Steven Frank Albini was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac, and engineered acclaimed alb
Albini in 2007
Albini, age 16, c. 1978–79, at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana
A flyer designed by Albini for a show with Big Black, Urge Overkill, and Squirrel Bait at the Jockey Club in Newport, Kentucky, on May 26, 1985
Shellac in Shibuya, Tokyo, c. November 1993. Front to back: Weston, Albini, and Trainer.
Shellac was an American noise rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1992 by Steve Albini, Bob Weston and Todd Trainer. Their lineup remained consistent until Albini's death in May 2024.
Shellac at All Tomorrow's Parties, 2007
Star honoring Shellac on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue