Mistrust (band)

Mistrust
From left to right: Chris Gohde, Tim Wolfe, Jeff L'Heureux, Michael Winston, and Owen Wright
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	1984–1988
Labels	C.O.M.A., Heart of Steel
Associated acts	My Sister's Machine, Culprit, Rottweiler
Past members
Jeff L'Heureux Michael Winston Owen Wright Tim Wolfe Chris Gohde

Mistrust was a heavy metal band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. This band primarily consisted of Jeff L'Heureux (vocals), Owen Wright (guitar), Michael Winston (guitar), Tim Wolfe (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Chris Gohde (drummer). They recorded one album in their brief existence called Spin the World, which was originally released through C.O.M.A. Records in 1986 and again through Heart of Steel Records in 2009.^[1][2]

History

The first incarnation of Mistrust, which began in the summer of 1984, according to their MySpace page, included a different singer named Kevin Wells. After twelve months of writing material, things began to fall apart with Wells and the band recruited ex-Culprit singer Jeff L'Heureux. From that point on, the band began to do more touring and eventually they recorded a full-length album called Spin the World, which was released through C.O.M.A. records in 1986. The release of this album brought them opening gigs with Alice Cooper, Stryper, and Loudness.^[3] However, the record failed to sell enough and things began to fall apart again culminating with Winston's departure from the group in 1987. Former Culprit guitarist Kjartan Kristofferson took his place for a brief period and the group continued performing shows and writing music but eventually they decided to call it quits.

Other band relations

Before they founded Mistrust, Michael Winston and Tim Wolfe had previously played in a band called Rottweiler.^[1]

After the break-up, Owen Wright and Chris Gohde formed the band My Sister's Machine along with singer-guitarist Nick Pollock and bassist Chris Ivanovich.^[4]

Members

• Jeff L'Heureux - vocals
• Michael Winston - guitar
• Owen Wright - guitar
• Tim Wolfe - bass
• Chris Gohde - drums

Discography

• Spin the World (1986)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mistrust at Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved on 27 April 2011.
2. ^ "Spin the World at Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. 2011-07-19. http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=14683. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
3. ^ "MISTRUST CD Release Party At Feedback Lounge: Loaded Guns". Westseattlefunblog.com. 2009-10-01. http://www.westseattlefunblog.com/entertainment/mistrust-cd-release-party-at-feedback-lounge-loaded-guns. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
4. ^ Boehm,Mike MSM: Newest Vein of Gold in Seattle's Hard-Rock Quarry, "Los Angeles Times" May 15, 1992. Retrieved on 28 April 2011.

External links

• Mistrust on Myspace