1) . One was the seminal and short lived 90’s powerviolence/hardcore band that in a later incarnation would be known as Man Is the Bastard.
2) Another Neanderthal happens to be My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy’s instrumental-metal side-project. Neanderthal’s debut ‘Start A Fire With Rock’ was released on Undergroove in September ‘06. The second album ‘Take The Ride’ is awaiting a proper release, but was available on USB wristband on My Ruin’s January ‘08 UK tour. See www.myspace.com/neanderthal for current info. Read more on Last.fm