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Murder 1
12+ albums
hardcoreStoner Rockrockmetalhard rock
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Murder 1 was founded in late '94 by Newark, NJ 'renegade' bassist/radio DJ Job the Raver & guitarist Captain Klingon of the stoner rock outfit Dense, Moist & Sticky. They were joined by 17 year old Killing Machine drummer Boy Toy (from Elizabeth!!!) & vagabond blues rock vocalist DW Lee Fontaine. Killing Machine's Special K soon joined as 2nd guitarist. The sound was heavily stoned & very loose, much like their South Jersey brethren Monster Magnet. In March of '95, after his second DWI arrest in 6 months, Fontaine AWOLed & the gap was filled by blues rock purist Lene Gene Potts of Colossal Street Jam. By late '95, both Potts & Special K had bailed & former Digger front man (and Newark school teacher!) Cakeboy was brought in. The sound took on a more "Stooges-Like" punk-laden turn. This fearsome foursome excelled in creating havoc! Klingon's onstage bong hits; BoyToy's constant fisticuffs, Cakeboy's nudity & Job's habitual misdemeanors caused banning from many NJ, NY & PA clubs (only Newark's legendary Pipeline ever gave the band a "guarantee"). These antics were more documented than the early recordings! After his Rockland County "garden" was mowed down by local authorities, Klingon became despondent & was replaced in early '96 by 17 year old Core guitarist G.Money. Despite his six packs a day habit, the 'kid' added fire & speed to the new recordings and this lineup recorded the Joe Guzik produced seminal punk/metal opus "Shopping for Porn" in early '97. This slab of 'pure
