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Tintoretto was a noise rock band from Milwaukee Wisconsin, active from 1998-2000.

Tintoretto was William Zientara on Guitar/Vocals, Shane Hochstetler on Drums, Bill Kutsch on Bass & Mike Batzler on Guitar/Vocals.

With the demise of Managra in early 1998, three out of the six members moved on to start their own project that reflected upon the more gloomier aspects of indie-noise. Highly influenced by bands like Hoover, The Crownhate Ruin, June of 44, Slint and The Last Crime. Accompanied by ballads that dealt with death and an extensive knowledge of art history.
Following a brief tour of the East Coast and the release of their self-titled debut EP on Highwater Records a year later, the band called it a day during their second US tour.
Tintoretto released a 4-song CD entitled The Sound Of Someone You Love Who Is Leaving… The Sound Of Someone You Love Is Leaving… And It Doesn't Really Matter in 1998 on Highwater Records from Austin, TX and four more songs were posthumously released in 2000 on a compilation CD entitled A Four Way Stop, released on 404 records. Members went on to play in Call Me Lightning, Hero of A Hundred Fights, Murder In The Red Barn, Haymarket Riot, Zebras, and Fuiguirnet.