Mike Scalzi

Mike Scalzi
Birth name Michael Scalzi
Born (1969-12-08) December 8, 1969
Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Heavy Metal
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, Professor
Instruments guitar, vocals
Years active 1986–present
Labels Dragonheart, Cruz Del Sur, Profound Lore Records, Megadisc, Tumult Records
Associated acts Slough Feg, Hammers of Misfortune, WhipKraft, Heart of Darkness
Website sloughfeg.com

Mike Scalzi is an American musician and a philosophy professor in Diablo Valley College.[1][2][3]

Career

His 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

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 America. 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 have frequently changed and the name was officially shortened to "Slough Feg" with the release of Atavism in 2005.[5]

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.

Discography

Albums with Slough Feg

Albums with Hammers of Misfortune

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Scalzi – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
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  3. ↑ "Michael Scalzi at Diablo Valley College". RateMyProfessors.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Mike Scalzi – Slough Feg – Interview Exclusive". Uberrock.co.uk. November 9, 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Slough Feg's Mike Scalzi talks metal, philosophy | SF Music". Sfbg.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
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