Judge (band)

Judge
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Hardcore punk,heavy hardcore
Years active	1987–1991, 2013–present
Labels	Revelation, Schism Records
Associated acts	Bold, CIV, Glassjaw, Gorilla Biscuits, Nightmare of You, Project X, Rival Schools, Shelter, Side By Side, Warzone, Youth of Today
Members	Mike Ferraro John Porcell Sam Siegler Charlie Garriga Matt Pincus
Past members	Mike Ferraro Matt Pincus John "Porcell" Porcelly Sammy Siegler Luke Abbey Jimmy Yu Lars Weiss Ryan Hoffman

Mike Ferraro

John Porcell

Sam Siegler

Charlie Garriga

Judge is a New York-based straight edge hardcore band formed in 1987 by Youth of Today guitarist John "Porcell" Porcelly, and former Youth of Today drummer, Mike "Judge" Ferraro.

Their first release was a 7" EP on Porcell's label Schism (which he ran along with Side By Side/Gorilla Biscuits guitar player Alex Brown) entitled New York Crew. The record featured 5 songs, one of which was a cover of "Warriors" by the British oi!/punk band Blitz. On this recording, the band was merely a two-piece, featuring Porcelly on bass and guitar, and Ferraro on vocals and drums. But with the addition of bass-player Jimmy Yu (of Mike's former band Death Before Dishonor, which eventually evolved into Supertouch) and drummer "Lukey" Luke Abbey (Warzone/Gorilla Biscuits), they got together a fully functional live line-up.

The band received lots of criticism due to their militant Straight Edge lyrics, especially from fanzines like San Francisco's Maximum Rock'N'Roll. The militant lyrics were a conscious move on the band's part, as they were sick of seeing bands like Youth Of Today, who in reality had a very positive message, get slagged for being too militant. So they decided to give the nay-sayers exactly what they wanted – the most militant Straight Edge band imaginable. Mike Ferraro has later on admitted that provocation was an important aim for the band. In his free time, Mike Ferraro now raises chickens on a family farm in West Virginia.

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