Bloodloss was formed in Sydney late in 1982 as a post-punk, grunge band by Martin Bland on drums (ex-Chaos, Head On, Crawling Eye, Acid Drops), Renestair E.J.
's earlier Adelaide-based group, Head On, are described by Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, as "a loud, Detroit-fuelled punk band in the vein of The Stooges and MC5.
[1] In March 1984 Bland and Gray left to form Salamander Jim alongside Tex Perkins and Zulu Rattle disbanded.
and Weatherhill reformed Bloodloss in Adelaide by recruiting Charlie Tolnay on lead guitar (ex-Grong Grong, also in King Snake Roost), Andrew Stosch (a.k.a.
[1] They issued an album, Human Skin Suit, in June 1988, which McFarlane opined was "a jazzy brand of pre-grunge noise.
"[1][2] Afterwards Tolnay focussed solely on his work with King Snake Roost, Weatherhill left and Bland shifted over to lead vocals and guitar.
"[1] Raggett rated the album at four out of five stars and found the group "dedicated to amped-up, brutally trashy fun... [Arm] steps back from the spotlight except on the hilarious 'The Truth Is Marching In'; otherwise, it's Renestair and Bland's show first and foremost, and they put on a good one.
"[8] They followed with Misty later that year on Au-go-go Records, it "contained material from 1993–1994 which displayed echoes of Pere Ubu, Thug and all manner of jazz and blues.