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Mike Scalzi

Mike Scalzi

American guitarist and singer

Michael Scalzi (born December 8, 1969) is an American musician and a philosophy professor at Diablo Valley College.[2][3] He is the frontman for the heavy metal band Slough Feg.

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Career

Scalzi's first band was Heart of Darkness, a crossover/hardcore band. He originally auditioned to be the band's guitarist but that role was already taken, so instead he took the spot as the band's vocalist.[4]

The Lord Weird Slough Feg

Main article: Slough Feg

In the late 1980s, Scalzi formed The Lord Weird Slough Feg in Pennsylvania, but relocated to San Francisco in 1990 with the hopes of resurrecting the heavy metal scene in the United States. The band produced three demo tapes in the early 1990s before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1996. Since then, the line-up of the band has frequently changed and the name was officially shortened to "Slough Feg" with the release of Atavism in 2005.

Hammers of Misfortune

Main article: Hammers of Misfortune

Hammers of Misfortune got started in the mid-1990s as Unholy Cadaver when Scalzi joined in with guitarist John Cobbett and drummer Chewy Marzolo. In 2001 the band released its debut album The Bastard. In 2003 the band signed a deal with Cruz Del Sur, releasing their second album The August Engine by the end of the same year. This album was also well received by the metal community. After the release of The Locust Years, Scalzi left the band in order to focus on Slough Feg. Scalzi contributes guest vocals on two tracks of their album Overtaker (2022), “Dark Brennius” and “Overthrower”.

Discography

Albums with Slough Feg

Albums with Hammers of Misfortune

References

  1. [1]
    "Mike Scalzi – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Slough Feg's Mike Scalzi talks metal, philosophy | San Francisco Bay Guardian". www.sfbg.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Michael Scalzi at Diablo Valley College". RateMyProfessors.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Mike Scalzi – Slough Feg – Interview Exclusive". Uberrock.co.uk. November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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