Zug Izland is an alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band from Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

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 formerly associated with Psychopathic Records

Psychopathic Records

Psychopathic Records, also known as "The Hatchet", is an American independent record label based in Farmington Hills, Michigan that specializes in hip hop music. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and hip hop group Insane Clown Posse....

. Named after an industrial site

Zug Island

Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island in the city of River Rouge near the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River...

 in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

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, the band broke onto the national competitive music scene in 2003 with their debut album, Cracked Tiles

Cracked Tiles

Cracked Tiles is the debut album of Zug Izland. Released on January 28, 2003, the album peaked at #48 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and at #31 on the Top Independent Albums chart.-Track listing:-Musicians:*Syn — lead vocals...

, produced by Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore...

 member Joseph Bruce

Joseph Bruce

Joseph Frank "Joe" Bruce is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler and actor. Bruce is most commonly known as Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse . He is the co-founder of the record label Psychopathic Records, with fellow ICP rapper Joseph Utsler and their former manager,...

, Syn and Mike Puwal.

The album peaked at #48 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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 Heatseekers chart and at #31 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Zug Izland released a follow-up album, 3:33

3:33

-Musicians:*Syn — vocals*Mike Puwal — bass, guitar, keyboards*Guido Mullingan — bass, background vocals*Glen Chorazyczewski — background vocals*Chris Codish — piano*Michelle Czygan — piano*Vinnie Dombrowski — background vocals*Esham — vocals...

, the following year. It peaked at #26 on the Top Heatseekers chart and at #22 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Zug Izland left Psychopathic after the album's release, on good terms with the label. The group sometimes refers to its fans as "zuggalos

Juggalo

Juggalo or Juggalette is a name given to fans of Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records hip hop group. Juggalos have developed their own idioms, slang, and characteristics.-History:...

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Band members

• Syn — Lead Vocals (2003–2010)
• Guido Milligan — bass (2004)
• Dan Miller — keyboards (2003–2004)
• B. Nestor Hendricks — bass (2003–2004)
• 2 Phat - drums (2005–2009)
• Lil' Pig — drums (2003–2004)
• Mike P.
  Mike Puwal
  Mike Puwal or Mike P , full name Michael J. Puwal III, is a guitarist and producer best known for his work with Psychopathic Records.-Biography:...
  
  — guitar (2003–2004)