Stabbing Westward | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 1985–2002 2016–present |
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Members | Christopher Hall Walter Flakus Bobby Amaro Cyamak Ashtiani |
Past members | Jim Clanin Andrew Hunter Angelo Negrette Chris Vrenna David Suycott Stuart Zechman Mark Eliopulos Jim Sellers Andy Kubiszewski Derrek Hawkins Johnny Haro Carlton Bost |
Stabbing Westward is an American industrial rock/alternative rock band. Christopher Hall and Walter Flakus formed the band in 1985[1] in Macomb, Illinois. The band released an extended play in 1992, followed by four studio albums: Ungod (1994), Wither Blister Burn & Peel (1996), Darkest Days (1998), and Stabbing Westward (2001). The band announced a dissolution in February 2002.[2] Two compilation albums were later released in 2003. Stabbing Westward reunited in 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its formation[3] and continued to perform live shows. The band's first new album in 21 years, Chasing Ghosts, was released in 2022.