The Hydromatics were born

The Hydromatics was formed Nick Royale from The Hellacopters and Tony Slug from Amsterdam punk band The Nitwitz planned to record a series of Sonic’s Rendezvous Band cover songs , but the project was long on hold due to the hectic touring schedules of The Hellacopters. Slug contacted Sonic’s Rendezvous Band founder Scott Morgan, however, and during the Hellacopters’ second visit to Detroit, Morgan happily accepted the offer to record with Slug and Royale. In 1999, Morgan and Royale flew to Amsterdam and met with Slug and his bandmate, bassist Theo Brouwer. The Hydromatics were born.