Motograter

Motograter
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Active Years	1995 - 2005; 2006; 2008 - 2011; 2013 - 2018; 2023 - Present
Origin	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Related Bands	Five Finger Death Punch

Biography

Motograter is an American nu metal band formed in Santa Barbara, California in 1995. They are best known for their homemade, namesake instrument, designed with industrial cable and guitar pieces that creates a unique bass sound, and painting themselves in tribal-style body paint for live concerts.

Under the band's original lineup between 1998 and 2001, they released two EPs, Hugh Chardon and Indy. In 2002, Ivan "Ghost" Moody took over from original singer Zak Ward and released their debut studio album Motograter in 2003. The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2005, disbanded after playing a one-time reunion show in 2006, and then reformed in 2008 with a new lineup featuring singer Michael "Angel" Woodruff. They released the EP Pre-Release in 2009, and toured until they again disbanded in 2011. In 2013, the band reformed once again and performed at Slipknot's Knotfest the next year. In December 2014, Woodruff left Motograter and was replaced with James Anthony Legion. The band released their sophomore album, Desolation, in 2017.

Members

Current Members

James Anthony Legion - Lead Vocals (2014 - 2018, 2023 - Present)
Spencer "SUS" Godlewski - Guitar (2023 - Present)
Mylon Guy - Bass (2008 - 2011, 2013 - 2017, 2023 - Present)
Noah "Shark" Robertson - Drums (2013 - 2017, 2023 - Present)
Dustin "Skunk" Anderson - Motograter (2015, 2016 - 2018, 2023 - Present)

Former members

Vocals

Zak "The Waz" Ward - Lead Vocals (1998 - 2002, 2003 - 2004)
Ivan "Ghost" Moody - Lead Vocals (2002 - 2005, 2006)
Michael "Angel" Woodruff - Lead Vocals (2008 - 2011, 2013 - 2014, 2018)

Guitar

Neil Godfrey - Guitars (2001-2002)
Matt "Nuke" Nunes - Guitar, Backing Vocals (2002 - 2003, 2006, 2008-2011, 2013 - 2018)
J.R. Swartz - Guitar (2003 - 2005, 2006)
Ty Fury - Guitar (2003 - 2004)
Aaron "A-Bomb" Abalos - Guitar (2004 - 2005)
Tyler Hole - Guitar (2008 - 2011)
Kery "Venom" Glennon - Guitar, Backing Vocals (2013 - 2014, 2018)
Jesse Stamper - Guitar (2016 - 2018)

Motograter

Bruce "Grater" Butler - Motograter (1995 - 2004, 2006, 2008 - 2009)
Mark Nosler - Motograter (2009 - 2011, 2014)
Michael "The Kidd" Stewart - Motograter (2013 - 2014, 2016)

Drums

Chris "Crispy" Binns - Drums (1998 - 2005, 2006)
Jeremy "Twitch" Scheller - Drums (2008 - 2011)

Percussion/Other

Joey "Smur" Krzywonski - Percussion, Backing Vocals (1995 - 2004)
Joey "Vice" Vice - Percussion, Backing Vocals, Samples (2015 - 2016)
Jonathan "Zero" Price - Percussion, Samples, Backing Vocals (2017 - 2018)

Electronics/Samples/Other

Eric Gonzales - Electronics/Samples (1999 - 2001)
Zak "The Waz" Ward - Electronics/Samples, Lead Vocals (2003 - 2004)

Touring Members

Johnny Nailz - Bass (2004 - 2005)
Casey "KC Kaos" Cahill - Electronics/Samples, Vocals (2011), Motograter (2018)
Carlos "Crow" Pagan - Guitars (2015)
Derek Campbell - Guitars (2016)
Stephen Kalani Seguin - Drums (2017 - 2018)
Ryan Ramirez - Drums (2018)
Aeon Cruz - Bass (2018)
David Visser - Drums (2018)
Travis Manning - Bass (2018)
Matthew O'Connell - Drums (2018)
Axe Dungeon - Guitar (2023)

Discography

Studio Albums

Motograter
Desolation

EPs

Hugh Chardon
Indy
Pre-Release

Singles

Suffocate
Down
No Name
Lividity
Portrait of Decay (Demo)
Parasite
Dorian
Daggers

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