Semi-
heavy metal band formed by
singer Kory Clarke with
guitarist John Ricco,
bassist Pete McLanahan and
drummer Paul Ferguson. Their wonderful
1990 album
Last Decade Dead Century was a lyrical alternative to the
hair bands that were popular at the time, with very
political lyrics over their hard-rock sound. Unfortunately, their second album,
1991's
Drugs, God and the New Republic (with new drummer Mark Evans) wasn't as exciting, and the
grunge sound was taking over the audience who wanted to rebel against good-time metal.
Their next two albums, Salutions from the Ghetto Nation and Chill Pill, didn't go anywhere, and between that and Clarke's public tirades against their record label, Geffen Records, the band were dropped by the label in 1994. With a much-changed line-up still led by Clarke, they did one more album, Space Age Playboys, on the Futurist label, before breaking up. A compilation called Odds and Ends was released after the breakup.