Closet Monster was formed at
Pickering High School in 1997 primarily by
Mark Spicoluk, the sole founder of
Underground Operations record label along with
Jesse Colburn, noted for having performed in
Avril Lavigne's band from 2002-2004 of the
Let Go album era with Spicoluk first performing in
Public Display, from 1995–1997 (originally;
Special Ed) then with
Sum 41 briefly in 1997. The band's lyrics are noted for having an
anarchist theme, primarily meant to be
tongue in cheek, albeit it can be perceived to be glamorizing and promoting it. Closet Monster has achieved publicity from touring Canada, the United States and
Europe, playing dates on the
Warped Tour, and starting a successful Canadian record label,
Underground Operations. Closet Monster have performed alongside
Billy Talent,
Rise Against,
Alexisonfire,
Propagandhi,
Hot Water Music,
SNFU,
Madball,
Atom And His Package,
Suicidal Tendencies, KNUT,
Dead Kennedys,
Silverstein, 25tolife,
The Suicide Machines,
Buck-O-Nine,
The Casualties,
Choke,
Mad Caddies,
D.b.s.,
Mastodon,
Atreyu,
Ten Foot Pole,
Moneen,
Protest the Hero,
The Movielife,
Social Distortion,
Bad Religion Warped Tour 2004 & 2005 and many other bands. The most recent lineup played their final show on December 8, 2005, at the Phoenix in
Toronto with
Underground Operations label mates
Dead Letter Dept,
Bombs Over Providence,
Hostage Life, and
Protest The Hero. The band reunited in 2009 for one show at
Wakestock Festival. Before shutting down in 2016,
Underground Operations released
Suicide Note, an anthological compilation album of Closet Monster's work, as their last release. == Band members ==