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	\| associated_acts = [[The Pagans]]<br>[[Les Raving Sounds]]<br>[[The Cramps]]<br>[[Cheetah Chrome And The Ghetto Dogs]]<br>[[Motherfucker 666]]<br>[[Radio Alarm Clocks]]<br>[[The Clocks ~~(2)~~]]		\| associated_acts = [[The Pagans]]<br>[[Les Raving Sounds]]<br>[[The Cramps]]<br>[[Cheetah Chrome And The Ghetto Dogs]]<br>[[Motherfucker 666]]<br>[[Radio Alarm Clocks]]<br>[[The Clocks]]
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	== Discography ==		== Discography ==

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'''Mike Metoff''' is an American guitarist associated with the Cleveland, Ohio punk and underground rock scene. He is best known for his work with [[The Pagans]] and [[Les Raving Sounds]], and for later involvement with [[The Cramps]]. Metoff also recorded or performed with several other underground groups active during the late 1970s and 1980s. His documented aliases include '''Ike Knox''', '''Les Raving''', and '''Tommy Gunn'''.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/330103-Mike-Metoff
|title=Mike Metoff
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>

== Career ==
Mike Metoff emerged from the Cleveland punk scene in the mid-1970s. He was a member of [[The Pagans]], one of the earliest punk bands to originate from Cleveland, Ohio. Metoff later performed under the name “Les Raving” in the art-punk group [[Les Raving Sounds]], which also included musicians connected to the Pagans and the Cleveland underground scene.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/330103-Mike-Metoff
|title=Mike Metoff
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>

Metoff is also credited as a member of [[The Cramps]], as well as [[Cheetah Chrome And The Ghetto Dogs]], [[Motherfucker 666]], [[Radio Alarm Clocks]], and [[The Clocks (2)]]. These affiliations are documented through recording credits and artist listings rather than comprehensive biographical narratives.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/330103-Mike-Metoff
|title=Mike Metoff
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Mike Metoff was the cousin of drummer [[Nick Knox]], with whom he shared involvement in the Cleveland punk scene prior to and during their respective associations with [[The Cramps]].<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.cleveland.com/obituaries/2018/06/the_cramps_drummer_nick_knox_h.html
|title=The Cramps drummer Nick Knox dies
|website=The Plain Dealer
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>

== Projects ==
* [[The Pagans]] – guitar
* [[Les Raving Sounds]] – guitar
* [[The Cramps]] – guitar
* [[Cheetah Chrome And The Ghetto Dogs]] – guitar
* [[Motherfucker 666]] – guitar
* [[Radio Alarm Clocks]] – guitar
* [[The Clocks (2)]] – guitar

== Discography ==
Mike Metoff appears on multiple underground recordings documented on Discogs through his various group affiliations. His credits include studio and compilation appearances with The Pagans, Les Raving Sounds, and other associated projects.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/330103-Mike-Metoff
|title=Mike Metoff
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>

== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/330103-Mike-Metoff Mike Metoff on Discogs]

== References ==
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