Shankmin is a three-piece band from Frederick, Maryland that began writing music in 2004. They file themselves under the semi-non-existent genre Grungecore - Music reminiscent of Helmet, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, etc. but with metal and hardcore influence, breakdowns, riffing and LOTS of distortion. The band's progress has been marred by line-up changes, but two of the original members Mike "Jesus Silencio" Caserta and Barry Dorr and their awesome bassist Cameron "Duckface" Korb prevailed to write their first album's worth of music. Shankmin just recorded their debut record titled "The Hebrew Preamble" which will be released in the spring of 2009.