Bloodloss

E.J. Renestair, who performed on vocals, saxophone, and guitar, joined forces with Martin Bland on vocals and drums to launch Bloodloss in Sydney, Australia, during the early 1980s. The band’s loud blues/Vegas/punk craziness surfaced across two short-lived phases throughout that decade, with the initial incarnation earning the greater infamy after members attempted to set fire to the studio during a recording session. Reformation arrived in the late 1980s, yielding one or two album releases, yet the core pair soon shifted focus after former member Stu Spasm recruited them into his band Lubricated Goat for several years. A third and most visible chapter opened in the 1990s once Bland connected with Mudhoney’s Mark Arm through the Monkeywrench project; Renestair’s relocation to the States soon followed, enabling a complete reactivation of Bloodloss with Arm as the second principal figure. Three albums appeared in rapid order: 1993’s In-a-Gadda-da-Change, 1995’s Live My Way, and 1996’s Misty. The group formally disbanded in 1997. In 2017 Sinister Torch Records released a remastered reissue of the band’s self-titled 1986 debut, recorded prior to Mark Arm’s involvement.