Moving to Chicago , Illinois in 1985, the original lineup for Stabbing Westward consisted of Hall on bass and lead vocals, Flakus on keyboards, and Jim Clanin on guitars. Clanin would briefly be replaced on guitars by Andrew Hunter, and bassist Jim Sellers was added on as well. Angelo Negrette was also added as a live drummer. This lineup of the band recorded the 1991 extended play tape Iwo Jesus , and featured four songs: an early version of “Violent Mood Swings” (titled “Violent Mood Swing”), “P.O.M.F.” (which contains elements of the later song “The Thing I Hate”), an early version of “Shame”, and “Plastic Jesus”. “Violent Mood Swing” was also included on the 1992 compilation CD The Cyberflesh Conspiracy .
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