Septic Tank are a British punk rock band formed out of Coventry doom metal band Cathedral.

Once the band reunited, producer and former member of the UK band Trouble, Jaime "Gomez" Arellano, replaced drummer Barry Stern, due to his death in 2005.

[1] The band have currently released one self-titled EP and one full-length album, entitled "Rotting Civilisation".

[2] Septic Tank have cited influences including Crucifix,[3] Amebix, Terrorizer,[4] Siege, Doom,[5] Extreme Noise Terror,[6] Discharge, GISM, Cryptic Slaughter, Minor Threat, Slaughter, Hellhammer, Motörhead, Septic Death and Anti Cimex.

[2][7][8] Their music has been categorized as hardcore punk,[5][2][3] crust punk,[5][9] doom metal,[10] thrashcore,[10][11] crossover thrash[10] and anarcho-punk.