▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁guitar ist , ▁D mit ri ▁Br ill ▁( Super ▁DJ ▁D mit ri ▁from ▁De ee - L ite ), ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁began ▁playing ▁their ▁first ▁shows ▁in ▁Manh attan ' s ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁rock ▁clubs . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁gone ▁through ▁several ▁personnel ▁changes , ▁and ▁both ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Br ill ▁had ▁depart ed , ▁but ▁the ▁line - up ▁solid ified ▁somewhat ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Ale c ▁Mort on ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar . ▁The ▁group ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁steady ▁and ▁loyal ▁following ▁around ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁area , ▁playing ▁many ▁shows ▁with ▁the ▁But th ole ▁Sur fers ▁and ▁also ▁with ▁Str z emp ka ▁and ▁Stein man ' s ▁then ▁next - door ▁neighb ours , ▁White ▁Z omb ie . ▁Ult imately ▁the ▁band ▁would ▁util ize ▁the ▁tal ents ▁of ▁over ▁twenty ▁different ▁drum mers , ▁including ▁former ▁Wh i pl ash ▁drum mer ▁Tony ▁Sc ag l ione , ▁Black ▁Label ▁Society ▁co - found er ▁Phil ▁O nd ich , ▁Mon ster ▁Mag net / R iot god ▁drum mer ▁Bob ▁P ant ella , ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁native ▁Rob ▁Cour no yer , ▁before ▁finding ▁Back d raft ▁drum mer ▁Nik las ▁Mat sson ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁the ▁line ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁group ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁album , ▁Ass master , ▁released ▁on ▁the