Music Credits
Prior to developing his writing career, Bullock sang and played guitar in several heavy metal bands from 1986 to 1997. His first band, XLR8, featured guitarist Pat Bohan (Machinery), bassist Bill Kowalski and drummer Jim Chaney (Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Machinery). In late 1988 Bullock joined Ironchrist, who toured and recorded for Restless Records for several years before disbanding in 1991. After Ironchrist, Bullock replaced Mark Strassburg (Possessed), in fellow Restless Records band Indestroy, only to see them disband before tracks from the third Indestroy album, with music primarily written by Jeff Parsons (Wretched), Rob 'Cougin' Brannigan and lyrics by Bullock were recorded. Bullock, Parsons and ex-Indestroy drummer Gus Basiliko went on to form Wretched, but Bullock moved to LA soon after and formed Eulogy with George Moreno and Nathan Rivera (Dark Realm Records).
Upon returning to DC in 1995, Bullock formed the death metal band Scab. This marked the first time Bullock not only wrote all the band's music, but handled the majority of the guitar work while sharing the vocal chores with the drummer, known only as "The Evil One."
Bullock took a leave of absence from the music world in 2000, after a brief stint with .357, a reformation of Eulogy.
In December of 2011, Bullock, Bohan and Chaney set about resurrecting an old band of theirs known as Machinery, with the intent of releasing a new album in 2013.
On May 8, 2012 Divebomb Records re-released Ironchrist's second album in a deluxe CD format.
In late 2012, Bullock returned to song writing with his own band 941, marking the first time since Scab that he would be responsible for all the songwriting as well as guitars, bass and vocals.
- Ironchrist - lead vocals
- Indestroy - lead vocals, manager
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