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Сладж метал группа из Ноттингема ,сформированная в 1994 году, ставшая культовой в своем жанре. В оригинальный состав входили Джастин Гривс (барабанщик, бывший участник Bradworthy), Джонни Морроу (вокалист), Джим Рашби (гитарист), Стив Уотсон (гитарист, бывший участник Cerebral Fix) и Даг Дэлзил (басист, бывший участник Ironside). На звучание группы повлиял дум метал и краст панк, в частности такие коллективы как Grief, Black Sabbath и EyeHateGod.
Вокалист Джонни Морроу, умер в 2002 году, на операционном столе от разрыва сердца. Остальные музыканты разбежались по другим группам и проектам, таким как Murder One, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Hard to Swallow, Borknagar (норвежский пост-блэк ).
В 2003 году на Maniac Beast Records вышел "посмертный" альбом-компиляция группы Iron Monkey, состоящий из концертных выступлений и ранее неизданных вещей и называвшийся "Ruined by Idiots".
Iron Monkey formed in Nottingham, England, in 1994, intending "to irritate as many people as possible," according to bass player Doug Dalziel. That may have worked for a while, but eventually the band had to deal with the fact that quite a few people actually liked what they were doing. After releasing a self-titled six-song mini-album in 1996, the band gained a fair amount of appreciation in the underground. Rumors abounded that Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo was listening to the self-titled release when he overdosed on heroin in 1996. As a result of the buzz and infamy around the recording, live shows, and associated rumors, Iron Monkey was picked up by the metal giant Earache in 1997 and released the epic and disturbing Our Problem in 1998. The big-label exposure transformed Iron Monkey from a local force into one of two powerhouse sludge bands in the late '90s, the other being New Orleans' Eyehategod. After recording Our Problem, Iron Monkey remained fiercely independent, recording the last effort by the group, the 10" record and CD split with Japan's Church of Misery, We've Learned Nothing, for Melvins cover artist and stoner rock label owner Frank Kozik's Man's Ruin Records. The band reconvened in 2017 as a trio around co-founders Steve Watson (bass) and Jim Rushby (guitar) plus new member Scott Briggs (drums). That same year saw the newly re-formed group release a new studio album, 9-13, via Relapse. ~ Paul Kott
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(1997) Iron Monkey
(1998) Our Problem
(1999) We've Learned Nothing (EP)
(2002) Ruined By Idiots: Live and Unleashed
(2017) 9-13
Jim Rushby Guitars (1994-1999), Guitars, Vocals (2017-present)
See also: Geriatric Unit, ex-Ironside, ex-Armour of God, ex-Dick Likkas, ex-Gammacrom, ex-Hard to Swallow, ex-Impound, ex-Phantom Limb Management, ex-Wartorn
Steve Watson Guitars (1994-1997), Bass (2017-present)
See also: Ravens Creed, ex-Belial, ex-Colostomy, ex-Death Force, ex-Desecrator, ex-Consumed, ex-Cerebral Fix, ex-Helvis, ex-Taken by Wolves, ex-Drown, ex-Goat Throne / Voss, ex-The Cland Destined, ex-The John Merrick Experience
Brigga Drums (2017-present)
See also: Chaos U.K., ex-My War
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