M.O.D.
| M.O.D. | |
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| Also known as | Method of Destruction |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Crossover thrash, thrash metal |
| Years active | 1986–1997, 2001–present |
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| Website | M.O.D. on Myspace |
| Members |
Billy Milano Scott "The Rod" Sargeant Michael Arellano Mike De Leon |
| Past members | Tim McMurtrie Louis Svitek Tommy Klimchuck John Pereksta Joe Young Joe Affe Ken Ballone Jeff Wood John Monte Rob Moschetti Keith Davis Tim Mallare Dave Chavarri Darren Verpeut Danny "DNA" Burkhardt Chris "Dawson Clawson" Dawson Tim Casterline Derek "Lennon" Lopez |
M.O.D. (Method of Destruction) is a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by Stormtroopers of Death vocalist Billy Milano. The band has been around for 31 years (minus one hiatus from 1997 to 2001), and released eight studio albums. With M.O.D., Milano sought to continue on the musical path of the bands Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death and Nuclear Assault, mixing shades of hardcore punk with thrash metal and often humorous and politically incorrect lyrics.
U.S.A. for M.O.D., the band's debut album, was produced by S.O.D. bandmate and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. The first track, "Aren't You Hungry?", a reworking of an unrecorded S.O.D. song, is notable for the lyric "fuck those niggers' charity," referring to the then-common famine relief activism such as We Are the World. Later the band apologized admitting Rock and Roll was actually a black music.
M.O.D.'s second effort, Surfin' M.O.D., was an anomaly, featuring little thrash metal, focusing more on humorous cover songs and a beach party atmosphere. The band would return to their roots on Gross Misconduct, as well as further expand their sound on Rhythm of Fear. It was around this time that Milano performed a reunion show with S.O.D. at The Ritz in New York City.
The following releases, Devolution and Dictated Aggression, suffered from poor distribution and going out of print, despite Milano's heavier style and more serious lyrics. The albums were eventually reissued on Blackout Records in 2004.
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