Aus-Rotten | |
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| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Hardcore punk,crust punk,anarcho-punk |
| Years active | 1992–2001, 2019 |
| Labels | Havoc Records, Rotten Propaganda,Tribal War Records, Skuld |
| Past members | Dave Trenga (vocals) Eric Good (guitar, vocals) Matt Garabedian (drums) Corey Lyons (bass) Adrienne Droogas (vocals, 1999-2001) |
Aus-Rotten was an Americancrust punk band formed inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Active from 1991 to 2001, its members practiced and promoted a philosophy ofanarchist politics. The band included lead vocalist Dave Trenga, vocalist/guitarist Eric Good, bassist Corey Lyons, and drummer Matt Garabedian.Spitboy singer Adrienne Droogas would often join the band in their later material. The band's name comes from theGerman verbausrotten, which translates to "exterminate" or "eradicate".
According to their Myspace site, Aus-Rotten is influenced byBlack Flag,Conflict,Crass, andSubhumans. The band has covered songs byChumbawamba,Flux of Pink Indians,The Pist,Conflict,Crucifix and Upright Citizens.
Aus-Rotten went through roughly two stylistic periods during its existence; they originated as a bass-heavy hardcore punk band with low-fidelity production, before taking a hiatus and returning with a thicker sound and a second vocalist (Adrienne Droogas, formerly ofSpitboy).
Dave Trenga penned most of the band's lyrics. Most of their songs espoused an anarchist worldview, touching uponconsumerism,LGBT rights, theChristian right,direct action,feminism,AIDS,immigration, andanimal rights.
The band is perhaps most famous for its radical, quotable lyrics (e.g. "People are not expendable, government is", "As long as flags fly above us, no one's really free"), as well as for their stronganti-fascist stance which, according to the interview on theABC No Rio documentary, got them threatened at least once.[citation needed]
Aus-Rotten went on a hiatus in the mid-'90s and during that time Dave formed Human Investment with Andy ofAnti-Flag and Corey and Eric formed Doomsday Parade. Aus-Rotten broke up for good in early 2001 and members have gone on to formCaustic Christ[1] andBehind Enemy Lines.[2]
Pittsburgh City Paper has described Aus-Rotten as "arguably the most important band of the '90sanarcho-punk renaissance."[3] The band's 1994Fuck Nazi Sympathy 7" sold 25,000 copies, making itHavoc Records' best-selling release.[4][5]Fuck Nazi Sympathy topped a list of bestselling D.I.Y. Punk record label releases compiled in 2008, outselling anything released onEbullition,Three One G,Profane Existence,Gravity Records,Lengua Armada, and various other labels.[4] They toured Japan briefly in 1998.[6]
On August 18, 2019 Aus-Rotten performed a few songs at Skull Fest 11 in Pittsburgh.
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