Born from a pub brawl
Phil was on his way back from buying some fresh bass strings and decided to stop off for a beer. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time he found himself confronted by three very drunk dudes hell bent on doing him no good.
The drama was noticed by Manny and Deano who were sitting across the pub. Fortunately for Phil they moved in to even up the numbers. In the face of the new recruits the drunken dudes retreated and left the pub, shouting threats and abuse as they left.
A shaken but not stirred Phil thanked the guys and offered them a beer. As they sat down, Phil put his new bass strings on the table and Dead Jaw was born with Manny on guitar and Deano on drums.