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| origin          = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| origin          = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| genre          = Punk rock, hardcore punk
| genres          = Punk rock; garage punk; noise punk
| years_active    = 1993–present
| years_active    = 1992–
| label          =  
| labels          = Phoenician MicroSystems; Saucepan Records
| members        = Morte Treehorn, P.P. Envy, Tic Toc
| associated_acts = Morte Treehorn; Real Regular
| associated_acts =
| website        = https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com
| website        =  
}}
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'''Kill the Hippies''' is an American punk rock band from the Cleveland, Ohio area, formed in the early 1990s. Active for more than three decades, the group has maintained a presence in the underground Midwest punk scene and is known for its raw sound, off-kilter songwriting, and unconventional approach to punk performance.
 
== History ==
{{OhioArtistVerified}}
Kill the Hippies emerged around 1993 in the Lakewood/Cleveland punk community.<ref>{{OHMScite
 
|url=https://fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/kill-hippies-return.html
'''Kill the Hippies''' is an American punk band from Cleveland, Ohio. Active since the early 1990s, the group is a longstanding fixture of the Northeast Ohio underground scene and is known for its raw garage-punk sound, irreverent performance style, and large catalog of DIY releases.<ref>{{OHMScite
|title=Kill the Hippies Return
|website=Faster and Louder
|date=April 2014
|access-date=2025-11-17
}}</ref> 
By 2005 they had been active for roughly twelve years, receiving local coverage from ''Cleveland Scene'' that highlighted their role within the city's DIY punk environment.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/kill-the-hippies-1491671
|url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/kill-the-hippies-1491671
|title=Kill the Hippies
|title=Kill the Hippies – Erectrospective Review
|website=Cleveland Scene
|website=Cleveland Scene
|date=March 2005
|date=2005-08-03
|access-date=2025-11-17
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
 
The band has released numerous albums, cassettes, and compilations through Phoenician MicroSystems, the Lakewood-based recording home of member Morte Treehorn. Their work has been reviewed internationally, including in *Maximum Rocknroll*.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/review/mrr-477/special-master-cassette/
|title=Kill the Hippies – “Special Master” cassette review
|website=Maximum Rocknroll
|date=2023-02
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
The band has undergone various lineup changes, eventually solidifying around guitarist/vocalist Morte Treehorn, bassist/vocalist P.P. Envy, and drummer Tic Toc, who appear on their most widely circulated recordings.<ref>{{OHMScite
 
== History ==
Kill the Hippies formed in the early 1990s and quickly became part of the Cleveland and Lakewood DIY punk communities. Their music incorporates elements of garage punk, noise, and outsider punk aesthetics. The band’s discography includes both new material and archival projects assembled from decades of recordings.
 
Phoenician MicroSystems, operated by Morte Treehorn, serves as the band’s primary recording studio; many releases are credited as recorded or mixed there.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://phoenicianmicrosystems.bandcamp.com
|title=Phoenician MicroSystems – Releases
|website=Bandcamp
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
 
== Members ==
* '''Morte Treehorn''' – guitar, vocals<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com/album/you-will-live-with-us-forever
|url=https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com/album/you-will-live-with-us-forever
|title=You Will Live With Us Forever
|title=you will live with us forever – credits
|website=Bandcamp
|website=Bandcamp
|date=2014
|date=2014-01-28
|access-date=2025-11-17
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
== Musical style ==
* Other members (additional roles appear across releases; only documented positions included per OHMS Rule 2)
Kill the Hippies combine elements of hardcore punk, early new wave, and experimental Midwest punk traditions. Reviews describe the group as blending “snotty” punk energy with offbeat, sometimes absurdist songwriting, occasionally drawing comparisons to DEVO and early SST-era bands.<ref>{{OHMScite
 
|url=https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/band/kill-the-hippies/
|title=Kill the Hippies
|website=Maximum Rocknroll
|access-date=2025-11-17
}}</ref> 
Their recordings frequently incorporate aggressive tempos, jagged guitar work, shouted vocals, and moments of eccentric melody.
== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
=== Albums and major releases ===
;''You Will Live With Us Forever'' (2014)
* ''you will live with us forever'' (2014)<ref>{{OHMScite
Released January 28, 2014, the album marked their first full-length vinyl LP and includes tracks such as "Die in the Past," "Dig Your Own Grave," "Mustache," and "Entrails."<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com/album/you-will-live-with-us-forever
|url=https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com/album/you-will-live-with-us-forever
|title=You Will Live With Us Forever
|title=you will live with us forever – Kill the Hippies
|website=Bandcamp
|website=Bandcamp
|date=2014
|date=2014-01-28
|access-date=2025-11-17
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
=== Other releases ===
 
Kill the Hippies have issued multiple tapes, 7-inch singles, and CD releases across their career, documented primarily through underground labels and fan archives.<ref>{{OHMScite
=== Archival / Compilation Releases ===
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/536418-Kill-The-Hippies
* ''Kill the Hippies: Let’s Start a Band Nobody’s In'' (2015)<ref>{{OHMScite
|title=Kill the Hippies
|url=https://phoenicianmicrosystems.bandcamp.com/album/kill-the-hippies-lets-start-a-band-nobodys-in
|website=Discogs
|title=Kill the Hippies: Let’s Start a Band Nobody’s In
|access-date=2025-11-17
|website=Bandcamp
|date=2015-01-06
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
== Members ==
* ''Spectacular Halloween Sound Effects Vol. 1'' (2015)<ref>{{OHMScite
=== Current members ===
|url=https://phoenicianmicrosystems.bandcamp.com/album/spectacular-halloween-sound-effects-vol-1
* [[Morte Treehorn]] – guitar, vocals 
|title=Spectacular Halloween Sound Effects Vol. 1
* [[P.P. Envy]] – bass, vocals 
* [[Tic Toc]] – drums 
<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com/album/you-will-live-with-us-forever
|title=You Will Live With Us Forever
|website=Bandcamp
|website=Bandcamp
|date=2014
|date=2015-10-31
|access-date=2025-11-17
|access-date=2025-12-11
}}</ref>
=== Former members ===
* [[Food Fortunata]]
* [[Matt Lindsay]]
* [[Dave Schall]]
<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/536418-Kill-The-Hippies
|title=Kill the Hippies
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-11-17
}}</ref>
== Legacy ==
Kill the Hippies represent a longstanding thread within Ohio's underground punk history. Music writers have referred to them as “a force in the underground punk world since the early/mid ’90s,” praising their longevity and the distinctive character of their recordings.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/kill-hippies-return.html
|title=Kill the Hippies Return
|website=Faster and Louder
|date=April 2014
|access-date=2025-11-17
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
== External links ==
* https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com
* https://phoenicianmicrosystems.bandcamp.com
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Musical groups from Ohio]]
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[[Category:Musical groups from Lakewood, OH]]
[[Category:Verified musical groups from Ohio]]
[[Category:Bands from Cleveland]] 
[[Category:Verified musical groups from Cleveland, Ohio]]
[[Category:American punk rock groups]]
[[Category:Punk rock musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1993]]
[[Category:Garage punk groups]]
[[Category:Ohio music stubs]]
[[Category:Bands without members section]]

Revision as of 22:34, 11 December 2025


Kill the Hippies

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Origin Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Years active 1992–
Labels
Members
Associated acts Morte Treehorn; Real Regular
Website https://killthehippies.bandcamp.com

★ Ohio Artist Verified ★
This artist has been verified as part of the Ohio music scene by the OHMS Archive Foundation.

Kill the Hippies is an American punk band from Cleveland, Ohio. Active since the early 1990s, the group is a longstanding fixture of the Northeast Ohio underground scene and is known for its raw garage-punk sound, irreverent performance style, and large catalog of DIY releases.<ref> Kill the Hippies – Erectrospective Review, Cleveland Scene, 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

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The band has released numerous albums, cassettes, and compilations through Phoenician MicroSystems, the Lakewood-based recording home of member Morte Treehorn. Their work has been reviewed internationally, including in *Maximum Rocknroll*.<ref> Kill the Hippies – “Special Master” cassette review, Maximum Rocknroll, 2023-02. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

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History

Kill the Hippies formed in the early 1990s and quickly became part of the Cleveland and Lakewood DIY punk communities. Their music incorporates elements of garage punk, noise, and outsider punk aesthetics. The band’s discography includes both new material and archival projects assembled from decades of recordings.

Phoenician MicroSystems, operated by Morte Treehorn, serves as the band’s primary recording studio; many releases are credited as recorded or mixed there.<ref> Phoenician MicroSystems – Releases, Bandcamp. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

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Members

  • Morte Treehorn – guitar, vocals<ref>

you will live with us forever – credits, Bandcamp, 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

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  • Other members (additional roles appear across releases; only documented positions included per OHMS Rule 2)

Discography

Albums and major releases

  • you will live with us forever (2014)<ref>

you will live with us forever – Kill the Hippies, Bandcamp, 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

</ref>

Archival / Compilation Releases

  • Kill the Hippies: Let’s Start a Band Nobody’s In (2015)<ref>

Kill the Hippies: Let’s Start a Band Nobody’s In, Bandcamp, 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

</ref>

  • Spectacular Halloween Sound Effects Vol. 1 (2015)<ref>

Spectacular Halloween Sound Effects Vol. 1, Bandcamp, 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

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References

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