Dumb and the Ugly were an Australian avant-garde metal band.
[3] Dumb and the Ugly released a 12"EP (1990),[4][5] a 7" single, "Blue Monk" / "Lazy 8" (1991),[6][7] and a studio album on CD, Atmospheres of Metal (1992),[8][9] all on the Dr Jim's label.
[1] The album includes guest musicians, Mia Stone, Jason Vassallo and Olsen.
[10] In a 2002 interview, Murphy recalled his time in Dumb and the Ugly, they were "a 3-piece outfit in which I played drums and some samples.
This act was in the style of Sonic Youth meets Hendrix and Chrome/Helios Creed.