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Formed - 1988 in New York.

Noise rock trio of Chris Spencer (The Cutthroats 9), Vincent Signorelli (Swans) and Dave Curran (The Cutthroats 9 & The J.J. Paradise Players Club). The original lineup consisted of Spencer, Pete Shore and drummer Charlie Ondras, who passed away from a drug overdose in 1992.

The video for the song "Scrape" (from their 1995 album Scattered, Smothered & Covered) received a lot of airplay on MTV and became their biggest hit to date.

In early August 2019, Chris Spencer announced the band is permanently ceasing activity.

On 27th August 2021, Chris Spencer announced the formation of a new lineup of Unsane via the band's Instagram page, alongside new members Cooper and Jon Syverson, with the specific focus on performing the band's early material.

Note - in order to avoid confusion with the heavy metal band of the same name, they often use the suffix "NYC".
Sites:
unsanenyc.com, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Wikipedia, Bandcamp, relapse.com
Members:
Charlie Ondras, Chris Spencer, Cooper (6), Dave Curran, Jon Syverson, Josh Newton, Pete Shore, Vinnie Signorelli
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Albums
CIRCUIT 006 Improvised Munitions — Unsane Unsane Improvised Munitions (Album, Comp) Circuit Records (2) CIRCUIT 006 US 1989 Sell This Version
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SLANG 015 Unsane — Unsane Unsane Unsane (Album) Matador SLANG 015 Germany 1991 Sell This Version
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04926-2 Total Destruction — Unsane Unsane Total Destruction (Album) Matador, Atlantic 04926-2 Germany 1993 Sell This Version
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AMREP 039-1 Scattered, Smothered & Covered — Unsane Unsane Scattered, Smothered & Covered (Album) Amphetamine Reptile Records AMREP 039-1 US 1995 Sell This Version
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ZIKSBB-022 Attack In Japan — Unsane Unsane Attack In Japan (Album) Bloody Butterfly ZIKSBB-022 Japan 1996 Sell This Version
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MR-069 Amrep Christmas — Unsane Unsane Amrep Christmas (Album) Man's Ruin Records MR-069 US 1997 Sell This Version
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CD 085-45922-P Occupational Hazard — Unsane Unsane Occupational Hazard (Album) Relapse Records CD 085-45922-P Sweden 1997 Sell This Version
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RR 6639 Blood Run — Unsane Unsane Blood Run (Album) Relapse Records RR 6639 US 2005 Sell This Version
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DYMC-030, TGCS-4164 Visqueen — Unsane Unsane Visqueen (Album) Ipecac Recordings DYMC-030, TGCS-4164 Japan 2007 Sell This Version
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VIRUS436 Wreck — Unsane Unsane Wreck (Album) Alternative Tentacles VIRUS436 US 2012 Sell This Version
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LORD 244 Sterilize — Unsane Unsane Sterilize (Album) Southern Lord LORD 244 US 2017 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
TR 020 This Town / Urge To Kill — Unsane Unsane N.Y.C.* This Town / Urge To Kill Treehouse Records (2) TR 020 US 1989 Sell This Version
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SP76 Vandal-X b/w Streetsweeper — Unsane Unsane Vandal-X b/w Streetsweeper (Single) Sub Pop SP76 US 1990 Sell This Version
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GR 0090 Concrete Bed / El Mundo — Unsane Unsane Concrete Bed / El Mundo ‎(7", Single) Glitterhouse Records GR 0090 Germany 1990 Sell This Version
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none Jungle Music — Unsane Unsane Jungle Music PCP Productions none US 1991 Sell This Version
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PCP 003 Breathththing Out / Streetsweeper — Unsane Unsane / Slug (6) Unsane / Slug (6) - Breathththing Out / Streetsweeper PCP Entertainment PCP 003 US 1992 Sell This Version
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PRCD 5440 Body Bomb — Unsane Unsane Body Bomb (Single) Matador, Atlantic PRCD 5440 US 1993 Sell This Version
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SFRCD 123 The Peel Sessions — Unsane Unsane The Peel Sessions (EP, Comp) Strange Fruit SFRCD 123 UK 1993 Sell This Version
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ZIKS-023 Live! — Unsane Unsane / Copass Grinderz Unsane / Copass Grinderz - Live! ZK Records ZIKS-023 Japan 1995 Sell This Version
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MR-024 Sick / No Soul — Unsane Unsane Sick / No Soul ‎(7", Single, Pin) Man's Ruin Records MR-024 US 1996 Sell This Version
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Hole 016 No Soul / Weekend Warrior — Unsane Unsane / Feedtime Unsane / Feedtime - No Soul / Weekend Warrior ‎(7", Single) Black Hole Records Hole 016 Australia 1996 Sell This Version
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PAN 019 Erase Yer Head # 5 — Unsane Unsane / Hint (3) Unsane / Hint (3) - Erase Yer Head # 5 ‎(7") Pandemonium Records (2) PAN 019 France 1997 Sell This Version
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none Committed / Over Me — Unsane Unsane Committed / Over Me ‎(7", Single) Galaxia none US 1998 Sell This Version
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DC996 This Plan Australian Tour Single — Unsane Unsane This Plan Australian Tour Single ‎(7", Ltd) D.C Records DC996 US 2001 Sell This Version
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Scale 125 Amphetamine Reptile Records Cage Match — Unsane Unsane / Melvins Unsane / Melvins - Amphetamine Reptile Records Cage Match Amphetamine Reptile Records Scale 125 US 2012 Sell This Version

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Andrew_Lawson

Andrew_Lawson

December 30, 2019
For 30 years Unsane played heavier and nastier than many other bands. From their first single to their final album it was screaming vocals, distorted guitars, grinding bass lines, and heavy drums. Consistency was the key to their success in my opinion. You can pick up any record and immediately understand what they were about, whether you liked it or not is another story. Its sad to see they're no longer together but it was a damn good run. RIP to such a great band.
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teflonrobg

teflonrobg

March 9, 2016
Oh yeah, Scattered, Smothered & Covered is getting a vinyl reissue.
Alastis

Alastis

March 31, 2006
edited over 17 years ago
Along with Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth (although on an entirely different musical plane), NYC favorite sons Unsane are one of those bands that seems to epitomize what the city is about. By now, many people are familiar with their trademarks - raw and noisy rock music with heavily distorted vocals courtesy of Chris Spencer and bloody record covers, featuring nearly everything from the man lying on the subway tracks with his head cut off to a girl in the bathub on their latest "Blood Run". They went on a hiatus in the mid 90s and suffered the death of a drummer Charlie Ondras in 1992. But as of now, all of those black clouds seem to be gone and they're back to form. Long may they reigh.

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