The following was taken from an email from hardcore legend Carl Of Tomorrow.
"Grudge was formed by brothers Jerry Holman (drums) and Greg Holman (guitar) and Ake Arndt (vocs) in 1989. Jerry and myself were very into the local HC scene in Long Beach and OC. We would go to shows at Fender¹s Ballroom and Hangout at Zed records all the time. The straight edge shit was really taking over all the local HC shows and was becoming very incestual and ruley in our eyes. One day Jerry and I were joking about starting a fake SE band while in our high school govt. class, and we came up with the name Grudge (after Judge) . We did a fake interview with a guy named Igby who did Whats The Pont Fanzine out of Long Beach. Big Frank who worked at Zed Records and started Nemesis Records read the interview and thought it was hilarious, he asked if we were a real band and we said yes. He then wanted to hear a demo. So Jerry and I spent about a week ripping off popular SE song and re-writing them for Grudge. We gave the demo to Frank he liked it and said he would put it out. Billy Rubin (Half Off) also worked at Zed Records and said he and his roommate Maynerd G Krebs (Crucial Youth) would help us with recording. A month later Grudge Project Ex was Recorded and released on Jism Records on Beer Colored Vinyl. Grudge played one show at Fenders Ballroom on the 5th of May with DI and Infest among others. We dressed like the back of the record and had a piñata filled completely with beer bottle caps. It was ripped to shreds and bottle caps were everywhere by the end of the night. Grudge was just a joke we were never a real band, but it was a good time and I¹m glad to have added to the history of that scene."
Keg Ahead (Guitars, Bass) Carl of Torrow (Vocals) Slammy (Drums)
