Ultraspank
| Ultraspank | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Nu metal,alternative metal |
| Years active | 1996–2001 |
| Labels | Epic |
| Associated acts | Lo-Pro, Snot, Chokt, White Noise Owl |
| Past members |
Pete Murray Neil Godfrey Jerry Oliviera Dan Ogden James "Fed" Carroll Tyler Clark |
Ultraspank was an American metal band in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 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.
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 Ultraspank, and the band ended up taking his suggestion.
In 1997, the band signed to Epic Records. The band decided to go with this label due to them being famous at the time for previously breaking other heavy bands such as Korn and Rage Against the Machine into mainstream popularity. Their debut, self-titled album was released on March 31, 1998. While the president of the company at the time of their signing fully supported the band, he was shortly afterwards fired, and the band received less support from the new president. Despite the lack of support, the band still toured tirelessly for two years, mostly on their own support, even using their own tour van, which racked up over 100,000 miles during the time.
The band became demoralized with all the work being put into without any backing from the label. However, the band received another break. They were able to get one of their songs, "Five", on the PlayStation video game 3Xtreme. This brought the band a ton of exposure, as it was quoted as selling "400,000 units" and "far more than their first album sold". This brought them more support from Epic, so the band started work on a follow-up album.
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