Ninety Pound Wuss
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| Origin | Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock, hardcore punk, post-punk, post-hardcore, avant-garde, gothic rock, experimental rock |
| Years active | 1994–2000, 2023-present |
| Labels | Tooth & Nail Records |
| Members | Jeff Suffering Marty Martinez Colin Day Jason Himstedt Mike Gizzi |
| Past members | John Spalding (RIP) Matt Johnson Dale Yob Jiles O'Neal Matt Nelson John Himmelberger Matt Bailey |
Ninety Pound Wuss (sometimes styled as 90 Lb. Wuss) is an American punk rock band formed in Port Angeles, Washington, in 1994. They signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1995 and released three studio albums over the next five years which would be supported by several national tours. After more than two decades of hiatus, they reunited in 2023 to play a few reunion shows. The band is currently practicing, playing shows, and working on new material.
In the mid-1990s Ninety Pound Wuss established itself as part of the Christian punk scene with their self-titled debut. The release of their second album, Where Meager Die Of Self Interest (1997) saw the band's sound take a dramatic shift, becoming much darker and more dynamically complex. Ninety Pound Wuss continued this development further on their post-punk swan song, Short Hand Operation (1999), by not only displaying an increased use of guitar effects and synthesizers, but also by showcasing some of the strongest songwriting of their career. However, the juxtaposition of being a punk band associated with the Christian music industry proved too exhausting and would ultimately lead to their disbandment in 2000.