Legenday Bay Area hard-art combo MX-80 was founded by guitarist Bruce Anderson and bassist Dale Sophiea in Bloomington, Indiana, 1975. Their debut LP Hard Attack (Island UK) came out in 1977 and they reloacted to California in 1978. Thirty-years later MX-80 continues their nihilistic, dada-filled explorations -- interjectded with vocalist/horn player Rich Stim's deadpan commentary -- within the realm of so-called rock music. Though claimed as an inspiration by many underground stars MX-80 has cultivated a true outsider's throne in the American cannon for its five studio albums, numerous singles and live documents. Once called "the most arty Heavy Metal band in the world," MX-80 has released or reissued recordings through Island, Ralph, Atavistic, Forced Exposure, Quadruped, and Gulcher. MX-80 currently is Anderson, Sophiea, Stim, guitarist Jim Hrabetin, drummers Marc Weinstein, Dave Mahoney, and John Moremen.
"The band known as MX-80 Sound were/are/always will be an enigmatic buzzing pest on the haunch of weird-ass music history."
-- Forced Exposure