Transient

Transient is a grindcore band that emerged from the pits of Portland Oregon in 2008.

They self-released their debut 7” record, an EP of grimy tracks recorded with Mike Lastra at Smegma Studios and toured the West Coast and Southwest following the 2008 release of a split 7” with Manias/ Sale Sangre (Albequerque, NM).

Transient wrote and recorded for their third release in 2009, a split 7” with This Runs on Blood (Flagstaff, AZ) on End Theory Records. This record was followed by a split 7” with Portland grinders Superbad on Hellnear Records.

They then toured the East Coast and released a split 10” record with The Communion (Bethpage,NY) on Midnight Sea Records. This was followed by a another tour of the Western United States with The Communion.

In 2009 and 2010 Transient also released music on Amputape, Summerfector, released by Defector PDX in Portland, OR, PDX Pop Now 2010, and 100 in 10, a 10” record that features 100 bands with songs under 30 seconds, released by Intellect Records.

Transient recorded for their next release with Elitist in 2010. After the tragic death of Lee Altomare of The Communion, Transient took a short hiatus in the fall of 2010. They reemerged in the spring of 2011 with drummer Jesse Shreibman.

Transient released a 7” split with Elitist (Portland, OR) on Relapse Records in Spring, 2011 and toured with Elitist in February 2011. In Summer 2011, Stefan Thompson joined on guitar and Transient toured the US with Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire (Denver, CO).

This tour was cut short after a car jumped the highway median and collided with them near Savannah, Georgia, totaling their van and injuring members. Vocalist, Krysta Martinez, was airlifted and hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries.

After some recovery and much support from the music community, Transient toured with Theories (Seattle, WA) in Fall 2011.

Transient recorded their first full length LP with Brandon Fitzsimons October 2012 at Sound House Studios (WA), mastered at Earhammer Studios (CA), released 2013 on Six Weeks Records. Transient toured the US in 2013, and released their first split 3" with Hummingbird of Death (Boise, ID) in 2014.

Transient recorded a second full length and collaboration with Bastard Noise entitled "Sources of Human Satisfaction" in the fall of 2017 at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA. This was released in 2018 by Six Weeks Records and the band then embarked on a full European tour with the German band Trigger.

The next recording was done at Haywire Studios in Portland, OR and is slated for release in October 2019 - a 7" Split Noise Collaboration with Transient/Bastard Noise and Completed Exposition/Blackphone666 - to be released by From the Head of Zeus records.

Transient is:

Adam Wilson - Guitar
Brandon Curry - Bass
Krysta Curry (Martinez) - Vocals
Dustin Ferris - Drums

Former:
Justin Rodda (Drums) 2017-2019
Adam Wilson (Bass) 2008-2017
currently plays Guitar
Stefan Thompson (Guitar) 2011-2014
Jeremiah Ratledge - (Guitar) 2014-2017
Jesse Schreibman (Drums) 2010-2017
David Bitler (Drums) 2008-2010

Portland, OR