Yesterday in 1998 Iron Monkey released the album Our Problem Nottingham, East Midlands, England Sludge/Doom Metal Status:Split-up Years active: 1994-1999 Iron Monkey were a sludge metal band that formed in Nottingham, England in 1994. The original members were Justin Greaves (Drums), Johnny Morrow (Vocals), Jim Rushby (Guitar), Steve Watson (Guitar) and Doug Dalziel (Bass). The members all had experience playing in the English underground and they each brought different influences to the fold. The groups sound was influenced by the doom metal and crust punk genres and in particular by bands such as Grief, Black Sabbath and Eyehategod. The end result is a ghastly combination of vitriolic aggression, downtuned riffage, huge underlying grooves and inhuman screams. The bands early gigs were intense affairs with drunken mayhem leading to the destruction of instruments and equipment, helping to generate their brutal reputation. The group wrote a six song album that was released originally on the small imprint Union Mill before being put out by Nottingham label Earache Records. Before the deal was made however guitarist Steve Watson was fired and replaced by Dean Berry. The bands sophomore album Our Problem was released to worldwide critical acclaim and was an even harsher and punkier listening experience than the bands self titled album. The next release was a split CD with Japanese Doom metal band Church of Misery that was put out by Mans Ruin Records. In 1999 the band played the Dynamo Festival in the Netherlands and shortly after Jim Rushby left the band and was replaced by ex-Acrimony guitarist Stu OHara. However due to a variety of personal and industry problems the band split in September 1999. Justin, Jim and Johnny went on to form the short-lived Armour of God whilst Dean, Doug and Stu formed Dukes of Nothing. Johnny then formed My War and Murder One before tragically suffering a fatal heart attack in the summer of 2002. Justin has since played in an array of bands that include Borknagar, SiLVER GiNGER FiVE, Hard to Swallow, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine and now plays in English doom titan Electric Wizard. Dean plays for the underground post-doom/sludge/core group Capricorns (signed on Lee Dorrians Rise Above Records). The band have become posthumously revered and their influence can be heard in groups such as Raging Speedhorn, Charger and Mistress. A live and rare tracks album entitled Ruined by Idiots was released in 2003 on Maniac Beast Records. Earache Records - Johnny Morrow / Vocals(R.I.P. 2002) - Dean Berry / Guitars - Jim Rushby / Guitars - Doug Dalziel / Bass - Justin Greaves / Drums 1. Bad Year (6:06) 2. Supagorgonizer (3:59) 3. Boss Keloid (5:23) 4. IRMS (6:29) 5. House Anxiety (3:49) 6. 2 Golden Rules (4:34) 7. 9 Joint Spiritual Whip (19:58) Recorded at Backstage Studios, Ripley, Derbyshire, March 1998. Cutted for vinyl at Schallplatten Schneid Technik (SST) Bruggemann GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. After track 7, there are five tracks of silence (lasting about 13 seconds each) preceding an untitled hidden track, which lasts 13:13. Released by Earache Records in UK/USA as CD (cat. # MOSH 207 CD / IRS 996.207). Also released in 1999 as 2CD (cat. # MOSH 207 CDG): The sticker on the cover says: Special German ltd. edition double CD. Includes their debut album Iron Monkey as a bonus CD. Re-released (June 18, 2012) as 2x12 vinyl (cat. # MOSH207LP), comes in gatefold sleeve, limited to 1400 copies: 800 copies on black vinyl; 300 copies on Primate Brown vinyl; 200 copies on Weed Green vinyl; 100 copies on Skol Super Gold vinyl. A1. Bad Year A2. Supagorgonizer A3. Boss Keloid B1. IRMS B2. House Anxiety B3. 2 Golden Rules C1. 9 Joint Spiritual Whip C2. Omi Bozu (Wisdom Of Choking) [Instrumental] D1. Sleep To Win D2. Arsonaut D3. Kiss Of Death Tracks D1-D3 taken from Weve Learned Nothing EP, 1999 youtube/watch?v=iSKKBu5SX_I
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