Mistress (band)
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Mistress were an extreme metal
band from Birmingham
, England
, United Kingdom
. The members of this five-piece band adopted pseudonyms as stage-names including: Drunken
and Misery on guitars, Dirty Von Arse on bass, Dave Cunt on vocals and Migg on drums. Dave Cunt (aka Dave Hunt
) is also a member of Anaal Nathrakh
and Benediction
and Migg (aka Mick Kenney
) is in several other bands, including Anaal Nathrakh
, Exploder, Fukpig
and Frost. Mistress announced their split on 4 March 2008.
/ Eyehategod
sludge sound. The band became noted for their offensive, yet intellectual lyrics and incredibly heavy, dirty, downtuned sound.
In 2001, Mistress released two demos, entitled Fuck Off and Lord Worm, which got them signed to the underground Rage of Achilles extreme music label. Their first full-length album for the record label was the self-titled Mistress in April 2002, which received broadly good reviews from extreme music publications. The follow-up to this, October 2003
's Mistress II: The Chronovisor, helped to more firmly establish them as a metal band, along with their growing live reputation.
The band's ability to create filthy sonic rage ensured that they were soon picked up by the much larger Nottigham-based Earache Records
, who issued Mistress' third full-length album In Disgust We Trust in June 2005
. In the same year, Earache also re-issued the band's first two albums. After being dropped from the Earache roster during 2006, the band were signed to Mick Kenney and Shane Embury's new record label, FETO Records
. On April 23, 2007, they released their fourth studio album through FETO Records, entitled The Glory Bitches of Doghead, which has dropped the sludge sound in favour of enhancing the grind elements. The album also has an ambient track running throughout (consisting of various noises, including what seems to be rain) created by Misery, which can be heard distinctly between songs, adding depth to the vicious music being played.
Mistress appeared on the Christmas special of Never Mind the Buzzcocks
performing Christmas carols in sludge metal.
Mistress announced their demise on 4 March 2008.
.
Extreme metal
Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style or sound nearly always associated with genres like black metal,...
band from Birmingham
Birmingham
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, England
England
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The members of this five-piece band adopted pseudonyms as stage-names including: Drunken
Drunkenness
Alcohol intoxication is a physiological state that occurs when a person has a high level of ethanol in his or her blood....
and Misery on guitars, Dirty Von Arse on bass, Dave Cunt on vocals and Migg on drums. Dave Cunt (aka Dave Hunt
Dave Hunt (musician)
Dave Hunt is a British heavy metal vocalist. He was born in Solihull, West Midlands, England. He currently is the vocalist of both Benediction and grindcore/black metal band Anaal Nathrakh...
) is also a member of Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
and Benediction
Benediction (band)
Benediction is a British death metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in February 1989.-Biography:The Birmingham-based death metal band Benediction were formed in February 1989 by Paul Adams , Peter Rew , Darren Brookes , and Mark "Barney" Greenway...
and Migg (aka Mick Kenney
Mick Kenney
Mick Kenney is a musician, artist, and producer from Birmingham, UK. He relocated to California, Orange County in 2007. He currently plays in extreme metal acts Anaal Nathrakh, and Suffer well. His past bands include Fukpig, Frost, Professor Fate and Mistress.He is the owner of Necrodeath...
) is in several other bands, including Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
, Exploder, Fukpig
Fukpig
Fukpig is a Birmingham based crust/black metal band. Their lyrics focus mainly on war and political matters, especially the middle east invasion. They were formed as a side project in 2001 by members of Mistress and Anaal Nathrakh....
and Frost. Mistress announced their split on 4 March 2008.
Biography
The band formed at the end of the 1990s in Birmingham and began playing their own take on the vitriolic Iron MonkeyIron Monkey (band)
Iron Monkey was a sludge metal band that formed in Nottingham, England in 1994. The original members were Justin Greaves , Johnny Morrow , Jim Rushby , Steve Watson and Doug Dalziel...
/ Eyehategod
Eyehategod
Eyehategod is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans who formed in 1988. They have become one of the most well known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene...
sludge sound. The band became noted for their offensive, yet intellectual lyrics and incredibly heavy, dirty, downtuned sound.
In 2001, Mistress released two demos, entitled Fuck Off and Lord Worm, which got them signed to the underground Rage of Achilles extreme music label. Their first full-length album for the record label was the self-titled Mistress in April 2002, which received broadly good reviews from extreme music publications. The follow-up to this, October 2003
2003 in music
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's Mistress II: The Chronovisor, helped to more firmly establish them as a metal band, along with their growing live reputation.
The band's ability to create filthy sonic rage ensured that they were soon picked up by the much larger Nottigham-based Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
, who issued Mistress' third full-length album In Disgust We Trust in June 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
. In the same year, Earache also re-issued the band's first two albums. After being dropped from the Earache roster during 2006, the band were signed to Mick Kenney and Shane Embury's new record label, FETO Records
FETO Records
FETO Records is a British independent record label founded by Mick Kenney and Shane Embury.The name of the record label is an acronym of From Enslavement To Obliteration, the title of Napalm Death's second album....
. On April 23, 2007, they released their fourth studio album through FETO Records, entitled The Glory Bitches of Doghead, which has dropped the sludge sound in favour of enhancing the grind elements. The album also has an ambient track running throughout (consisting of various noises, including what seems to be rain) created by Misery, which can be heard distinctly between songs, adding depth to the vicious music being played.
Mistress appeared on the Christmas special of Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
performing Christmas carols in sludge metal.
Mistress announced their demise on 4 March 2008.
One last gig
Mistress performed one last gig on the 24th October 2009 at Damnation FestivalDamnation Festival
The Damnation Festival is a one day music festival currently held annually at Leeds University, Leeds, England and organised by Gavin McInally. The 2011 edition of the festival will be held on November 5...
.
Members
- Dave HuntDave Hunt (musician)Dave Hunt is a British heavy metal vocalist. He was born in Solihull, West Midlands, England. He currently is the vocalist of both Benediction and grindcore/black metal band Anaal Nathrakh...
(also known as Dave Cunt, VITRIOL) — Vocals - Misery (Paul Kenney) — Guitar
- Drunken (Duncan Wilkins) — Guitar
- Dirty Von Arse — Bass
- Mick KenneyMick KenneyMick Kenney is a musician, artist, and producer from Birmingham, UK. He relocated to California, Orange County in 2007. He currently plays in extreme metal acts Anaal Nathrakh, and Suffer well. His past bands include Fukpig, Frost, Professor Fate and Mistress.He is the owner of Necrodeath...
(also known as Migg, Irrumator) — Drums - Earl RobinsonEarl RobinsonEarl Hawley Robinson was a singer-songwriter and composer from Seattle, Washington. Robinson is probably as well remembered for his left-leaning political views as he is for his music, including the songs "Joe Hill", "Black and White", and the cantata "Ballad for Americans"...
— Bass for first demo and fist few gigs
Albums
- Mistress (2002)
- Mistress II: The Chronovisor (2003)
- In Disgust We Trust (2005)
- The Glory Bitches of Doghead (2007)