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About Me

United Mutation was one of the best and most strangely unique bands to come out of the early 80's DC Hardcore scene. Their sound ranged from fast and chaotic in their demo beginnings to an atmospheric, melodic groove on their final release, "Rainbow Person"(a punk rock masterpiece). The originality in their music certainly set them apart from the other bands of the time, but what many fans and fellow hardcore enthusiasts believe to be the most significant about UM's sound in particular is the rough, crazed vocals of frontman Mike Brown that are claimed to be the first ever done in that style. There were plenty of hardcore "singers" who shouted and screamed, but nothing as guttural or gruff as the vocals for United Mutation. With a completely original style, they performed a breed of hardcore punk that was all their own. Yet, sadly, this also caused them to be one of the most overlooked groups of this classic era...most likely because they were too different from their musical peers and way ahead of their time. As UM drummer Billy Fox once said in an interview, "Face it, we were not cool. We weren't hated, we were just not considered "in." Punk, as liberating as it can be, also is as clique-ish and popularity-driven as any social group. In a way, it's no more open-minded than your average high school." Hopefully this site will change that and bring these must-heard sounds to new ears, for their rightful place in American hardcore history is far too long overdue. This is a FAN-RUN SITE and in no way has any affiliation with the actual band and/or its original members, so no need to send messages inquiring this. Just enjoy the bizarre noise of United Mutation that is unlike anything else!

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Member Since: 11/20/2006
Band Website: deepfrybonanza.com/features/unitedmutation/index.htm
Band Members: Mike Brown - Vocals
John Fox - Guitar
Jay Fox - Bass
Steve Kirkland - Drums
Billy Fox - Drums

Influences: SST Records, Alternative Tentacles, Touch and Go, Limp Records, Hawkwind, Slickee Boys, Half Japanese, the early DC punk scene, psychedelia, acid rock, recreational drugs and that same old goddamn fuckin' war of good and evil.

Sounds Like: The key-in-mind to unlock the Godly treasure.

Record Label: D.S.I. / Dischord
Type of Label: Indie