They have received coverage on sites such as Kerrang!, Louder Than War and Vive Le Rock and played with notable bands including Soulside,[2] Moving Targets,[3] the Messthetics, Ruts DC,[4] Janus Stark,[5] Zounds, Inner Terrestrials, Girls Against Boys and Eight Rounds Rapid.
[6] The band’s initial line up was Wenn, Sherry, guitarist Rich Matthews (all ex-K-Line) and bassist Giles Davis.
[1] Davis was replaced by Paul Grier[1] (ex-Scum Children) during the recording of first EP Navigating The Middle Ground.
[11][12][13][14] Dealing With Damage’s debut album Ask The Questions was released on Little Rocket Records in 2020 - with a joint vinyl release by Rad Girlfriend Records[15] (Dayton, Ohio, USA) and Carabrecol (Gran Canaria, Spain) - to positive reviews[16][17][18][4][19][20][21][22][23] The LP saw contributions from Andy Myers (ex-Jerry Built) who subsequently replaced Ruscoe on guitar.
[1] Dealing With Damage released their second LP Use The Daylight in February 2023, to universally positive reviews; the album included a tribute to John Hannon and a collaboration with 'menopause-core' trio Yootha Today.