Editing Shellac (band) (section)

{{Short description|American indie rock band from Illinois, US}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Shellac
| image             = Shellac-band.jpg
| alt               = Black-and-white photo of three men posing lined up in crouched positions with their arms outstretched
| caption           = Shellac in [[Shibuya]], Japan, 1993. Front to back: Weston, Albini, Trainer
| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Post-hardcore]]
*[[noise rock]]
*[[math rock]]}}
| origin            = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| discography       = [[Shellac discography]]
| years_active      = 1992–2024
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go]]
*[[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]]
*[[Skin Graft Records|Skin Graft]]}}
| website           = [https://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=22 touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=22]
| past_members   = *[[Steve Albini]]
*[[Todd Trainer]]
*[[Bob Weston]]
}}

'''Shellac''' was an American [[noise rock]] band from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], formed in 1992 by [[Steve Albini]] (guitar and vocals), [[Bob Weston]] (bass guitar and vocals) and [[Todd Trainer]] (drums and vocals). Their lineup remained consistent until Albini's death in May 2024.

They have been classified as [[post-hardcore]]<ref name=TopArtistsAllmusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/post-hardcore-d12962/artists |title=Explore: Post-Hardcore (Top Artists) |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=September 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name="treblezine">{{cite web |url=http://www.treblezine.com/features/107.html |title=The 90-Minute Guide - Post-Hardcore |author=Terich, Jeff |date=April 24, 2007 |work=Treblezine |access-date=September 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404010139/http://www.treblezine.com/features/107.html |archive-date=April 4, 2011 }}</ref> and [[math rock]], but described themselves as a "[[minimal music|minimalist]] [[rock music|rock]] trio."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moores |first1=JR |title=A Very Selfish Enterprise: The Strange World Of... Shellac |url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/strange-world-of/shellac-steve-albini-interview/ |website=The Quietus |access-date=25 March 2025 |date=3 August 2017}}</ref>