satu...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Thu, 18 May 2006 11:01:00 PST

be afraid... be very afraid...

Jeremy is finally back in Lincoln, so WSP is gearing up to destroy the world. We're gonna lay low for a couple more months (we'll still play a couple of shows here and there, stay tuned) to writ...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:40:00 PST

wanna whack me off?

Ben's in the process of designing a new website, in the meantime, Nate made this super awesome game: www.wsphardcore.com ...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:40:00 PST

first shows of 2006!

Friday 3/3 @ the Chatterbox - Nick's welcome home show w/ Dirtfedd, Billy Knuckles & Piss Poor, 9pm, $3-5, 18+ Sat 3/4 @ Duggans. The Briggs, Jaeger Fight, This is We 8pm, 21+, $7 &nb...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:05:00 PST

WSP rumor central

Jeremy may be moving back w/ in a couple of months, if so, we can finally be real band again and write new songs and play more shows!
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:27:00 PST

WSP has the13th best Nebraska album of 2005!

according to the fine folks at the Ground Zero/Lincoln Journal Star. http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/12/29/gz/doc43b4815 0a55d5446171784.txt...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:16:00 PST

WSP DVD

is on it's way... it's from our CDR last January, it turned out so good, we're gonna make a few for those who want one. fully DIY, so it'll only be a few bucks...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:41:00 PST

Daily Nebraskan Article on Hurricane Benefit show

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/27 /43605ff67e4b4 Knickerbockers hosts relief concert By NICCI BOOTS October 27, 2005 Music is taking on a service-oriented role a...
Posted by Westside Proletariat (RIP 2000-2006) on Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:41:00 PST