Salò were formed in Glasgow in late 2010 by Paul McArthur (guitar, vocals), Wes McCallum (bass, vocals) and Sam Massey (drums, vocals). All three had previously been in bands that had enjoyed a degree of success critically, but which had broken up in the preceding year. Salò were initially formed as a means to play both more visceral and more experimental music than any of the members’ previous bands. Salò’s sound stems from a shared love of the discordant end of 80s and 90s post-hardcore