{{short description|American rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Moistboyz | image = The Moistboyz 01.jpg | caption = Moistboyz performing in 2014 | years_active = 1991–present | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[punk rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] | origin = [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | label = [[Grand Royal]], [[Sanctuary Records Group|Sanctuary]], Chocodog, Schnitzel Records, Neverman Records | spinoff_of = [[Ween]]<br/>False Front | current_members = Dickie Moist * [[Dean Ween|Mickey Moist]] | website = {{URL|http://moistboyz.com}} }}
'''Moistboyz''' is an American [[hard rock]] band formed in [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]] in 1991 by Guy Heller and [[Dean Ween|Mickey Melchiondo]]. Moistboyz music is typically fast-paced punk/metal, combining stream-of-consciousness lyrics with aggressive rock guitar riffs.
As in Melchiondo's band [[Ween]], both he and Heller assume aliases: Mickey Moist and Dickie Moist.
==History== Melchiondo and Heller met when they were both 14. However, they didn't develop a musical partnership until 7 years later. While Melchiondo's other band [[Ween]] was working on their third album [[Pure Guava]], Heller's band False Front was working out of the same farm house studio. During times when Melchiondo's Ween bandmate wasn't around, he and Heller would make music on their own.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jarnow|first=Jesse|title=Staying Moist: Mickey Melchiondo Reflects on 20 Years of the Moistboyz|url=https://jambands.com/features/2014/01/13/staying-moist-mickey-melchiondo-reflects-on-20-years-of-the-moistboyz/2/|publisher=jambands.com|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> Describing the early sessions for recording with Heller, Melchiondo said “We started doing this really aggressive music and it was really getting us off, and we were really doing so much of it that we had enough to fill up a tape.” These sessions would result in the creation of the first Moistboyz record.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boffa|first=David|title=Moistboyz – Don’t Call It a Side Project (Mickey Melchiando Interview)|url=https://glidemagazine.com/4709/moistboyz-dont-call-it-a-side-project/|publisher=Glide Magazine|date=September 26, 2005|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
Moistboyz have released five studio records starting with the 1994 EP ''Moistboyz''. A full-length album, ''Moistboyz II'', followed in 1996. Recorded by Heller (vocals/lyrics) and Melchiondo (guitar/music) using drum machine and a lo-fi sensibility, both records were originally released on the [[Beastie Boys]] label, Grand Royal. In 2005, these first two records were combined and released as one album, ''Moistboyz I+II'' on Sanctuary Records, now on Chocodog Records.
In 2002, ''[[III (Moistboyz album)|Moistboyz III]]'' was released on [[Mike Patton]]'s label, [[Ipecac Records]]. This is the first Moistboyz record to feature songs with real drums, performed by Lou Croschetti.
''Moistboyz IV'' was released in 2005 on [[Sanctuary Records]]. The album was mixed by [[Chris Shaw (recording engineer)|Chris Shaw]], features [[Claude Coleman, Jr.]] on drums, and bass by producer [[Andrew Weiss (musician)|Andrew Weiss]] on "Fuck You". This album is significantly more politically charged than prior records: for example, the opening song, ''I Don't Give A Fuck Where The Eagle Flies'' is a direct response to [[John Ashcroft]]'s song [[Let the Eagle Soar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Order From Chaos|url=https://www.goodtimes.sc/archives/cruz/11.02.05/moistboyz-0544.html|publisher=Metro Santa Cruz|date=November 9, 2005|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
In 2013, the band announced they would release their 4th album, ''Moistboyz V'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo’s Moistboyz Confirm Tour Dates, New Album|url=https://jambands.com/news/2013/10/03/mickey-dean-ween-melchiondo-s-moistboyz-confirm-tour-dates-new-album/|publisher=jambands.com|date=October 3, 2013|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}</ref> which was released on Heller and Melchiondo's label, Neverman Records, distributed by MVD Audio. Recording started in late 2012 in New Hope, PA and finished in Lago Vista, TX in early 2013. Melchiondo stated that this album was originally going to be made concurrently with his solo debut "The Deaner Album", but after a few weeks of working on both he decided to focus his energy on ''Moistboyz V'' instead and complete his solo album later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Owen|first=Brent| title=Dean Ween talks about his new solo record, ‘The Deaner Album’|url=https://www.leoweekly.com/music/dean-ween-talks-about-his-new-solo-record-the-deaner-album-15765420|publisher=Leo Weekly|date=October 20, 2016|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
''Moistboyz V'' was produced and engineered by Melchiondo, and mixed by Stephen Haas. The album covers multiple musical styles, such as the southern rock-influenced ''Down on the Farm'' and the alt ballad "My Time to Die". Guest musicians include [[Chuck Treece]] (drums) on "Protect and Serve", "Medusa", "Garbageman" and Joe Kramer (guitar) on "Protect and Serve", "Chickendick", "Down on the Farm" and "My Time to Die".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Scott| title=Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo And Guy Heller To Release Moistboyz V|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/mickey-dean-ween-melchiondo-and-guy-heller-to-release-moistboyz-v|publisher=jambase.com|date=August 30, 2013|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
==Members== *Guy Heller (Dickie Moist) *[[Dean Ween|Michael Melchiondo, Jr.]] (Mickey Moist)
===Current touring members=== *Stephen Haas *[[Nick Oliveri]] ([[Mondo Generator]]) ([[Queens of the Stone Age]]) *Hoss Wright ([[Mondo Generator]])
===Previous touring members=== *[[Claude Coleman Jr.]] ([[Ween]], Amandla, [[Eagles of Death Metal]]) *[[Dave Dreiwitz]] ([[Ween]], [[Marco Benevento]], [[Instant Death (band)|Instant Death]]) *Bill Fowler ([[Sound of Urchin]]) *[[Tomato (musician)|Chris Harfenist]] ([[Sound of Urchin]]) *[[Jeff Pinkus]] ([[Butthole Surfers]])
==Discography== '''Extended Plays'''
''Moistboyz'' (1994)
'''Studio Albums'''
''Moistboyz II'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Peter J|title=Moistboyz II (review)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moistboyz-ii-mw0000089732|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Stokes|first=Lowe|title=Moistboyz II (review)|year=1997|publisher=CMJ New Music Monthly Feb 1997|page=38|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DS0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Moistboyz%22&pg=PA38}}</ref>
[[III (Moistboyz album)|''Moistboyz III'' (2002)]] <ref>{{cite web|last=Kutner|first=Rick|title=Moistboyz III (review)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moistboyz-iii-mw0000224416|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>
''Moistboyz IV'' (2005) <ref>{{cite web|last=Boffa|first=David|title=Moistboyz IV (review)|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/4709/moistboyz-dont-call-it-a-side-project/ |date=September 2005}}</ref>
''Moistboyz V'' (2013)
'''Singles'''
''O.G. Simpson'' (1994)<ref>{{Citation |title=Moistboyz - Second-Hand Smoker |date=1995 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1210240-Moistboyz-Second-Hand-Smoker |access-date=2026-03-20 |language=en}}</ref>
''Second-Hand Smoker'' (1995)<ref>{{Citation |title=Moistboyz - O.G. Simpson |date=1994 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1882057-Moistboyz-OG-Simpson |access-date=2026-03-20 |language=en}}</ref>
''1.0 (Fuck No) / Secondhand Smoker'' (2006)<ref>{{Citation |title=Moistboyz - 1.0 (Fuck No) / Secondhand Smoker |date=2006 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1210245-Moistboyz-10-Fuck-No-Secondhand-Smoker |access-date=2026-03-20 |language=en}}</ref>
''Paperboy / Angle To See'' (Split with [[Dean Fertita|Hello=Fire]]) (2013)<ref>{{Citation |title=Moistboyz / Hello=Fire - Paperboy / Angle To See |date=2013 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1562838-Moistboyz-HelloFire-Paperboy-Angle-To-See |access-date=2026-03-20 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website}}
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[[Category:Hard rock musical groups from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1991]] [[Category:1991 establishments in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Sanctuary Records artists]]