1. Put aside the vintage t-shir… Read Full Bio ↴There are more bands with this name:
1. Put aside the vintage t-shirts; strip away the labels and signifiers; dont mind the school-boy looks and tattoos. Just listen to the catchy, inescapable pop-ridden music of Mugshot. Their simple goal is to write great pop songs with dashes of current punk.
Mugshot have put in over 7 years of relentless independent touring, recording and living. Selling over 2000 copies of their Get Well Soon EP, touring all over North America with some big bands and some small bands, and being featured in various magazines, Mugshot continues convincing new fans everyday. Luckily, their first full-length album, Pause and Reflect is finally coming.
For three months, the band were held up in the studio with producer, Murray Daigle (The Fullblast, Not By Choice, etc) writing and recording their album for JTB Records. Really, it has been years in the making by crafting their song-writing, refining their line-up all to simply write great pop songs. And thats what theyve done.
Mugshot recently broke up. RIP Mugshot (1997 - 2007)
2. Mugshot from Denmark: The band was formed in 1998 by Kim Orneborg, Søren Stærk, Philippe Bartram and Claus Samuelsen. Later that year bass player Martin Brand joined the group and came up with the band name, MUGSHOT. Søren, Philippe and Claus had played together in the Danish grind-core band “Revolting Phimosis” and played numerous shows with Kim Orneborg’s former band “Coitus Interruptus”.
Mugshot played lots of gigs and among them, a memorable show in front of a huge crowd, in the Copenhagen squat “Ungdomshuset”. After the show Mugshot were told that they couldn’t play there again, due to vocalist Kim Orneborg’s “sexy moves” on stage.
In February 2000 the band went to record their first demo, “Mugshot and shit”. It came out as a 5-track demo and had a very lo-fi sound to it. The next recording went down in 2001 with producer Jacob Hansen (Raunchy, Volbeat, Invocator etc.). The demo was named “Grinding Teeth” and contained 4 tracks. The next couple of years, Mugshot played numerous concerts, mostly in Denmark, but the band also played in Germany and Spain. The band entered a music contest called “Bilborock” in Spain, a European music contest and they won the Metal category. At that time, the band had parted ways with Claus Samuelsen, and guitarist Kræn Meier (Sacrificial, Strangler etc.) had taken over his duties in the band.
In 2003 Mugshot also played a gig with the band Mudslide featuring a very young guitarist Victor Ray Salomonsen Ronander.
After a break in 2005, the band used the pricing money from the “Bilborock” contest, to record a full-length album, with producer Flemming Rasmussen.This happened in early 2006. (Flemming is also known as the man who produced Metallica’s “Ride The Lightning, “Master Of Puppets” and “…And Justice For All”). Producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Hatesphere, Sick Of It All etc.), had his hands on 5 of the tracks. A promo called “Pounding Blood” was made in a limited number of copies.
Shortly hereafter, the band’s single guitarist, Søren Stærk, asked Victor Ray if he wanted to join forces as guitarist in Mugshot. He wanted in, and was immediately accepted as a perfect match.
The autumn of 2006, Sony BMG contacted Mugshot and a record deal began to take form. It took a year before the contract was signed, and it was now time to make the bands debut album. Once again, Tue Madsen where contacted.
In November 2007, Mugshot went to “Starstruck Studios” in Copenhagen. All instruments were recorded here. Vocals were recorded at Tue Madsen’s Antfarm Studio.
In January 2008, the album “Piercing Random Lives” was completed. Tue produced and mixed the album and it was mastered by Maor Appelbaum, “RadioStar Studios”, USA.
“Piercing Random Lives” is released March 31’st, 2008, and the story continues…
3. Mugshot is a punk rock band hailing from Turku, Finland. They started as a cover band in 2001 but have now recorded 5 demos and a single. Now they are gigging and making new songs.
4. Mugshot is a South African rock band. Their latest album is called Broken Finger and the two tracks that are getting a lot of radio play in South Africa are Bare Bones and Northen Lights. Their webpages is www.mugshotband.co.za.
aftermath
Mugshot Lyrics
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she's not feeling it
and im feeling like a sucker again
but somehow i just don't believe we're done
this baggage that she carries weighs a ton
remember when we were so natural?
now we're a natural disaster
i ran outside to see this meteor
a once in a lifetime chance like meeting her
(chorus)
with the way that things are going
i don't think i'll be showing up today
i'm showered and i'm dressed, but i'm still a mess
the dams are overflowing
as everything she said came flooding back
it washes out everything in its path
and this is the aftermath
finally the sun comes out
I wipe my eyes and try to let them adjust
am i dreaming? I must be
I'm standing in a crater two miles deep
I don't mind I'll stay here and just sleep
These lyrics from Mugshot’s song “Aftermath” are an expression of the emotional turmoil that can come with a break-up. The singer is feeling hurt and vulnerable because his partner has told him the truth that she’s just not feeling it anymore, leaving him feeling like a sucker. Despite this, he is still hopeful that their relationship is not over, that they can come through this rough patch, however, the baggage that she carries is a huge burden on the relationship, hence it makes it hard for him to hold onto their relationship.
The song also describes the transformation of a relationship from something natural and easy to a catastrophic event which seems to be on the verge of ending, hoping that it can be rekindled. The metaphor of a meteor strikes home the idea of once in a lifetime chance like meeting her. The chorus indicates that the singer does not wish to show up since the relationship is not as it was before, and the things said by his partner has overwhelmed him, creating a sense of an all-consuming depression. The sun coming out and the singer wiping his eye, on the other hand, demonstrates that he has now come to terms with the break-up, accepting that it is over and he needs to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
finally the truth comes out
The real situation is now evident
she's not feeling it
She's not emotionally invested
and im feeling like a sucker again
I'm feeling foolish again
but somehow i just don't believe we're done
I still have faith that our relationship isn't over
this baggage that she carries weighs a ton
Her emotional burdens are heavy and burdensome
remember when we were so natural?
Remember when our relationship was easy?
now we're a natural disaster
Our relationship is now a chaotic mess
we'd burn up if we moved much faster
Our relationship is too unstable to handle moving too quickly
i ran outside to see this meteor
The chaos in our relationship is like a catastrophic event
a once in a lifetime chance like meeting her
Meeting her was a unique and rare opportunity
with the way that things are going
The present situation isn't ideal
i don't think i'll be showing up today
I'm not sure if I want to participate in this anymore
i'm showered and i'm dressed, but i'm still a mess
I may look put together, but I'm mentally and emotionally unstable
the dams are overflowing
My emotions are too much to handle
as everything she said came flooding back
Her words are still fresh in my mind
it washes out everything in its path
Her words have a strong, destructive impact
and this is the aftermath
These are the consequences of our situation
finally the sun comes out
Hope is starting to emerge
I wipe my eyes and try to let them adjust
I try to face my emotions and come to terms with them
am i dreaming? I must be
It's hard to believe that things could be getting better
I'm standing in a crater two miles deep
The chaos in the relationship has caused major damage
I don't mind I'll stay here and just sleep
I'm willing to rest and take a break at this point
Contributed by Max R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.