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Woe

Metal band from NJ · formed 2007

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Woe photo
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Shows on record
39
Rooms played
38
Cities
32
Releases
16
Last show
Jun 10, 2025The Pour House Music Hall

About

Woe is a band from NJ, formed in 2007, tagged anti-religion, atmospheric black metal, black metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2025, across 38 rooms in 32 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

39 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20091 show
  2. 20101 show
  3. 201122 shows
  4. 20121 show
  5. 20132 shows
  6. 20161 show
  7. 20172 shows
  8. 20187 shows
  9. 20191 show
  10. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 10, 2025The Pour House Music Hall · RaleighHeadlinerwith Obsidian Tongue, Mo'ynoq, nganga
Aug 3, 2019The Maywood · RaleighHeadlinerwith Pyrrhon, Voarm, Mo'ynoq, +2
Nov 19, 2018The Shredder · BoiseSupportwith Toxic Holocaust, Weald
Sep 25, 2018Yucca Tap Room · TempeSupportwith Captured! By Robots, Nullingroots, WVRM
Sep 24, 2018Space · San DiegoHeadlinerwith WVRM
Sep 21, 2018Blue Lamp · SacramentoHeadlinerwith WVRM, Body Void, Gloriam Draconis
Sep 19, 2018Highline · SeattleSupportwith WVRM, Impulse Noise, Isenordal
Sep 18, 2018The Shredder · BoiseHeadlinerwith WVRM
Sep 16, 2018Hi-Dive · DenverHeadlinerwith Noctambulist, WVRM, Scepter of Eligos
Dec 16, 2017Bar Matchless · BrooklynSupportwith Krallice, Anicon, Geryon, +1
Nov 18, 2017Knitting Factory - Brooklyn · BrooklynSupportwith Nails, Couch Slut
Feb 13, 2016Checkpoint Charlie · StavangerSupportwith Kalel
Sep 7, 2013The Milestone Club · CharlotteSupportwith Yaitw, COLUMNS, Vorov
Jun 5, 2013Ivory Blacks · GlasgowSupportwith Easy Bake Oven, Black Cobra, Bison B.C., +1
Jan 30, 2012Gramercy Theatre · New York (NYC)Supportwith Dark Funeral, Immolith, Vattnet Viskar, +3
Dec 9, 2011Phoenix Hill Tavern · LouisvilleSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate, +7
Dec 7, 2011321 Local · CocoaSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
Dec 6, 2011Hangar 13 · New OrleansSupportwith Hate, Mayhem, Abigail Williams, +1
Dec 5, 2011Scout Bar · HoustonSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
Dec 4, 2011Emo's Austin · AustinSupportwith Mayhem, Hate, Keep of Kalessin, +1
Dec 3, 2011Backstage Live · San AntonioHeadlinerwith Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
Nov 29, 2011The Complex · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 28, 2011901 Live · TempeSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 26, 2011The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate, +1
Nov 25, 2011Regency Ballroom · San FranciscoSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
Nov 21, 2011Rickshaw Theatre · VancouverSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 19, 2011Dickens · CalgarySupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 18, 2011Starlite Room · EdmontonSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 15, 2011Crocks · Thunder BaySupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 14, 2011Station 4 · St. PaulSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
Nov 13, 2011Reggie's Rock Club · ChicagoSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate, +2
Nov 12, 2011Blondie's Detroit · DetroitSupportwith Mayhem, Keep of Kalessin, Hate, +1
Nov 11, 2011Peabody's · ClevelandSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate, +2
Nov 10, 2011Opera House · TorontoSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Nov 8, 2011Mavericks · OttawaSupportwith Keep of Kalessin, Abigail Williams, Hate
Sep 15, 2011Broad Street Ministry · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Wolves In the Throne Room, Megaton Leviathan, VIT
Mar 8, 2011The Knockout · San FranciscoSupportwith Cormorant, DJ Crackwhore
Apr 29, 2010Webster Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith N.E.R.D., Alcest, Jay Electronica, +1
Aug 12, 2009Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Hammers of Misfortune, Ludicra

Where they play

38 rooms in 32 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Boise2 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • New York (NYC)2 shows
  • Philadelphia2 shows
  • Raleigh2 shows

and 27 other cities

Live history

39 shows on record
Shows counted
39
First on record
Aug 2009
Latest on record
Jun 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20091
  2. 20101
  3. 201122
  4. 20121
  5. 20132
  6. 20161
  7. 20172
  8. 20187
  9. 20191
  10. 20251

Top rooms

  • The Shredder, Boise · 2
  • The Pour House Music Hall, Raleigh · 1
  • The Maywood, Raleigh · 1
  • Yucca Tap Room, Tempe · 1
  • Space, San Diego · 1

Top cities

  • Philadelphia, PA · 2
  • San Francisco, CA · 2
  • Tempe, AZ · 2
  • Boise, ID · 2
  • Raleigh, NC · 2

Often on the bill with: Abigail Williams, Hate, Keep of Kalessin, WVRM, Mayhem, Mo'ynoq, Alcest, Anicon

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

16 releases, 2001–2026

  • Legacies of Human Frailty

    2026 · Album

  • Legacies of Frailty

    2023 · Album

  • A Violent Dread

    2019 · Ep

  • Hope Attrition

    2017 · Album

  • Withdrawal

    2013 · Album

  • Demolition 2

    2013

  • Quietly, Undramatically

    2010 · Album

  • Kurtz/Woe

    2010

  • A Spell for the Death of Man

    2008 · Album

  • Absinthe Invocation: Five Spells Against God

    2007 · Ep

  • The Land of Piss and Poison

    2007 · Ep

  • Woe Colossus

    2006

  • Untitled

    2003

  • Last Stop

    2001

  • Jeremy Whiskey 19

    2001

  • 7”

    2001

Lineup

  • Chris Grigg · lead vocals
  • Matt Mewton · guitar
  • Lev Weinstein · drums (drum set)

Former

  • Grzesiek Czapla · guitar
  • Benjamin Brand · guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 22+ plays, 2017-04-02–2023-12-24 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP

Lineup history

8 members on record
  • Chris Griggelectric guitar, lead vocalsfrom 2007, end unknown
  • Grzesiek Czaplabass, drums (drum set), guitar2009–2010
  • Benjamin Brandguitar2010–2013
  • Lev Weinsteindrums (drum set)from 2016, end unknown
  • Matt Mewtonguitarfrom 2016, end unknown
  • Evan Maddentenure unknown
  • Ruston Grossetenure unknown
  • Shawn Eldridgetenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Belus (via Matt Mewton), Crossspitter (via Grzesiek Czapla), Glorious Depravity (via Matt Mewton), Krallice (via Lev Weinstein), Sonja (via Grzesiek Czapla), Timelost (via Grzesiek Czapla)

Members' earlier bands: Infernal Stronghold (via Grzesiek Czapla), Tombs (via Benjamin Brand)

Shares members with: Abysmal Gates (via Shawn Eldridge), Algol (via Chris Grigg), Astomatous (via Lev Weinstein), Bloody Panda (via Lev Weinstein), Brutality (via Ruston Grosse), Death Strike (via Ruston Grosse), Disma (via Shawn Eldridge), Funebrarum (via Shawn Eldridge) and 9 more

Photos, art and posters

Woe — Photo
Photo — Spotify
Woe — The Shredder, 2018-11-19
Poster · The Shredder, 2018-11-19 — Songkick
Woe — Yucca Tap Room, 2018-09-25
Poster · Yucca Tap Room, 2018-09-25 — Songkick
Woe — Highline, 2018-09-19
Poster · Highline, 2018-09-19 — Songkick
Woe — Bar Matchless, 2017-12-16
Poster · Bar Matchless, 2017-12-16 — Songkick
Woe — Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, 2017-11-18
Poster · Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, 2017-11-18 — Songkick
Woe — 321 Local, 2011-12-07
Poster · 321 Local, 2011-12-07 — Songkick
Woe — Hangar 13, 2011-12-06
Poster · Hangar 13, 2011-12-06 — Songkick
Woe — Emo's Austin, 2011-12-04
Poster · Emo's Austin, 2011-12-04 — Songkick
Woe — Broad Street Ministry, 2011-09-15
Poster · Broad Street Ministry, 2011-09-15 — Songkick
Woe — The Knockout, 2011-03-08
Poster · The Knockout, 2011-03-08 — Songkick
Woe — Webster Hall, 2010-04-29
Poster · Webster Hall, 2010-04-29 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Woe on Last.fmArtist facts
Woe on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikipediaCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Woe (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Years active
2007–present
Genres
Black metal
Labels
Vendetta Records
Current members
Chris Grigg, Matt Mewton, John McKinney, Michael Kadnar
Past members
Ben Brand, Ruston Grosse, Evan Madden, Shane Madden, Lev Weinstein, Grzesiek Czapla

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