influences. In the documentary American Hardcore, Moby stated that he fronted Flipper for two days while singer Will Shatter was in jail because he "knew all of their songs". Steve DePace recalls that it was only for one night. Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction has said that Flipper's rolling rhythms and repetitive riffs were an influence on his band's early sound. In Get in the Van, his memoir of the early 1980s punk rock scene, Henry Rollins of Black Flag described the Flipper experience: "They were just heavy. Heavier than you. Heavier than anything...When they played they were amazing". Covers R.E.M. covered "Sex Bomb" for the A-side of the 1994 edition of their Fan Club Singles 7-inch series. The Melvins covered several Flipper songs: "Sacrifice" on their Lysol album; "Love Canal" and "Someday" on a 5-inch single released by Slap-A-Ham Records; and "Way of the World" on the Singles 1–12 compilation. Belgian electronica/industrial band Lords of Acid covered Flipper's song "Sex Bomb", and released a live version on the 1995 "Do What You Wanna Do" maxi-single. The track started with Praga Khan giving credit to Flipper. It was later reinterpreted in the Lords' typical style on the 2000 album Farstucker, and is a staple of their live shows. UK band Terminal Cheesecake also covered' "Sex Bomb" on their second album, 1989's V.C.L. (Wiiija Records). Unsane covered the song "Ha Ha Ha" on their 2012 album Wreck. MembersCurrent members Ted Falconi – guitar (1979–present) Steve DePace – drums (1979–present) Mike Watt – bass (2019); bass, vocals (2022–present)Former members Will Shatter – vocals, bass (1979–1987; died December 9, 1987) Ricky Williams – vocals (1979; died November 21, 1992) Bruce Loose – vocals, bass (1979–2015) John Dougherty – bass (1990–1993; died October 31, 1997) Krist Novoselic – bass (2006–2009) Bruno DeSmartass – bass, guitar (1983, 2005–2006, 2015) Rachel Thoele – bass (2009–2015, 2019–2022) David Yow – vocals (2015–2021)Timeline' Discography Studio albums Live albums Singles Compilations Videos Other appearances References External links Flipper/Negative Trend Concert Chronology (archived at Archive.org) Domino Records' Flipper website WMUC-FM, 88.1, College Park, Maryland, attempts to interview Flipper backstage at Nightclub 930 in Washington, DC, on March 14, 1982 American noise rock music groups Hardcore punk groups from California Musical groups established in 1979 Musical groups from San Francisco ROIR artists Domino Recording Company artists Alternative Tentacles artists