Influenced by The Jesus Lizard and Butthole Surfers, they played support slots for Therapy?, Nomeansno, Babes In Toyland.
[2] This brought interest from Roadrunner Records, who signed them, releasing the single "Black Mask" in late 1994, before combining the tracks from the Blunt EPs for the Sweaty Handshake LP.
[5] In November that year they recorded their first studio album for Roadrunner with producer Martin Bisi in New York City, called High Anxiety.
Although artwork for the album, and for its lead single, "Holes", was drafted, neither were ultimately released as the band were dropped by the label in mid 1996.
[1] In 1996 drummer James Lillis left the band and was replaced by multi instrumentalist David Lacey.