Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI or Mindless) is an American electropunk band, formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including electronica, punk and industrial metal. Their name comes from the CD Mindless Self-Indulgence, a solo album by Jimmy Urine recorded in the mid 1990s.
The band was formed two years later when the other three original members (Steve, righ?, Vanessa Y.T. and Kitty) joined. They have released four albums, two EPs, one live album, and one live DVD. Rather than signing traditional record contracts, the band has preferred to license their albums to record labels, thus retaining ownership of their music. Their latest record is licensed to The End Records.
The band maintains a devout fanbase, and has opened for many famous bands such as Linkin Park, System of a Down, Korn, Staind, Sum 41, My Chemical Romance, Insane Clown Posse, Rammstein and Fu Manchu. They have also participated in the Voodoo Music Experience. They have also had many well known bands open for them such as Tub Ring, Fake Shark - Real Zombie! and Dog Fashion Disco.
In January 2009 the band headlined the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink tour, supported by Bring Me The Horizon, Dir en grey, Black Tide and In Case of Fire, though Lyn-Z did not participate due to her pregnancy. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.