M.O.D. (Method of Destruction)

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M.O.D. was formed by Billy Milano, the lead singer of Stormtroopers of Death (aka S.O.D.), a side project by Scott Ian & Charlie Benante of Anthrax and Danny Lilker of Nuclear Assault. One of these guys (not Billy) later on joined Mind Funk.

"U.S.A. for M.O.D."

1. "Aren't You Hungry?" (3:25)
2. "Get a Real Job" (2:10)
3. "I Executioner" (2:31)
4. "Don't Feed the Bears" (6 days)
5. "Ballad of Dio" (0:11)
6. "Thrash or be Thrashed" (0:51)
7. "Let Me Out" (1:39)
8. "Bubble Butt" (0:43)
9. "You're Beat" (2:15)
10. "Bushwackateas" (0:19)
11. "Man of Your Dreams" (3:40)
12. "That Noise" (0:13)
13. "Dead Men/Most/Captain Crunch" (3:30)
14. "Jim Gordon" (2:39)
15. "Imported Society" (1:46)
16. "Spandex Enormity" (5:27)
17. "Short but Sweet" (0:06)
18. "Parents" (1:39)
19. "Confusion"
    "You're X'ed" (total=2:48)
20. "A.I.D.S." (2:00)
21. "Ruptured Nuptuals" (0:13)
22. "Ode to Harry" (1:31)
23. "Hate Tank" (2:20)

This album continued in the same vein as S.O.D., a collection of mosh-punk songs (some only a few seconds long) with totally obscene, graphic, politically incorrect lyrics! (Here, read some of the lyrics and you'll see!) Needless to say, it became and INSTANT hit with me... I also saw the band in a hilarious opening gig for Exodus in 1988, where they opened with "Short but Sweet" (all five seconds of it) and said, "Thank you, good night!" and left the stage! Then after coming back on (the rest of the show was all encore, I presume :) the guitarist suddenly realized his amp wasn't working, so after a quick tech fix they replayed the first two songs again! And for the grand finale, Billy threw himself into the mosh pit and sang the lyrics to "Hate Tank" while floating along the surface of hundreds of slam-dancers (and he is a BIG guy, I'm sure it didn't intimidate him none!)

"Surfin' M.O.D."

1. "Surfin' M.O.D.: The Movie" (23:32)
   • Goldfish from Hell
   • Totally Narley Talking by Katrina & Bill
   • Surfin' U.S.A.
   • More Narley Talking by Katrina & Bill
   • Surf's Up
   • Sargent Drexell Theme
   • Billy, Katrina & Alex Spot Oofus
   • Mr. Oofus
   • Still More Narley Talk & the Party Crash Scene
   • Party Animal
   • Bill's Big Love Scene
   • Color My World
   • Bill & Katrina Split Up & the Big Party Scene
   • Shout
   • The Big Finale
2. "Surfin' U.S.A." (2:33)
3. "Surf's Up" (2:03)
4. "Mr. Oofus" (3:36)
5. "Party Animal" (3:14)
6. "Color My World" (1:56)
7. "Shout" (4:26)
8. "Loser"--?? unlisted track (1:49)

This is something of a concept album (or EP, rather) loosely following a day in the life of two stoned-out California kids named Bill and Katrina. Though not nearly as outrageous as their first CD, the band's sense of humor shows on hilarious cover songs from Chicago ("Colour My World") and the Beach Boys (take a guess...) My favorite part is the "rant" in "Mr. Oofus": "I knew it, I knew it, you're sluts, common trash whores. My mother warned me about your type! You're DIRTY, you're SLIMY, you're DESPICABLE BITCHES! Woman of the '80's, huh? Well screw you and the horse you rode in on, GROUPIE BITCH! You probably had an ABORTION!...Well SPREAD YOUR CHEEKS and SMILE and GET THE BUTTER!!"

"The Movie" comprises a single track (side one of the crappy vinyl EP) including all the songs, threaded together with "narley talking" bits. Tracks 2-6 are the same songs without the talking bits, plus one unlisted track (which I'm only guessing at the title of.)

"Gross Misconduct"

1. "No Hope" (4:11)
2. "No Glove No Love" (2:51)
3. "True Colors" (3:48)
4. "Accident Scene" (3:11)
5. "Godzula" (2:24)
6. "E Factor" (3:07)
7. "Gross Misconduct" (4:02)
8. "Satan's Cronies" (2:37)
9. "In the City" (1:57)
10. "Come as You Are" (2:44)
11. "Vents" (0:12)
12. "Theme" (2:05)
13. "P.B.M." (0:28)
14. "The Ride" (4:59)
15. "Dark Knight" (5:57)

Hey, what gives?? The band has toned down all of a sudden...or else they blew their wad on the first two albums, and couldn't think of anything to top it. Musically, it's the same light-hearted punk, but the hilarious lyrics are gone, and the whole thing comes off as some second-rate Ramones wanna-be. There's a follow-up CD out there that slips even further down the scale. Ah well, that's the way it goes sometimes...

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