Steel Pole Bath Tub is an American rock band, formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana, United States, by Mike Morasky (guitar/vocals) and Dale Flattum (bass/vocals).
[1] The band became known for their chaotic, noisy style and frequent use of television and movie samples, with several 7" singles and albums on Boner Records, becoming a mainstay of the San Francisco music scene.
The group's song "Train to Miami", from the album The Miracle of Sound in Motion, was featured in a November 2008 television advertisement for the PC and Xbox 360 game, Left 4 Dead.
[8] Mike Morasky is also responsible for writing and performing the songs by the fictional band, Midnight Riders, in the game's sequel, Left 4 Dead 2.
Between the years 1986 and 1997, SPBT shared the stage with dozens of bands, including The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Firehose, Meat Puppets, Neurosis, Christ on Parade, Jawbreaker, Operation Ivy, Econochrist Melt Banana, Crash Worship, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 and Ethyl Meatplow.