Slugbait was originally formed in 1991 in Olympia, Washington by three bass players who happened to all be in the same place at the same time. Robin Green, the most experienced musician in the group switched to drums, Chris Gizzi switched to guitar and Charlie Heffelfinger elected to stick with bass and vocals. Slugbait's music includes an ecclectic range of orginal and cover material heavily influenced by 80's punk / goth / new wave artists. Their set list often includes the occasional cover of Bauhaus, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads or Robin Hitchcock songs.