In 1986 comedy-rapper Devo Spice formed a group called Sudden Death. In 1990, shortly after their first song aired on the Dr. Demento show, Devo restructured the group and went solo, but kept the group name. He continued recording and performing like this until late 2008 after 8 albums and several #1 hits on the Dr. Demento show. He ditched the name and started releasing under his solo name, Devo Spice.