The Shizit was a digital hardcore

Digital hardcore

Digital hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk incorporating influences from electronic music. Digital hardcore fuses elements of hardcore punk with various forms of electronic music...

 act from Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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, USA

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, initially formed by J.P. Anderson and Brian Shrader in 1999. The music was an intense mix of gabber, breakbeat

Breakbeat

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, drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

, hardcore techno

Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...

, hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 and heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 guitars, amped up with aggressive political lyrics. The band released two CDs on mp3.com

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, and as it was spread quickly among underground sources, the band steadily built up their following. In 2001, they began work on their third album, "Soundtrack for the Revolution"; The album was finally released at E115 Records, a Canadian

Canada

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 indie label later that year, and tracks from it were released on Alec Empire

Alec Empire

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's "Don't Fuck With US" compilation. The band also joined Alec on his European tour, and the band added turntablist Jason Alberts. In 2003, the band announced they were disbanding due to personal disputes between Anderson and Shrader. A posthumous album was released on D-Trash Records

D-Trash Records

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, with artists remixing the "Soundtrack for the Revolution" album as Remixed for the Revolution.

Anderson is currently working with his musical project Rabbit Junk

Rabbit Junk

Rabbit Junk is a Seattle based digital hardcore band, that formed in 2004 by former Shizit frontman JP Anderson. Taking influences from such diverse music genres such as hip hop, black metal and new wave, JP has called this sound "Hardclash" -History:...

. He also released a self-titled album under the name The Shizit in 2009 in a breach of contract with Shrader, but after being requested to cease and desist, the project was retitled to The Named.

Members

• J.P. Anderson – vocals, guitars, programming
• Brian Shrader – guitars, backup vocals, samples

Discography

• Evil Inside (1999)
• Script Kiddie (2000)
• Soundtrack for the Revolution (a.k.a. SoFTeR) (2001)
• Remixed for the Revolution (2004)
• Live at Club Spirit (2008)