The Murder City Devils

The band's original lineup consisting of Moody, Galluci, Fudesco, Willis and Manny formed in Seattle, Washington in 1997. Within a year, the band had released two singles Three Natural Sixes and Dance Hall Music and signed up wi

The band's original lineup consisting of Moody, Galluci, Fudesco, Willis and Manny formed in Seattle, Washington in 1997. Within a year, the band had released two singles Three Natural Sixes and Dance Hall Music and signed up with the "Die Young Stay Pretty" label, a subsidiary of Sub Pop. The self-titled debut album was released in 1998.

In 1999, the band released Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts its second album and recruited Hardy, a former member of Hole before commencing a year long tour of North America. During that tour, they played with Built to Spill and At the Drive-In.