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\nPhoto: Mike Riot Photography<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tBy Thomas Vanderpol |<\/p>\n
\t\t\t3.11.2026<\/p>\n
\nPhoto: Mike Riot Photography<\/p>\n
Ingrata is a hardcore band from California’s capital city, Sacramento. Taking influences from grind, sludge, and fastcore, they’ve carved out their own unique sound in a scene that has a lot to offer right now, in terms of sound diversity. The band is gearing up for a\u00a0weekend\u00a0of shows in the Pacific Northwest with Gaspack.<\/p>\n
On the cusp of dropping what is shaping up to be a rad promo (we have an exclusive premiere stream\u00a0for you below), Ingrata vocalist Soph and guitarist Dylan answered some questions about their history and what they’ve got coming up ahead.<\/p>\n
How did Ingrata form?<\/p>\n
(Soph, vocals): I think our friend Logan started it all. He wanted to record a simple, straightforward, four-song project, and he’d already been jamming with Bud and Zak, who used to be in the band too. They recruited Dylan, and then Dylan helped plant the seed for them to recruit me. For a while, it was undecided if the project would go on after recording was done, since Logan had been clear from the beginning about only wanting to do the 4 songs and then be done, but after recording, we put out the EP and decided it’d be fun to play one hometown show. Logan encouraged us to keep going, but stayed true to his original plan to leave after that first show.<\/p>\n
Our lineup evolved, and so did our sound. Caleb (from Cockring, Thought Refuge, and d.u.n.c.e.) stepped in as our bassist, and that was an incredible era of Ingrata, too.<\/p>\n
Oh! We were almost named Funeral Class, but I hated that for us, and Ingrata actually meant something to me, so, with Dylan’s nudge of encouragement, I vetoed FC, and Ingrata stayed.
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What are the lyrics to three songs from the promo about?<\/p>\n
(Soph): Every song is a bit of a trauma dump, but for a 15-second song Prisoner says a lot. It’s about having those moments when you don’t feel safe with yourself. It’s a tantrum about struggling with self-harm and wanting human connection, but understanding you’re a bomb\u2026and you’re just like\u2026stuck with yourself. ATQC is a refined journal entry I wrote after losing someone I really loved to an overdose. It’s an expression of grief. Violador is me “getting the final say,” so to speak. It’s a confession of what I went through, what I’ve asked myself since, and how I feel now.<\/p>\n
\nSpring Promo ’26 by INGRATA HC\n<\/p>\n
Your lyrics are a mixture of English and Spanish. What inspired you to express yourself in a multilingual way?<\/p>\n
(Soph): Even before we started discussing band names, Dylan and I had met up to work on lyrics for what is now Puta, and those first lines: Basta basura, eres hijo de puta, buscando, violando, no somos tuyas – came to me pretty effortlessly, like a little jingle in my head, so, I don’t know, it didn’t really feel like a conscious decision so much as a given. But when we landed on Ingrata for our band name, that’s when I began to be more intentional with it.<\/p>\n
I knew I wanted to write and scream about things personal to me, and even though my Spanish isn’t great, it was my first language, and being Mexican is a huge part of who I am. I wanted other people like me to see and hear themselves represented in our music, and, especially in this political climate, I want to make sure I’m honoring my Mexican heritage and making space for it in all areas of my life.<\/p>\n
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\nPhoto courtesy of Ingrata<\/p>\n
How did you link up with Gaspack for your northwest shows?<\/p>\n
(Dylan, guitarist): \u00a0Well,\u00a0I\u2019ve known Izabella (the singer) for a really long time. I met Izabella in my hometown’s hardcore\u00a0scene in Redding, CA, sometime around 2009-11. She was in several bands back in the day, so naturally, I was super stoked when I saw that a new band had formed and she was singing for it. We passed back and forth initial demos of both our bands, so I\u2019ve been hyped on that band from very early on.<\/p>\n
We had loosely tried to plan shows together, but they don\u2019t come to California super often, and this will be our first trip to Oregon, so nothing ever panned out. They were even set to play my dad\u2019s benefit show here in Sacramento before I had to change the date for the 3rd time. So yeah, these couple of dates together are truly rad. Once I knew we were going to Oregon, Gaspack was one of the first bands I hit up. They were stoked, we were too, so it just worked out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
READ MORE:\u00a0Rescuing Redding, California\u2019s Hardcore Past: Inside Thomas Vanderpol\u2019s Archival Mission<\/a><\/p>\n What can you tell us about your upcoming Ingrata release?<\/p>\n (Soph): It’s going to blow your dick off. We recorded with our friend Marc Estabillo from Nu-Tone in Pittsburgh, CA. On the recordings are Zak on drums, Caleb on bass, Dylan on guitar, and me on vocals. The record itself is like a diary I broke into. The riffs are fucking sick, and I think my approach to writing lyrics for Ingrata has always been: I’m trying to find healing by letting myself express my emotions and my hurt in this messy, animalistic, crying way.<\/p>\n There’s a lot of vulnerability and messages about persevering, getting even, and embracing this idea of: if society is going to treat me like I’m dangerous, then I might as well have some fun with it. We worked really hard and made this with love.\u00a0<\/p>\n (Dylan):\u00a0Long time in the making, and at some points I was unsure if it was going to materialize. Right before we went in to record, we went through a bit of a line-up change with both Zak, Bud, and Caleb stepping away to concentrate on other things. I had asked Soph early on whether they would want to continue the band even if just Soph and I remained, and we would have to find a drummer and bass player. The answer was a resolute yes, which was exactly how I felt.<\/p>\n Our new members are Phil (from Worst Ways) on bass and Matt on drums. Super lucky and grateful to be playing music with these two, as well as Soph. Caleb and Zak both played on the record, which was rad, and it sounds great. Both of them are super talented musicians and dear friends. So very proud of these songs, and I really believe in them. Very stoked on the dynamic Soph and I brought to the recording process in the later sessions.<\/p>\n In the end, our goal was ultimately to make something we were proud of, with friends, and that we believed in, and at the very least, we met those goals. I\u2019m excited to see it come out in (prospectively) July. We have this promo launching this week, those 3 songs are an awesome peek into the record.\u00a0<\/p>\n What’s the Sacramento scene like right now? \u00a0<\/p>\n (Soph): The scene is very diverse as far as bands go, tons of young people participating in multiple bands, booking hella shows, going to shows, tons of benefits for all sorts of things,\u00a0which really goes to show the heart still beating within the community despite all this terrible shit happening. We have a few set venues that we can rely on, and there’s always house shows, skatepark, skate shop shows, DIY shit, we’re super lucky here.<\/p>\n People genuinely care about each other, so when there is a benefit, people show up in big numbers, and it’s beautiful to see. I’m sure there’s some bullshit too, like anywhere, but for the most part, Sacramento has it good right now.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ingrata-hardcore-band-live.jpg\")
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