Wreck and Reference is an

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group based in

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, California.

History

Wreck and Reference (sometimes stylized as Wreck & Reference or W&R) started out as a garage project in

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, in 2008. In 2012, the band released an LP, ''Y̶o̶u̶t̶h'' (pronounced "No Youth") and in 2013, released an EP, ''C̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t'' (pronounced "No Content"). Later in 2014, their second full-length album ''Want'' was featured on "The Best Metal Albums of 2014" list by

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. ''Want'' was followed by a 75-track, online-only release of the samples used to create the electronic instrumentals on the record.

Members

Current lineup

* Felix Skinner – vocals, production (2008–present) * Ignat Frege – vocals, production, drums (2008–present)

Former members

* Sam Chiang – guitars (?-2011)https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-wreck-and-reference/

Discography

Studio albums * ''No Youth'' (2012) * ''Want'' (2014) * ''Indifferent Rivers Romance End'' (2016) * ''Absolute Still Life'' (2019) EPs * ''Black Cassette'' (2011) * ''No Content'' (2013) * ''Alien Pains'' (2018) Miscellaneous * ''Spill/Fill'' (2014)

References

{{Authority control American avant-garde metal musical groups