Reunited ULTRASPANK Working On New Material

California-based alt-metal quintet ULTRASPANK has reunited and is working on new material, tentatively due for release later in the year.

Commented guitarist Jerry Oliviera: "After eight years of letting old wounds heal, other projects, and starting families (some of us),the old 'Spankers' are back. Not at a full on touring every nook and cranny of the country kind of way, but in a 'shit that was fun........why don't we still make music together?' kind of way. So far, some song ideas have been kicked around and Pete [Murray; vocals/programming], Neil [Godfrey; guitar], Tyler [Clark] (yes, Tyler, our original drummer),myself, and Dan [Ogden; bass] if we can find him, have decided to kick egos aside, grab our little nutsacks, and most importantly mend old friendships in order to bring some new music to you, the fans. We owe it as a thank-you to you guys for your continuous years of faithful and undying support. There aren't a lot of you, but you fuckers just won't quit!!! I mean that in the most loving way I know how to express, which ain't much, but it comes from a very warm and fuzzy place. With that being said, look for new music sometime [this] year. Can't promise a tour, can't promise a reunion, but I can promise something new for your iPod.....or CD changer if you're still living in '98. Can't bag on you for it, those were great days. Hell, remember when Ozzfest was still fun?"

ULTRASPANK originally consisted of Jerry Oliviera (guitars),Dan Ogden (bass),Pete Murray (vocals/programming),Neil Godfrey (guitars/programming),and Tyler Clark (drums). The group formed out of the ashes of Clark, Ogden, and Murray's early '90s speed metal band INDICA, which became MTV's Best College Rock Band in 1992. By 1995, they had rechristened themselves SPANK, added Godfrey and Oliviera, and begun writing more groove-oriented rock. Due to copyright conflicts, SPANK became ULTRASPANK when they signed to Epic in 1996. They released their self-titled debut album in 1998 and toured with SEVENDUST, SOULFLY, INCUBUS, KORN, and ROB ZOMBIE, as well as earning a spot on that year's Ozzfest tour. Despite this extensive roadwork, however, the album failed to chart. Clark left the band and was replaced by James "Fed" Carroll. ULTRASPANK's second album, "Progress", appeared in May 2000, as they played gigs with STATIC-X and SLIPKNOT. ULTRASPANK broke up after the making of the CD. Pete Murray and Neil Godfrey subsequently formed a band called LO PRO.

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