Stagmummer began in 1993 when young pharmacy students C.J Bhutte, Rob Barteaux and Chris K Bauer began making music with their instructor Dr. Mike McIsaac. The trio recruited local victims rights advocate Jack Balles as their vocalist and began transcribing their chemical formulas into what Torontos Venue Magazine described as drug rock for corrupt cops. Stagmummer deftly combine science with insight to create an unsettling and aggressive sound that Minneapolis YOUR FLESH claims wipes the passive Canadian stereotype right off the map. In 1995 Stagmummer released a split 10 with Meatrack on No List Records and toured the mid-western U.S. That same year, the quintet was completed with the addition of veteran guitar molester C.J Butte and proceeded to hone their notorious live shows into what Stylus magazine has described as: clamorous debauchery, equal parts Las Vegas showstopper and Cro-Magnon chest beating; in other words, not to be missed.
In 1998 Mike left the band to pursue pharmacological research overseas. Without the doctor's soothing presence Stagmummer has become obsessive and vicious, as can be seen on the soon to be released NUTCRACKER, produced by GGGARTH (Melvins, Jesus Lizard etc...) and released by SUDDEN DEATH RECORDS.
Stagmummers debut CD, 1997's RIM, recorded by Steve Albini, has charted on virtually all college stations across Canada, reaching #1 on CKUW and Torontos CKLN.
