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Ultraspank
Ultraspank was an American metal band from Santa Barbara, California, United States. They released two albums, a self-titled album in 1998, and a follow-up, ''Progress'', in 2000. The band disbanded shortly after the release of ''Progress'' in 2001 due to being dropped by their label due to poor sales of both albums. History Formation (1995-1996) The band was formed soon after the breakup of the band ''Indica'', which contained three of the five original Ultraspank members; Tyler Clark, Dan Ogden, and Pete Murray, not to be confused with Australian singer Pete Murray. The three of them want to continue making music together, they wanted to change their sound, so they enlisted the help of Neil Godfrey, and eventually Jerry Oliveria, a bandmate of his in a previous band named "Good Mourning". They originally formed the band as "Spank", but due to legal reasons they were forced to change it. Rob Zombie suggested they should call themselves ''Ultra''spank, and the band ended up tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Murray (American Musician)
Pete Murray is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Starting his music career in the mid-1990s, he has been the lead vocalist for a number of bands, including nu metal band Ultraspank, hard rock band Lo-Pro, acoustic/electronic rock band Life On Planet 9, industrial rock band Chokt, and most recently, rock band White Noise Owl. Recording career Early years and Ultraspank Murray's first band was a speed metal band called Indica. While they did manage to earn the "MTV's Best College Rock Band of 1992" award, the band began to fall apart shortly after, leading some of the members, Murray included, to form a new band called "Spank". Unable to use the name due to copyright issues, the band changed their name to "Ultraspank" once they signed to a major record label. Murray recorded two nu metal albums with the band, ''Ultraspank'' in 1998 and ''Progress'' in 2000 before the band broke up after being dropped from their record deal. Lo-Pro Murray took a brief break fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraspank (album)
Ultraspank is the debut studio album by the American nu metal band Ultraspank Ultraspank was an American metal band from Santa Barbara, California, United States. They released two albums, a self-titled album in 1998, and a follow-up, ''Progress'', in 2000. The band disbanded shortly after the release of ''Progress'' in 2 .... It was released on March 31, 1998 on Epic Records. Their song "5" was featured on the PlayStation video game '' 3Xtreme''. Track listing # "No Man, My Hands are Dirty" - 0:17 # "5" - 4:56 # "Butter" - 3:38 # "Slip" - 4:26 # "Suck" - 3:19 # "Wrapped" - 4:07 # "Perfect" - 4:41 # "Sponge" - 4:53 # "Fired" - 3:14 # "Worn" - 4:57 # "Burnt" - 3:57 # "Better Luck Next Time" - 2:44 # "Asphyxiate" - 4:33 (Japanese bonus track) # "Suck" (Live) - 3:43 (Japanese bonus track) * "Asphyxiate" and "Suck (Live)" are also featured on the "Turn Your Head & Cough" EP. * "Suck (Live)" was recorded on March 31, 1998 at the Cabaret Metro. Personnel * Pete Murray - voca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progress (Ultraspank Album)
Progress is the second and final album by American industrial metal band Ultraspank. This is the only album to feature former Snot drummer James "Fed" Carroll. The 2nd and 6th tracks “Crumble” and “Click” are featured in the soundtrack to the 2001 PS2 racing video game ATV Offroad Fury ''ATV Offroad Fury'' is a 2001 racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 2 in North America and Europe. A sequel, ''ATV Offroad Fury 2'', was released in 2002. Ga .... Background Album artwork The album artwork used on this release is a picture of the Vacanti mouse, which had a growth of cartilage molded on its back to resemble a human ear. Sales Despite anemic sales, ''Progress'' nevertheless received positive reviews from critics both at the time of its release, and today. Track listing # "Push" - 3:52 # "Crumble" - 3:46 # "Stuck" - 3:34 # "Feed" - 4:12 # "Smile" - 3:59 # "Click" - 4:24 # "J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo-Pro
Lo-Pro is an American rock band formed in 2002 by Pete Murray and Neil Godfrey after the disbandment of their previous band, Ultraspank, in 2001. After attracting the attention of Aaron Lewis of Staind, the band signed to a major record label, Geffen Records, and released their debut album, ''Lo-Pro'' in 2003. After a year of touring in support of the album, they would be dropped from their label. The band stayed together, but it would be almost six years until any further music releases, with the band opting to record and re-record several album's worth of material, participate in side-projects, and perform live shows prior to finalizing new material for release. The long gap in releases in turn lead to a number of consecutive releases in the following years, including the '' Letting Go'' EP in 2009, a second album, ''The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge'', in 2010, and an acoustic album, '' Bittersweet'', under the pseudonym "Life on Planet 9", in 2011. The band briefly returned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Godfrey
Lo-Pro is an American rock band formed in 2002 by Pete Murray and Neil Godfrey after the disbandment of their previous band, Ultraspank, in 2001. After attracting the attention of Aaron Lewis of Staind, the band signed to a major record label, Geffen Records, and released their debut album, ''Lo-Pro'' in 2003. After a year of touring in support of the album, they would be dropped from their label. The band stayed together, but it would be almost six years until any further music releases, with the band opting to record and re-record several album's worth of material, participate in side-projects, and perform live shows prior to finalizing new material for release. The long gap in releases in turn lead to a number of consecutive releases in the following years, including the '' Letting Go'' EP in 2009, a second album, ''The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge'', in 2010, and an acoustic album, '' Bittersweet'', under the pseudonym "Life on Planet 9", in 2011. The band briefly returned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokt
Chokt is an American industrial rock band featuring Pete Murray of Lo-Pro and Ultraspank, Walter Flakus of Stabbing Westward, and John Stevens of Ghost Machine and The Clay People. The trio recorded an album's worth of material together, releasing songs one by one over the course of 2006 to 2009. It served as an outlet for Murray for songs that didn't quite fit the hard rock sound of Lo-Pro, during the six year gap in between Lo-Pro releases. History Formation (2002-2004) Pete Murray released two albums as the frontman of nu metal band Ultraspank, and when the band broke up, he eventually formed the hard rock band Lo-Pro with guitarist Neil Godfrey. They released one self-titled album in 2003. However, after touring in support of the album, they were dropped from the Geffen record label. The band went through a six-year period before releasing music as a band again, with the band spending searching for a new label while continually writing new material and reworking unsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downthesun
Downthesun (stylised in lowercase) was an American nu metal band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1999. The group was known for their abrasive and heavy sound as well as their association with Slipknot. Downthesun was the only act signed to Slipknot's short-lived record label, Maggot Corps. The group released one studio album, 2002's '' Downthesun'', before breaking up in 2004. They briefly reunited in 2010 and have been inactive since 2011. History Formation and early years (1999–2001) Downthesun was formed by bassist Lance "Kuk" Collier and keyboardist Nathan Church, who were in a local Kansas City rap metal band called Canvas. Canvas played a variety of battle-of-the-bands shows in the area, and while they never won, they were able to secure a slot as an opener for Slipknot. This led to Collier and Church meeting Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, who introduced them to drummer Danny Spain and vocalist Anthony "Satone" Stevens, who had previously worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Noise Owl
White Noise Owl is a rock supergroup composed of lead vocalist Pete Murray of Lo-Pro and Ultraspank, bassist John Fahnestock of Lo-Pro, Snot, and Amen, drummer Will Hunt of Evanescence and Dark New Day, and guitarist Chris Shy of Aurora Sky. Their debut EP, produced by Ben Grosse, '' Until We Meet Again'', was released on March 11, 2014. After a series of delays, their debut full-length album, ''Condition Critical'', is scheduled for release on November 1, 2019. The first single, "Something", was released on August 1, 2017. History Formation and ''Until We Meet Again'' EP (2013-2014) The project was first the idea of guitarist Chris Shy, the prior guitarist of band Aurora Sky. who envisioned doing a project with Pete Murray of Lo-Pro. He contacted Murray after the release of Lo-Pro's third album, '' Disintegration Effect'', in June 2013. The two communicated vaguely about working together through email, which eventually led to sending song ideas back and forth. Upon completio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snot (band)
Snot is an American nu metal band from Santa Barbara, California. Formed in 1995, the band released their only studio album '' Get Some'' with founding vocalist Lynn Strait in 1997 and disbanded after his death in 1998. In 2008, the lineup of lead guitarist Mikey Doling, bassist John Fahnestock, drummer Jamie Miller and rhythm guitarist Sonny Mayo reunited. In 2009, a new band, Tons, was formed, with Brandon Espinoza as vocalist. As of February 2014, Snot has reformed again. History Formation, ''Get Some'' and death of Lynn Strait (1995–1998) The band was formed by singer Lynn Strait, the former bassist of a local punk band, Lethal Dose, and lead guitarist Mikey Doling, formerly of Kronix. After building a strong following with performances in Los Angeles, Snot signed with Geffen Records, and began work on their debut album with producer T-Ray. The album, titled '' Get Some'' was released on May 27, 1997. The band performed on the 1998 Ozzfest tour. On July 9, 1998, Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo-Pro (album)
''Lo-Pro'' is the debut studio album of Lo-Pro, released on September 30, 2003.Staind's Lewis Makes Lo-Pro Look Like Chopped Liver, But It's All Love - Group released self-titled debut Tuesday ''MTV.com.'' Oct 3, 2003. It had one in "" which garnered considerable radio play upon release. Throughout 2003 and 2004, Lo-Pro toured with groups like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Sounds Of Revenge
''The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge'' is the second full-album by Lo-Pro, originally scheduled to be released was May 25, 2010, but was delayed to June 8, 2010,Lo-Pro Delay New Album To June ''ThePRP.com.'' March 22, 2010. in order to add more songs to it.Harris, Rob "Bubbs": ''MetalExiles.'' Retrieved Jun 26, 2010. It is their third formal release of music, after their release in 2003 and the '' |
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. Originally formed in 1993 by three members of the band L.A.P.D., Korn's current lineup features founding members James "Munky" Shaffer (guitar); Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass); Brian "Head" Welch (guitar, backing vocals); and Jonathan Davis (lead vocals, bagpipes), with the addition of Ray Luzier (drums) in 2007, replacing the band's first drummer David Silveria. Korn made a demo tape, ''Neidermayer's Mind'', in 1993, which was distributed free to record companies and on request to members of the public. Their debut album '' Korn'' was released in 1994, followed by ''Life Is Peachy'' in 1996. The band first experienced mainstream success with '' Follow the Leader'' (1998) and '' Issues'' (1999), both of which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
