Southern California-based hardcore- and rage-infused rock beast Sweat releases its Tear It On Down album via Vitriol Records on April 3.

Sweat formed in early 2019 in Los Angeles. Comprised of members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth, Ghostlimb, and many others, the members (Tuna Tardugno, vocals, Anthony Rivera, drums and Justin Smith, guitar/vocals), have shared collective investment and contribution in the Southern California music scene for 25 years. Over four releases the band has moved through territorial influences that ranged from the Wipers to Cro-Mags, Masshysteri to Rival Mob, and Motorhead to Thin Lizzy, with a sprinkling of disco cadence and a heavy dose of snark.

Tear It On Down was recorded live to tape July 2025 at the Atomic Garden, Oakland, and it was all tracked, mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated producer/engineer Jack Shirley. Preorder, here.

Today, Sweat has offered “Tension, a track that Tardugno says, “is about standing up, [and how] most people are full of shit.”

Catch the band live:

March 27 –  Riverside, CA @ Back to the Grind 

March 28 – Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman

March 29 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial 

March 30 –  Reno, NV @ The Holland Project 

March 31 –  Salt Lake City, UT @ The Beehive 

April 1 – Denver, CO @ 7th Circle 

April  2 – Colorado Springs, CO @ What’s Left Records 

April 3 – Albuquerque, NM @ Long Hair Records 

April 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ TBA 

April 11 – San Diego, CA @ The Print Shop 

April 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

May 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Zebulon 

Photo courtesy of Sweat.