Toured the United Kingdom and recorded a John Peel Session

Founding member rhythm guitarist Sal Canzonieri was in the band called The Thing from the mid-1980s into the early-1990s. The Thing were part of the early East Coast NYC Noise rock, which evolved in the later stoner rock scene (from Sonic Youth to Monster Magnet). The Thing played live shows at CBGB and the Continental, featuring strobe lights, smoke, dancers, film projection, pyrotechnics and more. Their shows later inspired White Zombie. The band grew popular in New York City and Europe , and toured the United Kingdom in 1991, where they recorded a John Peel Session for the BBC, produced by Dale Griffin (drummer from Mott the Hoople), which was released on vinyl by Dutch East India Records – Peel Sessions series.