Mizzaelstrom formed sometime in 2006. How it came into being is still an enigma to this day. To reach the depths of truth, however, we must go back to 2005.Sometime in the Winter of 2005, Matt Butler, a lonely wanderer of White Haywood (Diehlstadt) and former member of Tranquilake, was either offered or he asked to play bass for Nuthin Ellis. He enjoyed it, and seemingly so did the other members. Good sounding hard rock was made and everyone was happy. Tyson Glaser, guitarist extraordinaire, decided to leave the group. Some speculate it was because of the drummer's relationship with his ex-girlfriend, but this theory will never be proven. With the absence of Tyson, the group then decided to let Matt take the guitar postition. What to do about bass? None other than Mitch Bryant was chosen for that role. He had been the drummer for Tranquilake. The new lineup for Nuthin Ellis was Michael Scherer, Lee Ziegler, Jeremy Tharp, Mitch Bryant, Matt Butler, and Barry Ziegler. Barry played keyboards. He stopped coming to the bands practices so that was that. Not much else to say about that guy. In the Fall of 2005, the band traveled to Makanda, Illinois to record at Rock Bottom Studios. They did a 3 track demo that sucked balls in a very morose way. It was this travesty that broke the camel's back. The band split up about a month or so later. Finally, Mitch, Matt, and Michael got bored so they started playing again. Every once in a while, Jeremy would come around and do some singing. The biggest difference this time would be that Mitch would play drums. His speed-oriented drumming would change the direction of the music. In 2006, Jeremy Decided to go to Arizona for recording school. He had hoped to help out the band with his newfound talents when his training was complete. While he was gone, some things happened yadda yadda yadda. Suffice to say, he would have no part of the band anymore. W/e. Matt was upset about this and quit for about a month. (He would quit about 2 more times after this.) He came back and the trio kept trying things and finally decided to get a bassist. They chose Nathan Burford. He was a guitarist for Ireyerta, which was better than a regular bass player. He picked things up very quickly and happiness ensued once more. A few more months passed and they decided that it was time for a singer. They recruited Daniel Ferrell, also from Ireyerta. He wasn't the best vocalist in the world, but he understood the type of music they were striving for. Oh wait, I forgot the mention that sometime before this, they changed their name to Maelstrom. Turns out, about 10,000 other bands have the same name but oh well. Blah blah blah skip ahead a few more months . . . they then got the courage to play their first show in Poplar Bluff. It went alright but it still sucked. They played 2 more times after that. Daniel then decided to leave for his own reasons. He was missed but they still went on without a singer. They played out like 3 more times without singing. It was also fun. The few people that did enjoy their music kept asking them about getting a singer. This annoyed the group and they haven't played out anywhere ever since. This is because listeners of music are stupid and rely on lyrics and lyrical content for musical enjoyment. The members of Maelstrom aren't stupid. They understand music and they don't give a shit what others think about them. They are happy just playing in a basement for the rest of their lives, just as long as they get pleasure out of their musical creations. Anyway, back to the story. They now have Whitney Wilson doing some stuff, possibly with keyboards and vocals. They'll see what happens next. What else . . . oh, they will possibly have a song up on Myspace pretty soon. This won't matter because no one will like it. Maelstrom is very unlucky to be from Southeast Missouri, where retards and shitty music run rampant. Fuck you and eat my shit."Although they are told differently by other musicians, no one really enjoys the music of Maelstrom. Everyone knows that random notes and lack of song structure will yield mass vomit among listeners. I myself cannot stomach the horrifying ear violation that this band broadcasts via instrumentation." -Harriet Tubman
"My bowels turned to goo after hearing them for the first time. I shat so much blood that you would think I was having my ass period." -Dan Rather
"The sheer ugliness of Maelstrom's music makes me actually question the existence of God." -Pat Robertson
"I saw them play back in '07. After one song, I felt like I had been sodomized by a rabid stallion." -Terry Schiavo
"Not only does their music make me sick, but the thought of Matt Butler's face gives me nightmares." -Matt Butler
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