M.O.D.

M.O.D.

M.O.D. is used by more than one act, but the best-known is Method of Destruction, a hardcore and thrash band formed in 1986 by vocalist Billy Milano after the break-up of crossover group S.O.D. The name is associated with crossover thrash, hardcore and metal, and the project grows directly out of the late-1980s underground crossover scene.

Method of Destruction

The original M.O.D. forms around Billy Milano, with the band’s first album, U.S.A. for M.O.D., produced by Scott Ian of S.O.D. and Anthrax. Its lyrical approach follows S.O.D.’s model of deliberate irony, with intentionally provocative, humorous and politically incorrect writing aimed at politics, power structures and money. Over time, some listeners interpret the material as increasingly right-wing, and Milano’s later writing includes attacks on left-wing figures and on Rage Against the Machine’s commercial success.

Other uses of the name

The name M.O.D. also appears as an Italian electronic duo made up of MaryHell and Angie Vhelena, who work with EBM and experimental electronic sound, with melodic writing and prominent singing. They self-produce a first demo in 2009, Entzweit Gesicht, which includes three unreleased songs and a cover of the English band Athamay. Tracks from the demo appear on online compilations, and the duo also contributes the song “Freaks” to the book on tape Franklin City by C.A. Hobson. They receive the Revelation Band award at the GBGB Rock Contest in 2011, place second in the regional final of the Gothic Room Contest in 2011, and open for the German band No More live.

The name M.O.D. is also noted as a band and song attributed to David Essex, though the writer and only known performer is David Cook, Essex’s birth name.