Mutiny

Mutiny was initially formed in 2020 by saxophonist Eric Fazzini (Voodoo Glow Skulls), guitarist Jordan Pepper, and vocalist and guitarist Chris Ruckus (Dissidente). When Eric first moved to Pittsburgh, where Chris Ruckus, vocalist of Dissidente is located, the two became friends. Simultaneously, Eric and Jordan, lifelong best friends, began working remotely on a skacore project. The world shut down and they continued to work remotely with Chris Ruckus as well. Following the shutdown, the three decided to move forward with forming the band and recording the EP. Eric brought in Efrem Schulz, vocalist of Death by Stereo, Manic Hispanic, and Voodoo Glow Skulls, along with bassist Adam Shah, trombonist Jose Pazsoldan (Voodoo Glow Skulls), and drummer Mike Cambra (Death by Stereo, The Adolescents, and The Sun Must Die) as well as additional instrumentation on organ by Esteban Flores (Matamoska). All of the different musical backgrounds of the band members come together including skacore, especially Eric’s love for Japanese skacore, and hardcore as expected as well as metal.

About Mutiny’s unique sound, Efrem Schulz says, “In ska, you know, Voodoo Glow Skulls is a weird band and in hardcore Death by Stereo is considered kind of a weird band. To add them together, It's going to make something else super weird. I think vocally it's closer to Death by Stereo, but musically, it's all over the place. I don't think the band is any particular genre at all, it’s just genre flipping in the middle of songs so it's kind of crazy.”