current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
guy -lrb- mickey moist -rrb- heller -lrb- dickie moist -rrb- , mickey melchiondo ween , mondo generator 1991 - present grand , neverman records royal , sanctuary , chocodog , schnitzel records moistboyz
 group_or_band rock , lo-fi , hard rock , punk , heavy metal new hope , pa moistboyz
moistboyz

moistboyz is an american hard rock band formed in new hope , pa in 1991 by guy heller and mickey melchiondo .
moistboyz music is typically fast paced punk/metal , combining stream-of-consciousness lyrics with aggressive rock guitar riffs .
the band 's current touring lineup includes stephen haas -lrb- guitar -rrb- , as well as mondo generator rhythm section nick oliveri -lrb- bass -rrb- and hoss wright -lrb- drums -rrb- .
as in melchiondo 's band ween , both he and heller assume aliases : mickey moist and dickie moist .
moistboyz have released five studio records starting with the 1994 ep moistboyz .
a full length album , moistboyz ii followed in 1996 .
recorded by heller -lrb- vocals/lyrics -rrb- and melchiondo -lrb- guitar/music -rrb- using drum machine and a lo-fi sensibility , both records were originally released on the beastie boys label , grand royal .
in 2005 , these first two records were combined and released as one album , moistboyz i+ii -rsb- on sanctuary records , now on chocodog records .
in 2002 , moistboyz iii was released on mike patton 's label , ipecac records .
this is the first moistboyz record to feature songs with real drums , performed by lou croschetti .
moistboyz iv was released in 2005 on sanctuary records .
the album was mixed by chris shaw , features claude coleman , jr on drums , and bass by producer andrew weiss on `` fuck you '' .
in 2013 , moistboyz v was released on heller and melchiondo 's label , neverman records , distributed by mvd audio .
recording started in late 2012 in new hope , pa and finished in lago vista , tx in early 2013 .
it was produced and engineered by melchiondo , and mixed by stephen haas .
moistboyz v covers multiple musical styles , such as the southern rock influenced `` down on the farm '' and the alt ballad `` my time to die '' .
guest musicians include chuck treece -lrb- drums -rrb- on `` protect and serve , '' `` medusa , '' `` garbageman '' and joe kramer -lrb- guitar -rrb- on `` protect and serve , '' `` chickendick '' , `` down on the farm , '' and `` my time to die '' .
