Man Is The Bastard
Man Is The Bastard
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Orgin Claremont, California,
Genres Powerviolence
Years Active 1990–1997
Country of origin USA
Labels Various
Associated Acts Amps For Christ, PHC, Neanderthal, Bastard Noise
Official website http://www.website.com

Man Is the Bastard were a pioneering hardcore punk band who contributed the name, and perhaps also the ethos, to the punk subgenre known as power violence. Based in Claremont, California, the band existed from 1990 to 1997, releasing many vinyl records on obscure labels from around the world.

Members

Original lineup

  • Shawn Connell
  • Eric Wood
  • Joel Connell
  • Henry Barnes
  • Aaron Kenyon

Later members

  • Bill Nelson
  • Andrew Beattie
  • Israel Lawrence

Discography

  • Sum of the Men LP (1991, Vermiform Records 009)
  • Abundance of Guns 7” (1992, MITB/S.O.A. Records (Italy))
  • Aunt Mary/Man Is the Bastard split 7" with Aunt Mary (1992, MITB)
  • Uncivilized Live 7” (1992, Deep Six Records)
  • Bizarre Uproar/Man Is the Bastard split 7" with Bizarre Uproar (1993, MITB)
  • Bleeding Rectum/Man Is the Bastard split LP with Bleeding Rectum (1993, MITB)
  • Crossed Out/Man Is the Bastard split 7" with Crossed Out (1993, Slap-A-Ham Records)
  • Man Is the Bastard/Pink Flamingos split 7" with Pink Flamingos (1993, Farewell Records)
  • Man Is the Bastard/Unseen Noise Death split 7” with Unseen Noise Death (1993, MITB)
  • Agathocles/Man Is the Bastard split 7" with Agathocles (1994, Pessimiser Records/Theologian Records)
  • Born Against/Man Is the Bastard split 8" with Born Against (1994, Vermiform Records)
  • Capitalist Casualties/Man Is the Bastard split LP with Capitalist Casualties (1994, Six Weeks Records)
  • Man Is the Bastard/Sinking Body split 7” with Sinking Body (1994, Vermiform Records)
  • D.I.Y.C.D. anthology CD + previously unreleased songs (1995, Slap-A-Ham Records)
  • The Locust/Man Is the Bastard split 10" with The Locust (1995, King of the Monsters Records 002)
  • Thoughtless… LP picture disc (1995, Gravity Records 022)
  • Man Is the Bastard/Mumia Abu-Jamal split LP/CD with Mumia Abu-Jamal (1997, Alternative Tentacles)
  • Mancruel CD (2000, Deep Six Records)

Compilation appearances

  • In the Spirit of Total Resistance 2x7" (1992, Profane Existence)
  • Reality 7" (1992, Deep Six Records 005)
  • Son of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! 7" (1992, Slap-A-Ham Records)
  • Fear of Smell LP (1993, Vermiform Records)
  • Revive Us Again 7" (1993, Machination Records)
  • Cataclastic Fracture (a noise collection) CD (1994, Deadline Recordings/Lazy Squid Records)
  • Anger and English 2x7" (1995, Frame Work Records 002)
  • Cry Now, Cry Later 3 2x7" (1995, Pessimiser Records/Theologian Records)
  • Golden Shower of 72 Hits 2xCD (1995, Lost and Found Records (Germany))
  • Revenge of the Disabled Vol. 2 VHS (1995, Will o' the Wisp)
  • The Virus That Would Not Die! sampler CD (1997, Alternative Tentacles)
  • Bottlenekk Fall '98 Sampler CD (1998, Bottlenekk Records)
  • Reproach (8 Modern Hardcore Bands Cover Negative Approach) 7" (1998, Ugly Pop Records 001 (Canada))
  • Under Your Influence CD (2000, Tralla Records)
  • Jordan Downing kills more than you 7'

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