NE’ER DO EVERS
MONTH OF GREY
MONTY ARE I
MOODSWANGZ
MOON PATROL
MORGUE SUPPLIER
Morgue Supplier has been a part of the Chicago metal scene since 1997. Throughout the years sharing the stage with many great bands, including but not nearly limited to: Immolation, Grave, Goatwhore, Macabre, Nocturnus, Possessed, Gorguts, Origin, Internal Bleeding, Misery Index, Magrudergrind, AxCx, Kataklysm, Aborted, Ulcerate, Disgorge, Gigan, Brain Drill, and so on… The band is on the brink of releasing their much anticipated third full-length album “INEVITABILITY” on May 13th 2022 via Transcending Obscurity Records.
MORITAT
Moritat is the hard-grooving, avant-rock trio from Chicago behind the 2012 studio LP Clill Blanzin, which the Chicago Reader hailed as “full of serious earworms”. The group is composed of vocalist and keyboardist Venus Laurel, bassist/guitarist Konstantin Jace, and drummer Corey McCafferty. Their first EP, One Minute Fade, was released in the summer of 2010.
The three met in Chicago, and their subsequent contributions to Venus’ solo piano project quickly blossomed into a full musical collaboration. Since 2007, they have lived together in a heavily-fortified two-flat in Albany Park. Their danceable, driving sound blends ethereal pop hooks, world-music influences, and the sometimes heavy, textured palette of Chicago’s post-rock scene.
Legendary indie-folk producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine) made a natural fit for the group’s first full-length album, produced in Deck’s Engine Studios. Deck’s ear for off-beat recontextualizations of traditional sounds and beats was matched only by his zeal for pinching the band members’ food during recording sessions. The result of the collaboration is Moritat’s Clill Blanzin, a pre-emptive greatest hits album from the future.
As the band follows up on the release of Clill Blanzin with a tour, a remix project, and music videos, their thoughts are already on the next studio effort, a beat-oriented EP which will expand on the danciest sounds from Clill.
MOS SCOCIOUS
MOSHI MOSHI KAIJU
MOSQUITO BANDITO
MOTHER ELECTRIC
MOTHRA
MOTION TURNS IT ON
MOTORHOME
MOUNTAIN COMING DOWN
MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT
Mouth of the Architect formed in 2003. About a million member changes later our current lineup is Steve Brooks (guitar, vox), Jason Watkins (keys, vox), Dave Mann (drums), John Lakes (guitar, vox), Evan Danielson (bass). We are currently working a new release for 2016.
MOUTH SEWN SHUT
MOVING TARGET
MOZ TEMPRO
MR. AUTOMATIC
Mr. Automatic is the alias of the man behind Chicago’s Dead 2 Me Records, Bill Holland. His style has its origins in Electro and Nu Disco, although recently his jazz roots have come to the forefront as he has started fusing these genres with Electro Swing. Along with Vourteque and performance artist Lady Lenux, he formed the successful Rouge! Chicago’s Electro Swing Night in late 2013. He also currently holds down a residency at Untitled’s Unbridled night in downtown Chicago. He has opened for a wide range of acts including Lord Justice, Light Year, Good Co., Lady Miss Kier, Dutty Moonshine, Tycho, and Plastic Plates.
Outside of remix work and production as Mr. Automatic, he also produces as Square Frames with onefiftyone. Additionally, he is co-founder of Front 312, a well-established Chicago DJ collective with an emphasis on combining old-school alternative classics with new-school synth-based music. As a live performer, he is a founder and synth player for the band Many Moons.
MR RUSSIA
MR RUSSIA blends two basses with synthesizers, drums and devilish lyrics, that is described as “a slash-and-burn mix of adrenaline and melody” (Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times). The new six song EP, Training for the Gameshow Host (download free MRRUSSIA.NET) pushes home the point while displaying this guitar-free lineup’s continuing pledge to not disappoint, “MR RUSSIA is a damn good time” (Chicagoist). With a reputation for furious, sweat soaked live shows, MR RUSSIA has shared the stage with a diversity of musical artists including; Reverend Horton Heat, Girl In A Coma, Thrones, Two Ton Boa, 31 Knots, Von Iva, Earl Greyhound, The Prairie Cartel, Chewing Pics, and have been featured along with the Arcade Fire and the Dresden Dolls on the FTC Records’ David Bowie tribute album 2. Contamination, as well as the lead track on Eye for an Eye : a tribute to Nick Cave and a featured contributor to Every Machine Makes A Mistake : a tribute To Radiohead.
MR. BEAR
MR. BLOTTO
Mr. Blotto was born in Chicago as an off-night vehicle for musicians who loved each others playing but were in different bands at the time. The only rule was that they would only play what they loved. That philosophy continues today and has led Mr. Blotto into unique musical situations.
Mr. Blotto takes the Jam band asthetic into areas unfamiliar to the standard Jam Scene. They have been known to cover entire albums by Led Zeppelin and the Who as well as perform entire shows of Country and Reggae. Artists as diverse as the Grateful Dead, the Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson and The Velvet Underground have seen their material interpreted by Mr. Blotto in the 2000+ shows the band has performed in the last 15 years, yet covers only pepper the bands hefty catalog of original material stemming from five studio albums and other unreleased crowd favorites.
MR. BOBBY
MR. GRAY
MRDR
MT.ST.HELENS
MUCCA PAZZA
MUCH LIKE OMERTA
MUD QUEENS
Chicago’s only mud wrestling troupe was founded in 2004 and features it’s own band that rocks to each wrestling match. Come glimpse these fearless ladies as they grapple in fresh mud! With the return of veteran wrestlers Brownie Bruiser, Molly Hatchet and Malice in Plunderland…the new recruits will have a lot to prove.
MUDDY UDDERS
Three pieces of pro-sumer Amero-trash with entitlement issues, energy, and talent. Recommended for dancers, drinkers, and druids on drugs, but all are welcome. Muddy Udders has played hundreds of shows at bars, parties, restaurants, festivals, all-ages venues, bowling alleys, basements, and backyards. Instruments switch hands, genres get jumped, requests are admirably (if not foolishly) attempted. An original catalog of 30 songs and growing, and a cover catalog of 300 songs and growing.
MUDHONEY
MUHAMMADALI
MULLIGAN STU
MULTICOLORED MIRRORS
MIRACLES OF GOD
MISERY INDEX
In their 12-year existence, MISERY INDEX has released 4 studio albums, several EP’s, and performed over 1000 concerts in 45+ countries. Their long-awaited new full-length is expected in 2013 on SEASON OF MIST records.
MISERY INDEX began as a studio project in 2001, when vocalist and bassist Jason Netherton (ex-DYING FETUS) joined together with guitarist and vocalist Mike Harrison and drummer Kevin Talley (ex-DYING FETUS) to record their debut EP “Overthrow.” This 5-song death/grind-attack received considerable praise in underground circles, shifting Misery Index into a full time project with the addition of Sparky Voyles (ex-DYING FETUS) on guitar.
In 2002, Mike Harrison and Kevin Talley left the band to focus on other projects and the latter was replaced by Matt Byers, who took up drum duties for their first US tour that summer in support of KATAKLYSM. In 2003, MISERY INDEX released their first full-length “Retaliate,” to exceptional reviews and numerous support tours in Europe and North America supporting bands such as DYING FETUS, AMON AMARTH, DEICIDE, and NILE. In 2004 a video for “The Great Depression” was released, complimenting their first Live DVD, which featured a full set recorded in Athens, Greece. Later in 2004, Adam Jarvis (ex-ALL WILL FALL, currently in PIG DESTROYER) took over on drums, just in time for MISERY INDEX to hit such European festivals as Wacken Open Air, Brutal Assault, and Party San Open Air, followed with more touring alongside bands such as BEHEMOTH, NAPALM DEATH, SUFFOCATION, ROTTEN SOUND, and MAGRUDERGRIND. In 2005, guitarist and vocalist Mark Kloeppel (ex-CAST THE STONE) joined Jason, Adam, and Sparky, solidifying the line-up for the next 5 years.
In 2006, the second full-length “Discordia” was released, followed by even more persistent touring alongside bands such as FEAR FACTORY, DESPISED ICON, JOB FOR A COWBOY, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, NECROPHAGIST and ORIGIN. In 2007, MISERY INDEX appeared on festivals like Hellfest in France and Tuska in Finland, as well as hitting places like Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Croatia for the first time. However, despite being on the road for months, MISERY INDEX were ready to finalise their third full-length, so recordings commenced with Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE) at God City Studios in May of 2008. Later that year “Traitors” was released, and the band embarked on their next tour with ORIGIN and ABYSMAL DAWN right as the album was hitting stores. Reactions from both critics and fans were raving, and the album showcased an exceptional return to form.
In 2008 and 2009, the band toured extensively, playing alongside and supporting bands such as THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SOILENT GREEN, HATE ETERNAL, THE FACELESS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, PSYCROPTIC and many more, as well as seeing their first trips to play in places like Mexico, Russia and Iceland, an appearance on the prestigious Extreme the Dojo festivals in Japan, the Maryland Death Fest in Baltimore and European festivals such as Summer Breeze, Party San, Hellfest, and Death Feast. Entering 2010, the band booked time at Wrightway Studios with producer Steve Wright in their home state of Maryland to commence recording of the fourth album.
MISERY INDEX released “Heirs to Thievery” in May of 2010, dropping like a bomb on the death metal masses and shattering all expectations. The album was both a commercial and critical success, elevating the band into headlining slots in both Europe and the United States. “Heirs to Thievery” showcased the growing maturity and depth of the band, as the varied song writing shifted naturally from nuanced, blasting technicality (Fed to the Wolves), to pit-inducing groove (The Carrion Call), to crushing heaviness (the 7th Cavalry). The growth and penetrating hooks of the songs took the band to new levels, and was followed by several tours with bands such as GRAVE and AEON in Europe, PSYCROPTIC, ORIGIN, and DECAPITATED in Australia and DESPISED ICON, REVOCATION, JOB FOR A COWBOY, GOATWHORE, and ETEHATEGOD in North America. 2010 also saw the departure of long time guitarist Sparky Voyles, who was replaced by lead guitarist Darin Morris.
Festivals followed in 2011, with MISERY INDEX making appearances at Obscene Extreme, Tuska, With Full Force, Metalfest Open Air, and Neurotic Death Fest, as well as seeing their first visit to countries such as Colombia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In 2012, the band made an appearance supporting CANNIBAL CORPSE on their US ‘Torture’ tour, while also joining the Full of Hate festival tour in Europe alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE, BEHEMOTH and LEGION OF THE DAMNED. On the Munich date of Full of Hate tour, the band recorded their first live album. Captured professionally in all their raw intensity, the album will be released on numbered, die-cut vinyl and digital download in February of 2013.
The new album ‘The Killing Gods’ is due May 23rd, 2014 on Season of Mist Records
MISERY LOVES COMFORT
MISERY SIGNALS
Misery Signals is an American metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. The sound of their music is defined by bright melodies backed up by odd time signatures, chugging riffs, and breakdowns
MISS MAYA SINSTRESS
MISS TESS
MISSILES AND MARKERS
MISSING SCORE
MISSING THE POINT
MISSION:16
MISSISSIPPI CACTUS
MISSISSIPPI GABE CARTER
As a young man Carter saw a guitarist by the name of Jack Owens — of Bentonia, Mississippi — in a documentary that had been rented on video from the local public library. Carter, from that point on, was deeply influenced by the music of Owens; and the school of music that is native to the Bentonia region of Mississippi. By far, the most well known musician from Bentonia was Skip James. During Carter’s last decade of living and busking on the streets in Chicago, he earned the nickname “Mississippi” through his front porch, “down-home” style of playing. Today, Carter’s blues has remained firmly rooted in the blues tradition and style of Bentonia; and has grown into something completely original and unique to the genre. In the summer of 2009 Carter played at the now legendary Deep Blues Festival of Minneapolis. In March of 2010 he performed at the Blues Autour du Zinc, blues festival in Beauvais, France. In the spring of 2010 he toured the South American country of Peru. And he also traveled to Bari, Italy to perform at the Tra Blues e Avant-Garde, blues festival in July of 2010.
MISTER BROWN
MISTY LYN & THE BIG BEAUTIFUL
MIXING IN ACTION
MODERN CHEMISTS
MODERN CONVERSATION
MODERN DAY ESCAPE
MODERN DAY RIPPERS
Get ready for the new shit babies. You thought you seen it all…you ain’t seen nothin’. It’s time to rip it up in a modern way, it’s time to rip it up in the modern day, It’s time for the MODERN DAY RIPPERS! Featuring members of Rotten Fruits, Hotlips Messiah, Turbo Vamps, and Brothers in Crime. You’ve been warned bitches.
MODERN DAY SAVAGE
MODERN HISTORY
MODERN MOTION
MOIST GUITARS
The Moist Guitars are a high energy original five piece band from the Chicago area. Their live shows are infused with theatrics and comedy that always leaves the crowd with a smile. Critics have said “they sounded like a genetically engineered mutant offspring of the Butthole Surfers, the Dicks, and the B-52s.” and “They were extremely entertaining and very energetic and their whole setwas just good fun.”The Moist Guitars have shared the stage backing up bands like The Eagles of death metal, The Tubes, and The Batusis. (Sylvain Sylvain and Cheetah Chrome) and have headlined shows at The Abbey pub, Silvies, Champs rock room ,and many other clubs in the Chicago and New York areas.
MOLE HILL
“Do not be fooled by the name. Chicago’s Molehill is more like a mountain constructed with big guitars, melodic keyboards, and pounding drums. Combining elements of progressive rock with pop sensibilities along with expansive and emotionally charged lyrics, this band delivers a symphonic listening experience.–Jesse Menendez, Vocalo and WBEZ, 89.5FM and 91.5FM Chicago
Chicago’s Molehill rose to the top 10 and Final Round of the Global Battle of the Bands ‘Hard Rock Rising’ 2012 Competition after 3 judged live performance rounds and 2 rounds of public voting. 12,000+ bands entered worldwide with 550 in the Chicago area. Coupled with the release of their first full-length album ‘Equinox’ 2012 continues to build for Molehill.