Aluminum Knot Eye

Video clips shot by noted cinematographer Gene Mullett.Aluminum Knot Eye spurted forth from a pus-filled boil of ancient field recordings done by founder Keith Vercauteren under that very same name. These early moments of masturbatory drivel were done in various small towns of rural Wisconsin. The actual performing entity first emerged the big city of Milwaukee, WI at the tail end of 1996, comprising a line up of Vercauteren (vocals, guitar), William Vollriede (bass guitar), Maciek Mielczarek (keyboard, guitar) and Jon Richardson (drums). Hastily made recordings and infrequent sloppy performances occurred during the group's infancy. Mielczarek took a leave of absence in the spring of 1998 and was replaced by Dan Schierl (keyboard and electronics). This period saw performances and recordings becoming increasingly drunken and violent. Aluminum Knot Eye were blacklisted from various establishments and local chapters of various secret societies. Schierl went undercover to combat such enemies in early 2000 and was replaced by Mark Biermann (guitar). Mielczarek (keyboard) returned to active duty in 2003. Since then, Aluminum Knot Eye managed to release an actual CD/LP called Trunk Lunker in 2004 along with a few compilation appearances. A wider-ranging and higher-quality, if still limited, live schedule also became a reality. A 7-inch single came out on Big Black Hole Records in 2007. In that same year, Aluminum Knot Eye officially celebrated it's 10th anniversary as a live unit with a wild'n'crazy show at their favorite bar, the Circle A. Heading into 2008, the band is concentrating on new material and hope to have more new releases soon, including archival material from the old days. Stay tuned...