| Born Against | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore punk |
| Years active | 1989–1993 |
| Label(s) | Vermiform Records |
| Associated acts | Breathing Walker The Butchies Life's Blood Men's Recovery Project Moss Icon Team Dresch Universal Order of Armageddon Vitapup Wrangler Brutes Young Pioneers |
| Former members | |
| Sam McPheeters Adam Nathanson Neil Burke Tonie Joy Melissa York |
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Born Against was a critically acclaimed left wing, hardcore punk band from New York. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Vermiform Records was an American Independent record label that specialized in releasing Punk rock music from 1990 until 2002 Breathing Walker was a Rock band formed by Tonie Joy ( Guitar) Jonathan Vance ( vocals) Mark Laurence ( drums) Tim Horner (violin bass Zak The Butchies are a Lesbian Queercore band from Durham North Carolina, that existed from 1998 to 2005 and are currently on a Hiatus Definition Life's-blood A phrase to indicate that a particular function is critical to the existence or survival of an organism or organization Men's Recovery Project was a musical group formed by Born Against veterans Neil Burke and Sam McPheeters in 1993. Moss Icon was an Annapolis Maryland Emocore band from 1986 to 1991. Team Dresch is an American punk band that performed and recorded in the 1990s and made a significant impression on the DIY Queercore movement Universal Order of Armageddon was an American hardcore band active in the early to mid 1990s Vitapup was a rock band from New York City consisting ofguitarist Greg Griffith drummer Melissa York, and bassist/vocalist Ray "Raphael" Heatley Formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, US, Wrangler Brutes released a cassette, a 7" record and one full-length Sam McPheeters (born 1969 was a key member of the early 90s Hardcore punk scene writing a number of Zines (including "Error" Dear Jesus) and Melissa York (born 22 February 1969) is a rock Drummer. She currently lives in Durham, North Carolina. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s The City of New York
The band performed together in the four years between 1989 and 1993. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Vocal duties were handled by Sam McPheeters, and Adam Nathanson (from Life's Blood) was the key guitarist. Sam McPheeters (born 1969 was a key member of the early 90s Hardcore punk scene writing a number of Zines (including "Error" Dear Jesus) and Definition Life's-blood A phrase to indicate that a particular function is critical to the existence or survival of an organism or organization The rhythm section frequently changed in its line-up, but some prominent temporary members of the band included Neil Burke (Life's Blood) and Tonie Joy (from Universal Order of Armageddon and Moss Icon) on bass guitar, Melissa York (later in Team Dresch, The Butchies and now Ex-Members) and Brooks Headley (also from Universal Order of Armageddon) on drums. Definition Life's-blood A phrase to indicate that a particular function is critical to the existence or survival of an organism or organization Universal Order of Armageddon was an American hardcore band active in the early to mid 1990s Moss Icon was an Annapolis Maryland Emocore band from 1986 to 1991. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Melissa York (born 22 February 1969) is a rock Drummer. She currently lives in Durham, North Carolina. Team Dresch is an American punk band that performed and recorded in the 1990s and made a significant impression on the DIY Queercore movement The Butchies are a Lesbian Queercore band from Durham North Carolina, that existed from 1998 to 2005 and are currently on a Hiatus A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells After Born Against disbanded, McPheeters formed Men's Recovery Project with Burke, while Nathanson formed Young Pioneers with Headley. Men's Recovery Project was a musical group formed by Born Against veterans Neil Burke and Sam McPheeters in 1993. Later, McPheeters and Headley reunited in Wrangler Brutes. Formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, US, Wrangler Brutes released a cassette, a 7" record and one full-length
Born Against released several records on the independent label Vermiform Records [1]. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels Albums included Nine Patriotic Hymns For Children and Battle Hymns Of The Race War. Of particular note is the Eulogy 7" that was dedicated to Steve Reddy of Equal Vision Records. Equal Vision Records is a Record label based in Albany New York, which has a focus in hardcore or punk-based rock genres
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