Moistboyz

American hard rock band

Moistboyz
Origin	New Hope, PA
Genres	rock, hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal, lo-fi
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Grand Royal, Sanctuary, Chocodog, Schnitzel Records, Neverman Records

Members	Guy Heller (Dickie Moist), Mickey Melchiondo (Mickey Moist)

Website	moistboyz.com

Moistboyz is an American hard rock band formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania 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.

As in Melchiondo's band Ween, both he and Heller assume aliases: Mickey Moist and Dickie Moist.

History

Melchiondo and Heller met when they were both 14. However, they didn't develop a musical partnership until 7 years later. While Melchiondo's other band Ween was working on their third album Pure Guava, Heller's band False Front was working out of the same farm house studio. During times when Melchiondo's Ween bandmate wasn't around, he and Heller would make music on their own.^[1] Describing the early sessions for recording with Heller, Melchiondo said “We started doing this really aggressive music and it was really getting us off, and we were really doing so much of it that we had enough to fill up a tape.” These sessions would result in the creation of the first Moistboyz record. ^[2]

Moistboyz have released five studio records starting with the 1994 EP Moistboyz. A full-length album, Moistboyz II, followed in 1996. Recorded by Heller (vocals/lyrics) and Melchiondo (guitar/music) 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 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 (drums) on "Protect and Serve", "Medusa", "Garbageman" and Joe Kramer (guitar) on "Protect and Serve", "Chickendick", "Down on the Farm" and "My Time to Die".

Members

Guy Heller (aka Dickie Moist)
Michael Melchiondo, Jr. (aka Mickey Moist)

Current touring members

Stephen Haas
Nick Oliveri (Mondo Generator) (Queens of the Stone Age)
Hoss Wright (Mondo Generator)

Previous touring members

Claude Coleman Jr. (Ween, Amandla, Eagles of Death Metal)
Dave Dreiwitz (Ween, Marco Benevento, Instant Death)
Bill Fowler (Sound of Urchin)
Chris Harfenist (Sound of Urchin)
Jeff Pinkus (Butthole Surfers)

Discography

Moistboyz (1994)

Moistboyz II (1996)^[3]^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It Ain't Rude"	4:21
2.	"Second Hand Smoker"	3:06
3.	"Lazy and Cool"	2:52
4.	"Rock, Stock, Barrel"	3:06
5.	"Man of the Year"	2:16
6.	"American Made and Duty-Free"	3:06
7.	"Crank"	2:46
8.	"Powervice"	1:13
9.	"Keep the Fire Alive"	4:25
10.	"Good Morning America"	3:43

Moistboyz III (2002) ^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shitheel"	2:13
2.	"I Am the Reaper"	2:15
3.	"In the Valley of the Sun"	3:15
4.	"The Tweaker"	3:15
5.	"The Spike"	3:09
6.	"Five Time Loser"	3:21
7.	"Great American Zero"	2:21
8.	"I'm Gonna Kick Your Ass"	1:54
9.	"Black Train"	3:32
10.	"The Walker"	3:41

Moistboyz IV (2005) ^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Give a Fuck Where the Eagle Flies"	2:42
2.	"Uncle Sam and Me"	2:37
3.	"Captain America"	4:13
4.	"White Trash"	2:15
5.	"Fuck You"	4:51
6.	"Officer Please"	2:21
7.	"The Year of the Maggot"	2:16
8.	"Roy"	2:14
9.	"That's What Rock and Roll Can Do"	3:41
10.	"The Stalker"	4:41
11.	"Everybody's Fucked Her"	3:04
12.	"I'll Die Tomorrow"	4:27

Moistboyz V (2013)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Protect and Serve"
2.	"Hanging By a Thread"
3.	"Down on the Farm"
4.	"Paperboy"
5.	"Garbageman"
6.	"The Fury"
7.	"Chickendick"
8.	"My Time to Die"
9.	"High and Mighty"
10.	"One Cut at a Time"
11.	"Medusa"
12.	"Crisis and Vices"

References

^ Jarnow, Jesse. "Staying Moist: Mickey Melchiondo Reflects on 20 Years of the Moistboyz". jambands.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ Boffa, David (September 26, 2005). "Moistboyz – Don't Call It a Side Project (Mickey Melchiando Interview)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ D'Angelo, Peter J. "Moistboyz II (review)". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Stokes, Lowe (1997). Moistboyz II (review). CMJ New Music Monthly Feb 1997. p. 38.
^ Kutner, Rick. "Moistboyz III (review)". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Boffa, David (September 2005). "Moistboyz IV (review)".