Mucky Pup
| Mucky Pup | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bergenfield, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres |
Hardcore punk Heavy metal Crossover thrash Thrash metal Punk rock |
| Years active | 1986–1996 1999 (1 reunion show) 2000 (2 reunion shows) 2002 (2 reunion shows) 2003 (1 reunion show) 2009–2014 |
| Labels | Torrid, Roadrunner, Century Media, Mucky |
| Associated acts | Dog Eat Dog, All Boro Kings, Nastasee, The Hasbeens, Bully, Da' Skulls, Robots and Monsters, Murphy's Law |
| Website | www.muckypup.com |
| Members | Chris Milnes John Milnes Dan Nastasi Dave Neabore Marc DeBacker |
| Past members | Scott LePage Sean Kilkenny Chris "Junior" LaPlante Bill Bergmann Eric VanSteenbergh Joe Mama Splatter Terry Jack "Hinge" Pitzer Kevin Powers Matt DeSomma |
Mucky Pup is an American hardcore and crossover thrash band formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey in 1986, when Milnes brothers John (drums) and Chris (vocals) joined up with Dan Nastasi (guitar) and former Hades member, Scott LePage (bass). The band went through various incarnations and several musical style changes while gaining minor success in both the USA and Europe. Arguably, their breakthrough moment occurred when Berke Breathed picked their songwriting contest entry for release with a 1987 Bloom County comic strip compilation. However, their European success, based on strong tours and charting for the 1989 A Boy in a Man's World album, surpassed all recognition achieved in their home country. Since reuniting in 2009, the band has featured a rotating lineup of former and new members with vocalist Chris Milnes being the only constant.
The band recorded two demos, Live And Mucky and Greatest Hits, which sold a combined amount of over 1,200 copies. The band would also play "battle of the bands" competitions in and around New Jersey. It was during one such event in 1986, while playing with the band Trixter at the Paramus, New Jersey roller rink, that a representative from Torrid Records first saw the band. The band was offered a record contract and several weeks later, they signed their first record deal with the independent label.
Signing with Torrid brought a distribution deal in Europe with Roadrunner Records' sister label, Roadracer Records. The band's first album, Can't You Take a Joke?, was released in 1988. Around the same time, the band also won a song writing contest for the Bloom County comic strip. Entrants to the contest were to come up with a song for the fictional band Billy and the Boingers. Their winning song, "U-Stink-But-I-♥-U," was included as a flexi-disc in the Bloom County book, Billy and the Boingers Bootleg.
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