caption associated_acts years_active label image_size article_title past_members background genre image origin name
the jesus lizard in 2009 the qui , legendary shack shakers , u.s.s.a. , tomahawk , denison/kimball unfact trio , scratch acid , rapeman , 1987 -- 1999 , 2008 -- 2010 touch and go , capitol 250px the jesus lizard
 david jim kimball brendan murphy yow david wm. sims duane denison mac mcneilly group_or_band noise rock , post-hardcore , alternative rock jesus-lizard panorama1.jpg austin , texas , united states the jesus lizard
the jesus lizard

the jesus lizard was an american rock band formed in 1987 in austin , texas and based in chicago , illinois .
they were `` a leading noise rock band in the american independent underground ... turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing , disembowelling , guitar-driven pseudo-industrial noise , all of which received positive reviews in underground music publications and heavy college-radio play . ''
after a brief run as a recording-only project based in austin , founding vocalist david yow , bassist david wm. sims and guitarist duane denison relocated to chicago , illinois in 1989 , finding kindred spirits in recording engineer steve albini and the touch and go records imprint .
with the addition of drummer mac mcneilly , they began operating as a live band , expanding their following beyond chicago 's alternative scene into an international audience .
drummer jim kimball replaced mcneilly late in 1996 , and was himself replaced by brendan murphy two years later .
despite releasing a split single with leading alt-rockers nirvana and signing to capitol records , the band failed to find commercial success amid the alternative rock explosion of the 1990s , and disbanded in 1999 .
their reunion tour ten years later enjoyed positive responses from audiences and critics .
