Brainoil is a sludge metal band from Oakland California. The band was originally formed in 1998 by Greg Wilkinson as a solo project called Mrbrainoil with a Boss drum machine. Greg was joined by Nate in the summer of 2000. Greg and Nate continued to work on material throughout the summer of 2000 writing and recording a demo by the fall of 2000. Greg and Nate ditched the drum machine by the winter of 2000 and were joined by Ira Harris. Brainoil's first show was on March 3, 2001 at Mission Records in San Francisco. Converging the energy of various styles within the punk hardcore scene, Brainoil personnel have a history of contributions to underground music. Ira has a long past of beating the drums for bands such as Grimple, Ojo Rojo, Gag Order and Watch them Die. Nate has blasted the guitar for Destroy!, Nigel Pepper Cock, and Stormcrow. Greg has pounded on the bass, screamed into the mic and experimented with noise for Lana Dagales, Laudanum and I Will Kill You Fucker. Brainoil followed a couple of split releases with their self-titled debut in 2003. The follow-up, Death of This Dry Season, came a little later in 2011.