Stabbing Westward

Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band composed of Christopher Hall, Walter Flakus, Stuart Zechman, Jim Sellers and David Suycott. They formed in 1985 (1985 in music) in Chicago, Illinois and began recording in the 1990s. Their major label debut was Ungod. Sales were sluggish but Stabbing Westward built a solid fanbase by relentless touring. In 1996, their Wither Blister Burn & Peel LP became a moderate success aided by the singles "Shame" and "What Do I Have to Do" (see 1996 in music).

The follow-up was Darkest Days. It failed to sell as well as its predecessor, and the band was dropped from Columbia Records. They signed to Koch Records, issuing Stabbing Westward. Before a fifth LP could be recorded, Stabbing Westward broke up in 2002 (2002 in music).

Since then, lead singer Hall has formed The Dreaming.

Members

1992

1993-1995

1995-1999

1999-2002

Year	Title	Label
1992	Iwo Jima EP
1993	Ungod	Columbia
1996	Wither Blister Burn & Peel	Sony
1998	Darkest Days	Columbia
2001	Stabbing Westward (album)	Koch
2003	The Essential Stabbing Westward	Columbia/Legac
2003	What Do I Have to Do?	Sony

The song "Ungod" (from the album of the same name) shares an identical guitar riff with "Hey Man, Nice Shot", arguably Filter's most well-known song. Both bands had utilized the talent of Stuart Zechman, the guitarist who wrote the riff.

"The Thing I Hate" was used in the opening movie of the Playstation game Duke Nukem: Time to Kill.