Steel Pole Bath Tub was a hardcore punk/noise rock band, formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana by Mike Morasky (guitar/vocals)and Dale Flattum (bass/vocals). Morasky and Flattum moved the band to Seattle, Washington where Darren Mor-X (drums) joined the band before they all moved to San Francisco, California. The band became known for their chaotic, noisy, sample filled style with several 7" singles and albums on Boner Records before being signed to Slash Records and releasing their major label debut in 1995. Their signing to Slash was part of a mid-1990's free-for-all signing bonanza of alternative rock bands, particularly bands from the North Western United States in the wake of the surprising commercial success Geffen Records had with Nirvana, many of which ended in creative and ownership conflicts. Steel pole Bath Tub and Slash's relationship was no different. The only album they ever released on Slash contained very few samples, which had previously been a stapl