MSI

M.S.I.
Also known as	Mutilated Spastic Iguanas
Origin	Hobart, TAS
Genres	Death metal, grindcore
Years active	1997 - ?
Associated acts	Psycroptic, Cranial Devourment, Born Headless, Striborg, Corpse Carving, Excarnated, Embodied, Kathaaria
Members	Corwun Kenny, Tom Pryer, Chris Pope, Linton Tujela
Past members	James Brady, Jarrod Carter, Ed Kube, Chris Quince

Band Members

• Current line-Up
  • Matthew Chalk (drums)
  • Chris Grundwalt (bass)
  • Tim Ikin (guitar)
  • Rick Ring (vocals)
  • Reece (guitar)

• Former members
  • Jarrod Carter (bass) (2006 - 2007)
  • Jason Peppiatt (bass) (2003 - 2006)
  • Nick Warren (bass) (2000 - 2003)
  • Brady Denehy (bass) (1997 - 2000)
  • Russell Menzies (drums) (1997 - 2000)

Band Information

M.S.I. is a brutal grind band from Hobart with a typically gore-obsessed repetoire. Menzies and Denehy left the band after the recording of the first album, which was preceded by a pair of long-form demos. M.S.I. is apparently the intialised form of the name "Mutilated Spastic Iguanas" and to avoid a lawsuit from the American rock band MSI the group is required to include the dots between each letter when promoting themselves.

Chalk from Psycroptic and Warren then joined M.S.I. and the band laid down tracks for Dream the Serenade which was eventually released in 2005 and packaged with a live DVD. When Warren departed for Excarnated, Peppiatt of Bolverk and Born Headless joined M.S.I. on bass. He is now currently the vocalist with Psycroptic, having replaced Chalk in that band in February 2005.

M.S.I. supported Nevermore and appeared at Metal for the Brain in late 2006.

Discography

Albums:

	2000	Rhythmic Slamish	self release
	2005	Dream the Serenade	self release

Compilation tracks:

Year	Track Title	Album Title	Label
2006	"Seeping Meatbucket"	Underearthed 4	independent