Malfunkshun

Malfunkshun
1980s lineup. Clockwise from bottom: Regan Hagar, Kevin Wood, Andrew Wood
Background information
Origin	Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Grunge[1] glam punk[2][3]
Years active	1980–1988, 2005–present
Labels	C/Z, Loosegroove, Wammybox
Spinoffs	Mother Love Bone Fire Ants Hater Devilhead Brad
Members	Kevin Wood Jeff Stark BT Leach Paul Lamb
Past members	Andrew Wood Regan Hagar Shawn Smith Dave Rees David Hunt Jeff Loftis Cory Kane Mike Stone Thorsten Rock Guy McIntosh Jeff Loftis Rob Day Miles Freeborn Tony West
Website	malfunkshun.org

Malfunkshun is an American rock band formed in 1980 by brothers Andrew and Kevin Wood. Combining glam influences with distortion, they were one of the earliest grunge bands, forming alongside the U-Men and Melvins. Their definitive lineup consists of the brothers and drummer Regan Hagar. After interactions with fellow grunge act Green River, Andrew would become the frontman for successor Mother Love Bone. Malfunkshun dissolved without having released much material, although they recorded demos and appeared in the landmark grunge compilation Deep Six.

Andrew struggled with drug dependence for several years, eventually dying from a heroin overdose in 1990. Mother Love Bone disbanded as a result and was succeeded by Pearl Jam. Malfunkshun's demos with Andrew were later compiled and released as Return to Olympus on Loosegroove Records, which was founded by Hagar and fellow Mother Love Bone member Stone Gossard. Malfunkshun reformed in 2005 and is currently touring and recording new material.