Smiler Cardiff, UK
SMILER are an amalgamation of crusty hardcore punk, shitty noise and badly executed
doom.
Formed in 2009 from the dregs of South Wales sludge and hc scene.
7 lineups, 4 releases and countless gigs later the band finally conceded defeat in 2017. RIP!
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