Nudeswirl was formed in 1989 by Shane M. Green, Chris Wargo, and drummer Mike Toro in
New Brunswick, New Jersey. The band released an independent full-length LP titled
Nudeswirl in 1989. In 1992, they signed to
Megaforce Records and released their
second self-titled album the following year. They toured with
White Zombie,
Danzig,
Flotsam and Jetsam,
Mindfunk and performed on the 1992
Lollapalooza side stage. Music videos for "F Sharp" and "Buffalo" received airplay on
Headbangers Ball,
120 Minutes and
Beavis and Butt-Head. The band was known for dark, earthy atmospherics combining guitar feedback, attacks of
wah-wah, tribal/teutonic rhythms, rolling basslines and wavering lyrically obscured vocals. Combining musical styles from
rock to
metal, from
alternative to
psychedelic, all the while infusing feedback throughout. Nudeswirl disbanded in 1995 after their only major label release. Considered a cult band almost 20 years later, other bands such as
Tool and
Radiohead cite Nudeswirl amongst their influences and they have been hailed by
Perry Farrell,
John Frusciante and
the Edge. Nudeswirl's CD has been out of print, which relegates them further into the depths of cult obscurity. Guitarist Dizzy Cortright went on to play with The Mad Daddies. Vocalist/guitarist Shane M. Green went on to play with Slaprocket and Lord Sterling. Bassist Chris Wargo formed his band Love Gas and opened Gas Works recording studio. The last known performance by the band was a reunion show during the mid-2000s at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A video exists of the band playing the
Dynamo Open Air Festival in the Netherlands in front of 30,000 people and an
MTV Europe interview exists as well. ==Members==