Chris Smith

Chris Smith
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Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active
Associated acts	Asphalt, Backslider, Chemically Retarded, Groin, Ringworm, Smear the Queer, The Inmates, Blind Spring, False Hope, Integrity, Keelhaul, Mammoth, Sloth, Terminal Lovers, Knifedance
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Chris Smith (born 1968) is an American guitarist and singer based in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been involved in numerous underground and heavy music projects since the late 1980s and has been credited under multiple names across different recording contexts.

Career

Chris Smith has participated in a wide range of heavy music projects spanning hardcore punk, metal, and experimental styles. According to third-party music databases, he has been credited under the aliases Hawthorne and Chris Scum on select releases, depending on the band and period of activity.<ref> Chris Smith, Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

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Projects

• Asphalt
• Backslider
• Chemically Retarded
• Groin
• Ringworm
• Smear the Queer
• The Inmates
• Blind Spring
• False Hope
• Integrity
• Keelhaul
• Mammoth
• Sloth
• Terminal Lovers
• Knifedance

Discography

The following releases document Chris Smith’s credited participation, as listed by Discogs and Encyclopaedia Metallum. Roles and aliases vary by release.

Asphalt

• 357 Knockout (1994)
• Hotdogneckboneschoolbusdriver (1995)

False Hope

• Cease to Exist (1987)
• Guilty of Everything (1989)

Integrity

• Those Who Fear Tomorrow (1991)

Keelhaul

• 1997 Demo (1997)
• Keelhaul (1998)
• Keelhaul II (2000)
• Ornamental Iron (2000)
• Anodyne / Keelhaul (2002)
• Subject to Change Without Notice (2003)
• Triumphant Return to Obscurity (2009)
• You Waited Five Years for This? (2009)

Ringworm

• Flatline (1995)

Sloth

• Sloth / Noothgrush (1997)
• It's Not Our Worst, a.k.a. Progression? (2000)
• Audio Evidence of Contempt for Existence (2002)

Terminal Lovers

• Drama Pit and Loan (2003)
• Sacred and the Man (2005)
• As Eyes Burn Clean (2009)
• Flight Out (2015)

External links

• Discogs artist page
• Encyclopaedia Metallum profile

References

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