Capitalist Casualties

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Capitalist Casualties
Live on 5/18/2010 in Wilmington, NC
Live on 5/18/2010 in Wilmington, NC
Background information
OriginSanta Rosa, California, US
GenresPowerviolence, hardcore, crust punk
Years active1987–present
LabelsSlap-A-Ham, Revolver, Six Weeks
Websitewww.myspace.com/capitalistcasualties
Past members
  • Shawn Elliott
  • Jeff Robinson
  • "Spider Mike" Vinatieri
  • Matt Martin
  • "Hirax Max" Ward
  • "H Murder" Haroldo Mardones

Capitalist Casualties are an American powerviolence / hardcore band. They formed in Rohnert Park, CA around 1986[1] and had their first concert in 1987 in Santa Rosa, California[2][3] They have released multiple records, including many splits with other powerviolence / hardcore bands, and have toured nationally and internationally.

Members[]

  • Shawn Elliott – vocals (1987–2018, died in 2018)[4][2]
  • Jeff Robinson – bass guitar, vocals (1987–)[5][6]
  • Matt Martin (1987–1995/1996) – drums[7][8][6]
  • "Spider Mike" Vinatieri – guitar (1987?–)[9][6]
  • "Hirax Max" Ward – drums (1996– 2004?)[7][10]
  • "H Murder" Haroldo Mardones – drums (2004–)[11][non-primary source needed]

Discography[]

Albums and EPs[]

  • The Art of Ballistics (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1991)
  • Disassembly Line (Slap-A-Ham, LP, 1992)
  • Raised Ignorant (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1993)
  • Live Butchery (Vibrator, EP, 1994)
  • A Collection of Out-of-Print Singles, Split EPs and Compilation Tracks (Slap-A-Ham, CD, 1997)[12]
  • Dope and War (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1997)[12]
  • Dark Circle (Consiracy Evolve, EP, 1999)
  • Subdivisions in Ruin (Six Weeks, LP, 1999)
  • Planned Community (Six Weeks, EP, 2000)
  • 1996-1999: Years in Ruin (Six Weeks, CD, 2004)

Splits[]

  • Split Personality with The Dread (Six Weeks, EP, 1993)[13]
  • split with Discordance Axis (Pulp, EP, 1994)
  • Liberty Gone with Millions of Dead Cops (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1994)[12]
  • split with Man Is the Bastard (Six Weeks, LP, 1994)[14]
  • split with Slight Slappers (Sound Pollution, MCR, EP, 1995)
  • split with Ulcer (Six Weeks, EP, 1995)
  • Fear Persuasion Violence Obedience split 10" with Cripple Bastards, Masskontroll and Warpath (Wiggy, EP, 1995)
  • split with Stack (Six Weeks, EP, 1996)
  • split with Monster X (Hater of God, EP, 2000)
  • split with Unholy Grave (Deaf American, EP, 2000)
  • split with Macabre (D.B.D., EP, 2001)
  • split with Hellnation (Sound Pollution/Six Weeks, LP/CD, 2008)[15]
  • split with Lack of Interest (Six Weeks, EP, 2010)
  • A Painful Split with NoComply (To Live a Lie, EP, 2011)[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Blast(beats) From the Past: Capitali$t Casualties in RIOT Fanzine". DIY Conspiracy.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shawn ELLIOTT (1969 - 2018) - Obituary". www.legacy.com.
  3. ^ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/capitalist-casualties-headlining-speedfreeks-completely-insane-20-band-moshpocalypse-6448787
  4. ^ "Capitalist Casualties Vocalist Shawn Elliot Has Died". Kerrang!.
  5. ^ https://www.noecho.net/interviews/mark-mccoy-charles-bronson-youth-attack-absolute-power-das-oath-suburbanite
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "CAPITALIST CASUALTIES interview before JAPAN tour 2014 | HI LIBERATE fanzine". www.hiliberate.biz.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "625 Thrash". www.625thrash.com.
  8. ^ "In Music We Trust - Ancient Chinese Secret: Caveat Emptor". www.inmusicwetrust.com.
  9. ^ jtomtas@chronline.com, Justyna Tomtas /. "Black Pearl Tattoo and Body Piercing Focuses on Customers". The Chronicle.
  10. ^ Pearson, David M. (March 1, 2019). "Extreme Hardcore Punk and the Analytical Challenges of Rhythm, Riffs, and Timbre in Punk Music". Music Theory Online. 25 (1). doi:10.30535/mto.25.1.5.
  11. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroldo-mardones-439a9046/
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.oocities.org/toocrass/cm100.2.html
  13. ^ Digital, Martin Defatte for Guerrilla. "About 'Independent Label Distribution' and the labels it distributes: | Independent Label Distribution".
  14. ^ https://www.bohemian.com/BohoBlog/archives/2011/03/?page=4&year=2011
  15. ^ "Capitalist Casualties / Hellnation split in the works". www.punknews.org.
  16. ^ "Split 7", by Capitalist Casualties / NoComply". To Live A Lie Records.

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