Mike Scalzi
Mike Scalzi | |
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 Scalzi performing with Slough Feg in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Scalzi |
| Born | December 8, 1969[1] Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Dragonheart, Cruz Del Sur, Profound Lore, Megadisc, Tumult |
| Associated acts | Slough Feg, Hammers of Misfortune, WhipKraft, Heart of Darkness |
| Website | sloughfeg |
Michael Scalzi (born December 8, 1969) is an American musician and a philosophy professor at Diablo Valley College.[2][3]
Career[]
Scalzi's first band was Heart of Darkness, a crossover/hardcore band. He originally auditioned to be the band's guitarist but that role was already taken, so instead he took the spot as the band's vocalist.[4]
The Lord Weird Slough Feg[]
In the late 1980s, Scalzi formed The Lord Weird Slough Feg in Pennsylvania, but relocated to San Francisco in 1990 with the hopes of resurrecting the heavy metal scene in the United States. The band produced three demo tapes in the early 1990s before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1996. Since then, the line-up of the band has frequently changed and the name was officially shortened to "Slough Feg" with the release of Atavism in 2005.
Hammers of Misfortune[]
Hammers of Misfortune got started in the mid-1990s as Unholy Cadaver when Scalzi joined in with guitarist John Cobbett and drummer Chewy Marzolo. In 2001 the band released its debut album The Bastard. In 2003 the band signed a deal with Cruz Del Sur, releasing their second album The August Engine by the end of the same year. This album was also well received by the metal community. After the release of The Locust Years, Scalzi left the band in order to focus on Slough Feg.
Discography[]
Albums with Slough Feg[]
- The Lord Weird Slough Feg (1996)
- Twilight of the Idols (1999)
- Down Among the Deadmen (2000)
- Traveller (2003)
- Atavism (2005)
- Hardworlder (2007)
- The Slay Stack Grows (2008) (compilation)
- Ape Uprising! (2009)
- The Animal Spirits (2010)
- Made in Poland (2011) (live album)
- Digital Resistance (2014)
- New Organon (2019)
Albums with Hammers of Misfortune[]
- Unholy Cadaver EP (1998) – as Unholy Cadaver
- The Bastard (2001)
- The August Engine (2003)
- The Locust Years (2006)
References[]
- ^ "Mike Scalzi – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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- ^ "Michael Scalzi at Diablo Valley College". RateMyProfessors.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Scalzi – Slough Feg – Interview Exclusive". Uberrock.co.uk. November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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- People of Calabrian descent
- 1969 births
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