In 1983, Simon Bob Sinister founded the Ugly Americans in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

, along with Danny Hooligan, Chris Eubank

Chris Eubank

Chris Eubank, Lord of the Manor of Brighton is a retired British boxer who held world titles at middleweight and super middleweight...

 and Dan Adams

Dan Adams

Daniel Leslie Adams was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League during their two seasons of existence, 1914 and 1915. He played in 47 career games....

. Adams soon left and was replaced by Jon McClain. This punk band's musical influences were diverse. After releasing, The Dream Turns Sour, Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed and Philadelphia Freedom, the band broke up. In 1986, Simon Bob Sinister then joined the already established, Corrosion of Conformity, releasing the EP Technocracy. Sinister left Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm...

two years later and reformed the Ugly Americans.

External references

• How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude by Sam Hicks

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