Capitalist Casualties

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Capitalist Casualties
Capitalist Casualties performing in 2010
Capitalist Casualties performing in 2010
Background information
OriginSanta Rosa, California, U.S.
GenresPowerviolence, hardcore punk, crust punk
Years active1987–2018
LabelsSlap-A-Ham, Revolver, Six Weeks
Past members
  • Shawn Elliott
  • Jeff Robinson
  • "Spider Mike" Vinatieri
  • Matt Martin
  • "Hirax Max" Ward
  • "H Murder" Haroldo Mardones

Capitalist Casualties were an American powerviolence / hardcore band. They formed in Rohnert Park, California 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[edit]

  • Shawn Elliott – vocals (1987–2018); died 2018[4][2]
  • Jeff Robinson – bass guitar, vocals (1987–2018)[5][6]
  • Matt Martin (1987–1995/1996) – drums[7][8][6]
  • "Spider Mike" Vinatieri – guitar (1987–2018);[9][6] died 2021[10][11]
  • "Hirax Max" Ward – drums (1996–2004?)[7][12]
  • "H Murder" Haroldo Mardones – drums (2004–2018)[13]

Discography[edit]

Albums and EPs[edit]

  • The Art of Ballistics (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1991)
  • Disassembly Line (Slap-A-Ham, LP, 1992)
  • Raised Ignorant (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1993)
  • Raised Ignorant Re-issue (Grindtoday Records, Cassette, 2015)
  • Live Butchery (Vibrator, EP, 1994)
  • A Collection of Out-of-Print Singles, Split EPs and Compilation Tracks (Slap-A-Ham, CD, 1997)[14]
  • Dope and War (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1997)[14]
  • Dark Circle (Conspiracy 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)
  • 1996-1999: Years in Ruin (Grindtoday Records, Cassette Tape, 2015)

Splits[edit]

  • Split Personality with The Dread (Six Weeks, EP, 1993)[15]
  • split with Discordance Axis (Pulp, EP, 1994)
  • Liberty Gone with Millions of Dead Cops (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1994)[14]
  • split with Man Is the Bastard (Six Weeks, LP, 1994)[16]
  • 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)[17]
  • split with Lack of Interest (Six Weeks, EP, 2010)
  • A Painful Split with NoComply (To Live a Lie, EP, 2011)[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Blast(beats) From the Past: Capitali$t Casualties in RIOT Fanzine". DIY Conspiracy. July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Shawn ELLIOTT (1969 - 2018) - Obituary". www.legacy.com.
  3. ^ "Capitalist Casualties Headlining Speedfreek's Completely Insane 20-Band Moshpocalypse".
  4. ^ "Capitalist Casualties Vocalist Shawn Elliot Has Died". Kerrang!. March 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Interview: Mark McCoy (Charles Bronson, Youth Attack, Absolute Power, das Oath, Suburbanite)". September 5, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "CAPITALIST CASUALTIES interview before JAPAN tour 2014 | HI LIBERATE fanzine". www.hiliberate.biz. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "625 Thrash". www.625thrash.com.
  8. ^ "In Music We Trust - Ancient Chinese Secret: Caveat Emptor". www.inmusicwetrust.com.
  9. ^ Tomtas, Justyna (June 7, 2016). "Black Pearl Tattoo and Body Piercing Focuses on Customers". The Chronicle.
  10. ^ "Michael Vinatieri (Capitalist Casualties) RIP". Ruido Noise. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Michael Dante Vinatieri". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Haroldo Mardones". LinkedIn.
  14. ^ a b c "The Crass Menagerie - Issue #100 Part 2".
  15. ^ Digital, Martin Defatte for Guerrilla (October 26, 2009). "About 'Independent Label Distribution' and the labels it distributes: | Independent Label Distribution".
  16. ^ "Top 20 Shows of 2011". January 2012.
  17. ^ "Capitalist Casualties / Hellnation split in the works". www.punknews.org. April 22, 2006.
  18. ^ "Split 7", by Capitalist Casualties / NoComply". To Live A Lie Records.

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