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| M.O.D. BIOGRAPHY
M.O.D. (Method of Destruction) was a crossover thrash band, formed in 1986 by vocalist Billy Milano after the disbandment of crossover pioneers S.O.D.. Their first album, MOD for USA, was produced by SOD/Anthrax guitar player Scott Ian. The band followed in the footsteps of SOD with politically incorrect, humorous lyrics but some felt they became increasingly pro right-wing. Milano's later lyrical content concentrates more on making fun of left-wing icons such as Michael Moore for his weight and Rage Against the Machine for making money in the music business.
The humor yet serious nature of the songs is considered by fans to be excellent entertainment. For example, The Rebel You Love to Hate, an album released on Nuclear Blast Records in 2003, has a single called "Wigga". The lyrical content of the song makes fun of white teenagers who rap and embrace a sub-culture that is not their own by ironically adopting hip-hop beats and parodying white rappers like Vanilla Ice. The hypocrisy of the lyrics and the music is a pattern that Milano and company follow in an effort to make the music humorous, entertaining, and not necessarily to be taken seriously.
Lineup:
Billy Milano - Vocals/Bass
Joe Affe - Guitars
Danny "DNA" Burkardt - Drums
M.O.D. GENRES Thrash/Hardcore Crossover
M.O.D. LYRICAL THEMES Humor, Politics, Society
M.O.D. ORIGIN United States of America (New York, NY), formed in 1986
M.O.D. CURRENT RECORD LABEL Index Entartainment
M.O.D. STATUS Active
M.O.D. CURRENT LINE-UP Billy Milano - Vocals (ex-The Psychos, Stormtroopers of Death)
Scott Sargeant - Guitar (Skinlab, Gack, Wrekking Machine, Killing Culture, Lääz Rockit)
Derek "Lennon" Lopez - Drums - (Anthem)
Christopher "Dawson Clawson" Dawson - Bass
M.O.D. PREVIOUS LINE-UP Guitars:
Tim McMurtrie (1987), (1992)
Louie Svitek (1989) (Mindfunk, Zoetrope, ex-Mayhem Inc., ex-Ministry)
Tommi Klimchuck (1994) (Pro-Pain, Crumbsuckers)
Joe Young (1996)
Jon Aaron (Graveyard BBQ)
Joe Affe
Bass:
Ken Ballone (1987-1988)
John Monte (1989) (Mindfunk, ex-Ministry)
Rob Moschetti (1994) (Pro-Pain, Mutilation (US), Undivided)
Sparky Voyeles (2001) (Dying Fetus, Misery Index, ex-Criminal Element, ex-Fear of God, Sadistic Torment)
Drums:
Keith Davis (1987)
Tim Mallare (1988-1989) (Overkill (US), The Bronx Casket Co., Speed Kill Hate, FA.Q)
Dave Chavarri (1992-1996) (Gothic Slam, Lääz Rockit, Pro-Pain)
Kevin Talley (2001) (Dååth, ex-The Red Chord (Live Drums), Soils of Fate, ex-Misery Index, ex-Decrepit Birth, ex-Dying Fetus , ex-Chimaira, Hate Eternal (Session Live), ex-Cattle Decapitation, ex-Dark Days)
Danny "DNA" Burkhardt
Darren Verpeut
As Guests:
Scott Metaxas - Keyboards (ex-Nuclear Assault)
Paul Crook - Guitar (Anthrax, Sebastian Bach & Friends)
Sooch - Guitar (live in 1987)
Tony Portaro - Guitar (live 1993) (Whiplash (US), ex-Jackhammer, Caligula (US))
Tony Scaglione - Drums (live 1993) (Whiplash (US), ex-Cause for Alarm, ex-Deathrash, ex-Slayer (US), ex-Ludichrist, ex-Jackhammer, ex-Zero Hour (US) Sheer Terror, North Side Kings, Raging Slab, Mantra (US))
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