Skuttl'Butt was born from the Washington, DC Hardcore underground scene. Playing with and around Fugazi, Jimmy's Chicken Shack, Scream(Dave Grohl), Clutch, Bad Brains, Lucy Brown and Nothing Face. Marcel played in a few bands such as Black Earth and Afrodisiax until he found success with Skuttl’Butt; a hard-core, hip-hop, ska band. Skuttl’Butt landed a deal with a small local label and began to play all over D.C., Virginia, Maryland and at New York's famous CBGB’s. Skuttl’Butt earned the reputation as the “heaviest band” at the Black Rock Coalitions 1995 Stalking Heads tour. Host and founder Vernon Reid (Living Colour) was inspirational in Marcel’s goals and direction. The band split and Marcel headed west. Where he joined some cats from LA's famous "MIT" Musicians Institute of Technology and became Faith In The System.
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