---
title: "The Bug"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-bug"
genre: "Drone Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
---

# The Bug

**The Bug** is a drone metal band, from United Kingdom.

Kevin Richard Martin, often known under his recording alias The Bug, is an English musician and music producer. Martin moved from Weymouth to London around 1990 and is now currently based in mainland Europe. He has been active for over three decades in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Martin_(British_musician)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Bug |
| Genre | Drone Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Releases in catalog | 24 |

## Genres

[Drone Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/drone-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Tapping the Conversation](https://themetalnet.com/album/96e1376f-86fb-3e36-9746-43fc96d7da24) | Album |
| 2003 | [Pressure](https://themetalnet.com/album/9fa41444-b258-33ea-ad63-57ff308245c6) | Album |
| 2003 | [The Bug vs. The Rootsman / DJ /rupture](https://themetalnet.com/album/499e7ab5-fb9a-32e3-9e3f-8738fc4f829f) | EP |
| 2004 | [Aktion Pak](https://themetalnet.com/album/8311e7f6-94b8-3112-8722-60877ae5754f) | EP |
| 2008 | [London Zoo](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1a8a409-a8d4-3ea7-afb0-749111554ac0) | Album |
| 2010 | [Infected](https://themetalnet.com/album/609794d8-162b-4fde-af43-a0997ec2c28e) | EP |
| 2013 | [Filthy](https://themetalnet.com/album/6fc6c547-886c-4fa9-97bc-2e63e8461d98) | EP |
| 2014 | [Angels & Devils](https://themetalnet.com/album/6044d9ae-9ed6-4c09-b513-ce34c651aa59) | Album |
| 2014 | [Demolition Dub](https://themetalnet.com/album/a28c2dc2-f79e-496e-8547-7aad70807988) | EP |
| 2014 | [Exit](https://themetalnet.com/album/49925495-3c16-4c45-bd71-632b06c96d3c) | EP |
| 2015 | [EGR45-00002](https://themetalnet.com/album/6eb6bc15-8783-4c6c-bed0-e09019dbc381) | EP |
| 2020 | [In Blue](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4a2d66f-9743-4bb3-8842-ac2ade4a6435) | Album |
| 2021 | [Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/5fefbed8-f7a9-41dd-8f50-dd1b96a35172) | Album |
| 2022 | [Absent Riddim](https://themetalnet.com/album/3e473bbd-718c-4f19-88fc-1048cc3cde4a) | Album |
| 2022 | [Rosin](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1188754-5162-4dd1-8d5a-d430c822092f) | EP |
| 2023 | [Machine I](https://themetalnet.com/album/1d6c4330-e8b7-481d-b17d-369fb115266b) | EP |
| 2023 | [Machine II](https://themetalnet.com/album/d95d92aa-0f17-4c72-800d-5537d3ee573d) | EP |
| 2023 | [Machine III](https://themetalnet.com/album/1411fc49-e875-4da5-84b5-ffc4be361950) | EP |
| 2023 | [Machine IV](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f73ed56-c6ca-4d6d-923c-19ee1ff8166b) | EP |
| 2024 | [Machine V](https://themetalnet.com/album/0fddebfa-d42d-4466-a22b-827dcf523fc1) | EP |
| 2025 | [Burials / Mud](https://themetalnet.com/album/10543404-0843-4622-b00d-6729e310e64b) | EP |
| 2025 | [Imploded Versions](https://themetalnet.com/album/7dd72f25-2900-4d4b-ab20-66e7b673c6cb) | EP |
| 2025 | [Implosion](https://themetalnet.com/album/27856a71-1218-4f6f-b8bf-ddbe021d763e) | Album |
| 2026 | [Ladybug 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/54fb16a4-1c2b-4e78-9f7c-69cc57ef5027) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Bong‐Ra](https://themetalnet.com/band/bong-ra) (listened together)
- [Dylan Carlson](https://themetalnet.com/band/dylan-carlson) (same tags)
- [The Immortal Samsara Travelers](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-immortal-samsara-travelers) (same tags)
- [heavensouls](https://themetalnet.com/band/heavensouls) (same tags)
- [李剑鸿](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-b0cd2ea2) (same tags)
- [Gianluca Becuzzi](https://themetalnet.com/band/gianluca-becuzzi) (same tags)
- [NNXSTNT](https://themetalnet.com/band/nnxstnt) (same tags)
- [Like Drone Razors Through Flesh Sphere](https://themetalnet.com/band/like-drone-razors-through-flesh-sphere) (same tags)
- [The Lord](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-lord) (same tags)
- [Nebula VII](https://themetalnet.com/band/nebula-vii) (same tags)
- [Terror Cósmico](https://themetalnet.com/band/terror-cosmico) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://thebugmusic.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebugofficialpage
- x: https://twitter.com/thebugzoo
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/213i4NKah1DX9q0FNiKsuw
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/61146
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/5782613

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-bug](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-bug). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt