The Brood was a crossover thrash

Crossover thrash

__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...

 band from Venice, California featuring former members of Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...

 and Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch (band)

Neighborhood Watch is a crossover thrash metal and punk band from Palms, Los Angeles, California who defined the "Venice Scene" in the '80's with bands like Suicidal Tendencies, Beowülf, No Mercy and Excel, who all played a mix of skate punk, hardcore, heavy metal and thrash...

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Biography

The band started in 1984 when guitar player Jon Nelson

Jon Nelson (guitarist)

Jonathan D. "Jon" Nelson is best known for playing lead guitar in the controversial punk band Suicidal Tendencies.-Early life:...

 and drummer Amery Smith

Amery Smith

Amery "AWOL" Smith is a drummer from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for playing drums in the Venice punk band "Suicidal Tendencies."-Early Life:...

 quit Suicidal Tendencies to form a band with former Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch (band)

Neighborhood Watch is a crossover thrash metal and punk band from Palms, Los Angeles, California who defined the "Venice Scene" in the '80's with bands like Suicidal Tendencies, Beowülf, No Mercy and Excel, who all played a mix of skate punk, hardcore, heavy metal and thrash...

 bass player John Flitcraft and guitar player Todd Moyer. Nelson took care of the vocal duties in The Brood with a little help from Moyer, who sang on a few songs.

The Brood recorded a demo and signed to Profile Records

Profile Records

Profile Records was a record label that specialized in many types of urban-oriented music, such as hip hop, active until 1996..- History :In 1980, at 23 years old, after working briefly for MCA, Cory Robbins was looking to start a record label. He invited his songwriter friend Steve Plotnicki to be...

 in 1985. They released their self-titled

The Brood (album)

The Brood is the seventh studio album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album reached #22 on the Dutch album chart on 16 June 1984, and stayed on the chart for 17 weeks.-Track listing:-Credits:...

 and only album on 1986. Soon after that, Nelson and Flitcraft quit while Smith and Moyer decided to form another band for which Moyer would be the lead vocalist and hired former Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...

 bass player Louiche Mayorga

Louiche Mayorga

Louiche Mayorga is best known for his bass playing in the Venice punk band "Suicidal Tendencies."He co-wrote many of their earlier songs including the punk classic "Institutionalized" from their 1983 debut album on Frontier, as well as" "War Inside My Head," "Possessed To Skate." and the title...

. The band became Uncle Slam

Uncle Slam

Uncle Slam was an American crossover thrash band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1984 under the name The Brood. They were influenced by punk rock bands of the '80s like Suicidal Tendencies , D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, as well as heavy metal bands like...

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Personnel

• Jon Nelson
  Jon Nelson (guitarist)
  Jonathan D. "Jon" Nelson is best known for playing lead guitar in the controversial punk band Suicidal Tendencies.-Early life:...
  
   - Lead guitar, Lead vocals
• Todd Moyer - Lead guitar, Lead vocals on some songs
• John Flitcraft - Bass, backing vocals
• Amery Smith
  Amery Smith
  Amery "AWOL" Smith is a drummer from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for playing drums in the Venice punk band "Suicidal Tendencies."-Early Life:...
  
   - Drums, backing vocals

Discography

• Demo 1985
• The Brood
  The Brood (album)
  The Brood is the seventh studio album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album reached #22 on the Dutch album chart on 16 June 1984, and stayed on the chart for 17 weeks.-Track listing:-Credits:...
  
  Profile Records 1986