Effective period / Period of releases: 2010

Members: Gabriel Hielscher, Kieran Griffin, Garret O'Malley, Jonathan Lynch (3), Simon Kenny (4)

Hardcore/sludge band from Galway, Ireland. TRENCHES first got together in 2007 as a 4 piece with Simon, Gabriel, Jonathan and Kieran. They released their first demo, 'Pigs Throne' with this line-up in 2008. The following year they were joined by Garret on bass and Peter as a third guitarist and come 2010 they released their eponymous 5-track 'Trenches EP'. And a split 12" LP with Dublin's DRAINLAND followed in 2011. A couple more tracks were recorded during 2012 and were originally intended for a split release with DIET PILLS, but that band broke up. Then they were going to be used on a split with STATE ICONS but they broke up also. And eventually TRENCHES themselves unfortunately folded at the end of 2012.