ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ pˈʌŋk ɹˈɑːk bˈændz ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z lˈaɪk sˌuːɪsˈaɪdəl tˈɛndənsiz wˌɪtʃ fˈiːtʃɚd sˌʌm ʌvðə mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ˈʌŋkəl slˈæm ænd ðə bɹˈuːd, dˈiː.ˈɑːɹ.ˈaɪ., kɚɹˈoʊʒən ʌv kənfˈoːɹmᵻɾi, blˈæk flˈæɡ ænd ðə sˈɜːkəl dʒˈɜːks, æz wˈɛl æz hˈɛvi mˈɛɾəl bˈændz lˈaɪk blˈæk sˈæbəθ, ˈaɪɚn mˈeɪdən, slˈeɪɚɹ ænd mˈɑːɾɚhˌɛd.
They were influenced by punk rock bands of the 1980s like Suicidal Tendencies (which featured some of the members of Uncle Slam and the Brood), D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, as well as heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slayer and Motörhead.