The Guttermouth Covered With Ants vinyl is a reissue of the band’s 2001 Epitaph full-length, licensed and pressed by Austrian label SBAM Records under catalog number SBAM 55. Guttermouth have been grinding out deliberately obnoxious, shock-humor-fueled California punk since 1989, and Covered With Ants sits deep in their catalog as a record that commits fully to that identity. No grand statements, no posturing. Just catchy, sun-damaged melodic punk rock that has no interest in being taken seriously.
What to Expect From Guttermouth Covered With Ants Vinyl
The album was originally issued by Epitaph in the United States on April 10, 2001 and in Europe on March 27, 2001, meaning it comes from the thick of that label’s melodic punk dominance. Guttermouth’s particular lane within that world is a deliberately crude, button-pushing one. Their humor runs crude, their lyrics run offensive by design, and the band has a documented history of getting banned from countries and dropped from tours for leaning into that reputation. Covered With Ants is that energy compressed into LP form. Catchy hooks, fast tempos, California-influenced songwriting, and absolutely no apologies. If that sounds like your kind of record, it is your kind of record.
Label, Format, and Pressing Details
This pressing comes courtesy of SBAM Records, an Austrian punk and hardcore label that has built a strong reputation for quality licensed reissues of catalog titles that would otherwise be difficult to source on vinyl outside of the original pressing run. The catalog number is SBAM 55, which places it within a well-regarded run of releases from that imprint. The original Epitaph release was licensed to SBAM for this reissue, making it a legitimate, properly sanctioned pressing rather than a bootleg. For collectors, that distinction matters, and SBAM’s track record of putting out solid product backs it up.
Why This Record Belongs in Your Collection
Original pressings of Guttermouth records have become genuinely harder to find in decent condition. The Epitaph catalog from that era moved on CD far more than vinyl, and copies that have been through the hands of early 2000s punk show attendees tend to show it. A clean SBAM reissue gives you the album the way it should be heard, without hunting down a beat-up original or settling for a digital stream. If you already own the CD and have been waiting for a reason to upgrade, this is it. Guttermouth are the kind of band that rewards the format. Loud, fast, and dumb in the best possible way, played back through speakers the way punk records were meant to be played.
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