Mike Scaccia
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Michael "Mike" Scaccia is an American musician, best known as the lead (and sometimes rhythm) guitarist for the metal
bands Ministry
, Rigor Mortis
, and The Revolting Cocks
.
originally formed in 1983 when schoolmates Harden Harrison and Casey Orr met Mike Scaccia. The three shared a love for horror/gore flicks and extremely heavy music, and that recipe helped them create a truly unique form of speed metal that had never been heard before. Within five years they had virtually created the thrash metal scene in Texas and landed a major label deal. In 1988, with Bruce Corbitt on vocals, Rigor Mortis released their self-titled debut album on Capitol Records
.
In 1989, Mike Scaccia was asked by Al Jourgensen
to join his band Ministry
for their 1989-1990 The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
tour. Jourgensen was so impressed by Scaccia's talents that he included him into the band full-time. Scaccia left Rigor Mortis in 1991. He then went on to record and tour for Ministry's next album, the platinum-selling smash Psalm 69
throughout 1992. He also played on their memorable Lollapalooza
tour.
Throughout 1994-1995, recording began on Ministry's follow-up, Filth Pig
. They relocated to Austin
where sessions took place. He left the band right before the band's 1996 tour to support Filth Pig.
In early 2003, Rigor Mortis reformed in Texas to ecstatic reviews. Scaccia was included in the lineup. Also at this time, a clean, sober Jourgensen again asked him to rejoin for touring their new album, Animositisomina
. He agreed, and had been performing full-time with them since. He did, however, leave Ministry again in 2006. The status of a possible Rigor Mortis reunion is unknown.
As of August 2011, Scaccia is back in Ministry and the band has been working on a new album, titled Relapse
.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
, Rigor Mortis
Rigor Mortis (band)
Rigor Mortis is a speed metal band that formed in 1983. Two schoolmates Harden Harrison and Casey Orr formed the band when they met Mike Scaccia . The three young men shared an interest in horror/gore films and very heavy music. With Bruce Corbitt on vocals they created some of the heaviest...
, and The Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American–Belgian industrial rock band and sometime supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.-History:...
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Professional life
Rigor MortisRigor Mortis (band)
Rigor Mortis is a speed metal band that formed in 1983. Two schoolmates Harden Harrison and Casey Orr formed the band when they met Mike Scaccia . The three young men shared an interest in horror/gore films and very heavy music. With Bruce Corbitt on vocals they created some of the heaviest...
originally formed in 1983 when schoolmates Harden Harrison and Casey Orr met Mike Scaccia. The three shared a love for horror/gore flicks and extremely heavy music, and that recipe helped them create a truly unique form of speed metal that had never been heard before. Within five years they had virtually created the thrash metal scene in Texas and landed a major label deal. In 1988, with Bruce Corbitt on vocals, Rigor Mortis released their self-titled debut album on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
.
In 1989, Mike Scaccia was asked by Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen
Alain David Jourgensen , is a Cuban-American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial metal band Ministry. He is sometimes credited as Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa , Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan...
to join his band Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
for their 1989-1990 The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Bros. Records. The music took a more hardcore, aggressively guitar-driven direction...
tour. Jourgensen was so impressed by Scaccia's talents that he included him into the band full-time. Scaccia left Rigor Mortis in 1991. He then went on to record and tour for Ministry's next album, the platinum-selling smash Psalm 69
Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
-Samples:Samples.N.W.O.*"All right! It's all right!" - Apocalypse Now*"What we are looking at is good and evil, right and wrong." "A new world order!" "We're not about to make that same mistake twice." "God bless America! [crowd cheering]" "Wait...watch and learn." "I believe in freedom." -...
throughout 1992. He also played on their memorable Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
tour.
Throughout 1994-1995, recording began on Ministry's follow-up, Filth Pig
Filth Pig
Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1996 on Warner Bros. Records. The title was allegedly derived from a statement made in the British Houses of Parliament, where bandleader Jourgensen was described as a filthy pig by MP Teddy Taylor...
. They relocated to Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
where sessions took place. He left the band right before the band's 1996 tour to support Filth Pig.
In early 2003, Rigor Mortis reformed in Texas to ecstatic reviews. Scaccia was included in the lineup. Also at this time, a clean, sober Jourgensen again asked him to rejoin for touring their new album, Animositisomina
Animositisomina
Animositisomina is the eighth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2003. It is the group's first studio album and second overall release through Sanctuary Records, following the live album Sphinctour....
. He agreed, and had been performing full-time with them since. He did, however, leave Ministry again in 2006. The status of a possible Rigor Mortis reunion is unknown.
As of August 2011, Scaccia is back in Ministry and the band has been working on a new album, titled Relapse
Relapse (Ministry album)
Relapse is the twelfth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, to be released on March 30, 2012 through 13th Planet Records. It was recorded in the wake of their three year hiatus from November 2008 to August 2011.-Background:...
.
Projects
- MinistryMinistry (band)Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
- Revolting CocksRevolting CocksRevolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American–Belgian industrial rock band and sometime supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.-History:...
- LardLard (band)Lard is a hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra , Al Jourgensen , Paul Barker , and Jeff Ward . Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
- Rigor MortisRigor Mortis (band)Rigor Mortis is a speed metal band that formed in 1983. Two schoolmates Harden Harrison and Casey Orr formed the band when they met Mike Scaccia . The three young men shared an interest in horror/gore films and very heavy music. With Bruce Corbitt on vocals they created some of the heaviest...
- BloHole
- League of Blind WomenLeague of Blind WomenLeague of Blind Women was a short-lived all-star alternative rock band that included Robert Buck from 10,000 Maniacs, Jerry Augustyniak from 10,000 Maniacs, Casey Orr from GWAR, Mike Scaccia from Ministry and Rigor Mortis, Kol Marshall from Critical Mass and See No Evil, and Chris Kelly...
- Goobersmoochers
Personal discography
- Rigor Mortis, s/t (1989, Capitol)
- Ministry, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing UpIn Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up-Video:A companion home video of the concert also exists, featuring the same tracks as the audio except it is bookended by two "bonus" songs. The beginning of the concert starts with a very textured dual drum jam than segues into "Breathe". After playing Stigmata, Jello Biafra comes on stage and...
(1990, Sire) - 1000 Homo DJs1000 Homo DJs1000 Homo DJs was a side project of industrial music band Ministry. It is best known for its cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut." The project was released through industrial label Wax Trax! Records....
, Supernaut (1990, WaxTrax!) - Revolting CocksRevolting CocksRevolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American–Belgian industrial rock band and sometime supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.-History:...
, Beers, Steers, and QueersBeers, Steers, and Queers-Additional information:The album opens with a telephone conversation between two southerners discussing an upcoming local appearance by the Revolting Cocks. They are unfamiliar with the band and interpret the name as belonging to a male strip show....
(1990, WaxTrax!) - Ministry, Jesus Built My HotrodJesus Built My Hotrod"Jesus Built My Hotrod" is a 1991 single by Ministry and was the band's most popular song up to that point. The track features a driving beat and speed metal guitar work backing Butthole Surfers' singer Gibby Haynes gonzo vocal stylings....
(1991, Sire) - Ministry, Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck EggsPsalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs-Samples:Samples.N.W.O.*"All right! It's all right!" - Apocalypse Now*"What we are looking at is good and evil, right and wrong." "A new world order!" "We're not about to make that same mistake twice." "God bless America! [crowd cheering]" "Wait...watch and learn." "I believe in freedom." -...
(1992, Sire) - SkrewSkrewSkrew is an influential industrial metal band. Formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998, the group announced its return in 2009.-Biography:Skrew was formed in 1990 in Austin, Texas, by Adam Grossman and Danny Lohner...
, Burning In Water, Drowning In Flame (1992, Metal Blade) - Ministry, Just One FixJust One Fix-Ministry:*Al Jourgensen – vocals , guitar, programming, production*Paul Barker – bass guitar, programming, production-Additional Personnel:*Bill Rieflin – drums*Mike Scaccia – guitar*Michael Balch – programming*William S...
(1993, Sire) - Revolting Cocks, Linger Ficken' Good...And Other Barnyard OdditiesLinger Ficken' Good-Singles:Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? # "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"# "Sergio Guitar"# "Wrong Sexy Mix"Crackin' Up # "Crackin' Up "# "Crackin' Up "# "Gila Copter "-Revolting Cocks:...
(1993, Sire) - Ministry, Filth PigFilth PigFilth Pig is the sixth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1996 on Warner Bros. Records. The title was allegedly derived from a statement made in the British Houses of Parliament, where bandleader Jourgensen was described as a filthy pig by MP Teddy Taylor...
(1996, Warner) - LardLard (band)Lard is a hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra , Al Jourgensen , Paul Barker , and Jeff Ward . Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, Pure Chewing SatisfactionPure Chewing SatisfactionPure Chewing Satisfaction is an album by Lard released in 1997.- Track listing :All songs written by Biafra/Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin except as noted.#"War Pimp Renaissance" - 4:19#"I Wanna Be a Drug Sniffing Dog" - 3:17#"Moths" - 4:57...
(1997, Alternative Tentacles) - League of Blind WomenLeague of Blind WomenLeague of Blind Women was a short-lived all-star alternative rock band that included Robert Buck from 10,000 Maniacs, Jerry Augustyniak from 10,000 Maniacs, Casey Orr from GWAR, Mike Scaccia from Ministry and Rigor Mortis, Kol Marshall from Critical Mass and See No Evil, and Chris Kelly...
, League of Blind Women (1998, Milo Music/mp3.comMP3.comMP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
) - Various Artists, Lucio Fulci: A Symphony of Fear (1999, Blackest Heart/Graveside)
- Lard, 70's Rock Must Die70's Rock Must Die70's Rock Must Die is an EP by Lard that was released in the year 2000.- Track listing :- Lard :*Al Jourgensen – guitars, keys, programming, production*Paul Barker – bass, keys, programming, backing vocals , production...
(2000, Alternative Tentacles) - Ministry, Greatest FitsGreatest FitsGreatest Fits is a greatest hits album by the industrial band Ministry. The album was released on June 19, 2001, on Warner Bros. Records.-Track listing:# "What About Us?" – 5:52...
(2001, Warner) - Ministry, Houses of the MoléHouses of the MoléHouses of the Molé is the ninth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry. The album was released on June 21, 2004 internationally and a day later in the United States through Sanctuary Records.-Album information:...
(2004, Sanctuary) - Revolting Cocks, Cocked and LoadedCocked and Loaded-Retail:-Revolting Cocks:*Alien Jourgensen - lead guitar , guitar , bass , keyboards , chorus guitar , chorus bass , percussion , background vocals , slide guitar , vocals , drums , drum programming , programming , fiddle , production, mixing*Gibby Haynes - vocals , background...
(2006, 13th Planet) - Ministry, Rio Grande BloodRio Grande BloodRio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006. It is their first release through 13th Planet and Megaforce Records.- Overview :The album is the 2nd part of the band's anti-George W...
(2006, 13th Planet) - Ministry, Cover UpCover Up (Ministry album)Cover Up is an album of cover versions by Ministry & Co-Conspirators released on April 1, 2008. The album includes previously released covers "Roadhouse Blues", "Lay Lady Lay" and "Supernaut". Cover Up was supposedly Ministry's final release before their three year break up from 2008 to 2011...
(2008, 13th Planet) - Ministry, RelapseRelapse (Ministry album)Relapse is the twelfth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, to be released on March 30, 2012 through 13th Planet Records. It was recorded in the wake of their three year hiatus from November 2008 to August 2011.-Background:...
(2012, 13th Planet)