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[[Image:Iify_spiral.jpg|thumb|250px|right|From left to right: Nick, Max, Trent & Jesse]]
'''Mystik Spiral''' is
They often introduce themselves as, "We're Mystik Spiral, but we're thinking of changing the name." Some of the alternate names have included "Helpful Corn" and "Something-Something Explosion". They also wondered aloud if it would help if they "spelled Mystik with 2 Ys".
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They are generally portrayed in a negative light - in their very first mention in "[[Road Worrier]]", Daria said the name sounded like a Doors tribute band and Jane laughed that they ''wish'' they were that good - and the few of their songs we get to hear are rubbish. Even ''Trent'' once said the songs in the second set were so lame, he'd leave the gig if he wasn't in the band ("[[Jane's Addition]]").
Despite all this, they keep getting gigs, both in [[Lawndale]] and elsewhere. They've performed at [[Brittany Taylor]]'s birthday party, a kids party in [[Fremont]], the Club Glamour Lounge near [[Ashfield]], various dives across [[Carter County]], and regularly in Lawndale at both [[McGrundy's Brew Pub]] and [[The Zon]]. Their website states "We are available for weddings, sweet sixteens, bar mitzvahs, acquittal parties, keggers. Not too early in the day, please... Cash, check, or barter accepted." A genre magazine named [[Smudge Magazine]] gave them a (ludicrously purple prosed) favourable review, calling them a "convincingly tormented quartet", while [[Muck & Rage]] gave them a bad review because the reviewer was a surly douche and thought Trent looked like the type of boy his ex-girlfriend liked.
They [http://web.archive.org/web/20001005035541/mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_041699/index.html had a website from 1999], fronted by Trent, where you could book them, join their fan club ("Make a stand against corporate rock (until we sign a record deal)"), and see their lyrics. Max set it up. It's very clear on the site that they need money badly.
They have never released a CD. The [[Is_It_Fall_Yet%3F#On_Is_It_Fall_Yet.3F|IIFY Post-Movie Chat]] had Trent state they have a 15-track CD in the works "and we only have 14 left to go"; in 2001, their website said they needed to agree on the cover art and get the drum kit "out of hock". They ''have'' released a vinyl single of "Behind My Eyelids" (with B-side "Icebox Woman") under [[Plush Records]] (''Daria Diaries'') but on their website they admit many shops refuse to order it.
"[[Is It College Yet?]]" gave them a "Future Ego": being members of a ''church choir'' (while Trent was a US Senator).
[[Image:Spiralfanclub.jpg|frame|right|The fan club card]]
===Fan club===
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===Spiral's website===
[[Image:Trent_website.gif|frame|right|The website logo]]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20010218014625/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_041699/index.html It also doubled as Trent's homepage]:
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[[Trent Lane]]: vocals and guitar
[[Jesse Moreno]]: co-vocals and rhythm guitar
[[Max Tyler]]: drums
[[Nicholas Campbell]]: bass guitar
"Reburb" also cites Trent is responsible for "clapping", Jesse "lead 'yeah's", Nick "background 'yeah's", and Max "supportive perspiration, lip synch - but he's sensitive about it".
In "[[The Daria Database]]" (circa season 2), Jesse's younger brother [[Danny Moreno|Danny]] was the self-proclaimed "recording secretary" for their fan club - meaning he does all the writing for it - and was desperate to become their fifth member, thinking it would happen "next year". A year later, on the website's Fan Club section, Danny goes unmentioned.
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"Reburb" says Jane used to be "director of band graphics until she got fed up with the whole spiral direction controversy and quit".
MTV's websites mention that Max and Nick are fed up of Trent and Jesse getting all the attention. "One Band, Napping" flipbook revealed Nick finally had a fan letter - from his mother.
==Songs==
Songs heard on [[Daria]]:
*[[Behind My Eyelids]]▼
*[[Every Dog Has His Day]]
*[[Freaking Friends]]
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*[[Little Sister]]
*[[Mr. Normal]]
*[[From the Futon]]▼
*Been Workin' on the Railroad (cover version)
*Paingasm▼
Songwriting sessions:
*[[Psychic Refugee]]
*[[Moth Gonna Fly]]
*[[Betrayal]]
*[[Poser Deposed]]
*[[The Universe]]
*[[Summer Sucks]]
Other songs:
▲*Paingasm
▲*[[Behind My Eyelids]]
▲*[[From the Futon]]
*[[Incontinent Love]]
*[[The Dog is Getting More]]
[[Glenn Eichler]] [https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/youre-standing-on-my-neck-the-life-and-death-of-th.html told Paste] that he wrote most of these songs "just because it was fun".
==Musical influences==
[[Image:Trentroom.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Trent's room at [[Casa Lane]]. A poster for The Sisters of Mercy (the rock band, not the Catholics) appears above Trent's pillow.]]
The band is mainly influenced by alternative rock and alternative metal. Trent's name itself has been suspected of deriving from Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, with the name Mystik Spiral deriving from the Nine Inch Nails album, ''The Downward Spiral''. Trent's appearance also largely resembles Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. According to Reburb, the influences of Mystik Spiral are "Jane's Addiction, Morrissey, The Doors (the band, not the movie, which sucked), Cocteau Twins, Zappa, NIN, Nirvana, Gregorian Chants, thunder, the Banana Splits."
Trent can be seen listening to "Clown" by Korn in "[[The Invitation]]". In "[[Road Worrier]]", Trent and Jesse are heard listening to "A.D.I.D.A.S." by Korn, as well as "I Don't Know Anything" by Mad Season. In "[[That Was Then, This Is Dumb]]", Trent has a Korn poster on his wall. In multiple shots of Trent's room, we see he also has a poster of The Sisters of Mercy on his wall. In "[[Pierce Me]]", Trent is listening to "Cut You In" by Jerry Cantrell as he is driving Daria to [[Dega Street]].
A list of influences shows how a group wants to present themselves to fans and the press, and Mystik Spiral's list of seven cool bands and three more idiosyncratic choices is typical of such lists. The list may make the group sound a little cooler and more interesting than it really is.
The influence of Nirvana on Mystik Spiral is obvious, and while the group doesn't play covers, in [[The Invitation]], Jane mentions that Trent has been practicing the intro to their song "Come As You Are" (not a difficult bit to learn) over and over and over.
A few bands Trent likes are mentioned in the series: He has Korn, Prodigy, Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus posters in his room. In "[[That Was Then, This Is Dumb]]" he and Jesse compare the CD and vinyl editions of Frank Zappa's song "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama".
==Spin-off show==
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For a specific synopsis, see [[Mystik Spiral pilot episode]].
==Future==
[[Image:Trent20yl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Trent still rocking in 2017, by Karen Disher]]
For the show's 20th anniversary, [[Susie Lewis]] explained how she thought the cast had turned out for [http://ew.com/tv/daria-20-years-later/catching-up-with-the-daria-gang/ Entertainment Weekly's] [[Catching Up With The Daria Gang]]. It's bad news for Mystik Spiral: they've long ago ended, with [[Freaking Friends]] being their one-hit wonder (and not much of one).
It's all looking up for Trent though, as he now has a "functioning band" called [[Trent Lane and the Mystikal Explosion]] in Queens.
==Fanon Songs==
* "Before too long" from [[Wouter]]'s "Art-I-fact" story is a song about Jane's departure from
* "Rescue came too late" from Wouter's "[[I trust you]]", made up on the spot by Trent after Jane came in with a facial injury sustained during a one night stand with Max. Daria asked for "Full writer's credit" when her remark about crashing at Castle Combe racing track inspired the lyrics.
* "The bugs on my windshield spell out your name" a song made up on the [[PPMB]] during a fanon iron chef.
*"[http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=41703 Ow! My Ears - The Mystik Spiral Story]" features a list of songs inspired by things that are pissing off the Spiral at the time, including Low Healthbar, We Don't Need You, Please Just Go Away, and Fucking Elitist Fucks.
==Gigs==
'''Lawndale'''
*[[The Zon]]
*[[McGrundy's Brew Pub]]
*The Iron Horse, formerly Club Cinderbloc, formerly Ron's Razor Wire Warehouse.
[[Category: Canon Groups]]
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