ðə ɡɹˈuːp stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æz ɐ hˈɛvi mˈɛɾəl kˈʌvɚ bˈænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, bˌʌt ðɛɹ stˈaɪl səlˈɪdᵻfˌaɪd tə hæv mˈoːɹ əvə pˈʌŋk fˈoʊkəs baɪ ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
The group started as a heavy metal cover band in 1988, but their style solidified to have more of a punk focus by the early 1990s.