Formed in a dilapidated downtown New York City of the late 1980s  under the regime of tyrannical Ed Koch, one of New York City's least  attractive mayors, Unsane's imposing presence and influence remain as  diverse and expanding as the seldom dull or predictable crowds at their  powerful live sets.  Coming from the same pre-Quiznos East Village music  scene which spawned many acts pigeonholed into what was called noise rock,  UNSANE always separated itself by performing and producing sounds with an  urgency and sincerity without peer even among strong contemporaries such as  early Helmet, Cop Shoot Cop and Pussy Galore. The band's self-titled debut was released in 1991 and was known for its  harsh music and gruesome cover art: a photo of a decapitated man on a New  York City subway track, his body still wearing a Members Only jacket. Original drummer Charlie Ondras died of a heroin overdose in 1992, and was  replaced by Vinny Signorelli (formerly of Foetus and NY icons Swans). In  1994 Shore departed from the band and was replaced by Dave Curran. The band toured heavily, and signed to Atlantic Records, who released Total  Destruction in 1993 -- it was Unsane's only major-label release. Their  third album, Scattered, Smothered & Covered, was issued by Amphetamine  Reptile. The music video for the single "Scrape" was made for a mere $200,  yet earned significant play on MTV.  Not since Black Flag, has any band had  such an arresting and consistent visual style: from Unsane's true gore  album covers to their legendary wince inducing "Scrape" video clip - a  watershed marriage of low-tech and high concept. They continued touring heavily (including a stint opening for metal icons  Slayer), but did not release a new album until 1998's Occupational Hazard,  issued by Relapse Records. Later in the same--seeming to fulfill the  album's title--Spencer was attacked by four people while in Vienna,  Austria. He ended up in hospital suffering internal bleeding and underwent  major surgery. As a result of Spencer's injury, and touring over ten months  of the year, the band decided to take a break in 2000. During the interim, Spencer moved to California where he formed a new band  with Dave Curran called The Cutthroats 9, releasing one album on Man's Ruin  Records. Curran also started a band called The J.J. Paradise Players Club  and Signorelli opened a tattoo shop in Brooklyn. Unsane reformed in 2003 upon Spencer's return to New York, and released a  greatest hits record, Lambhouse.  The band got back to touring and soon  after released Blood Run on Relapse records. They have recently completed their upcoming album Visqueen for IPECAC  recordings, to be released March 13th 2007.  Extensive touring will follow  the release.