Gruntruck
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Gruntruck
Members: Ben McMillan, Tom Niemeyer, Tim Paul, Norman Scott
Years Active: 1989-1996
1989: A hot, cramped room down the hall from Café Cyclops. Ben, songs on a whiteboard, harmonious discord.
Then: Off Ramp, Red Farm Films, first album, video, MTV; record deal, second album, soundtracks, MTV; Alice in Chains tour once, again; Pantera, Europe — new personnel, MTV, Shot EP, tour again, sue record label, contract's moot — original lineup, Bumbershoot, Pain in the Grass, hiatus, record again, rest in peace, Ben.
Recorded releases: Inside Yours, Push, Shot, Gruntruck (aka The Phoenix Album)
Epilogue: 'lost' album out on Found Recordings