ArtistInfo

MX-80 Sound

Band, *1974
Rock and Alternative

MX-80 (also known as MX-80 Sound) is an eclectic art-metal-rock band founded in 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana by guitarist Bruce Anderson. Considered “one of the most out of step but prescient bands of its time," MX-80’s signature sound consisted of breakneck metallic guitar combined with atonal chord structure, cross-rhythmic percussion and dispassionate vocals. Notoriously difficult to categorize—the band has been labeled noise rock, post-punk, acid punk, and heavy-metal—MX-80’s sonic melange set the stage for bands such as Swans, Sonic Youth, Codeine, and Shellac.

Members

	Bruce Anderson g
	Rich Stim g, voc, sax
	Dale Sophiea b
	Owen Maercks g, voc *1955 US
	Jeff Armour dr
	Dave Mahoney dr
	Jim Hrabetin g, b
	Marc Weinstein dr
	Kim Torgerson voc
	Steve Hoy
	Nicolas Sophiea dr