| Racetraitor | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genre(s) | Metalcore |
| Years active | 1995–1999 |
| Label(s) | Good Life Recordings Uprising Records Trustkill Records |
Racetraitor (1995-1999) was a political straight edge metalcore band from Chicago, Illinois who managed to get on the covers of both Maximum Rock N' Roll and HeartattaCk before releasing a note of music. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. 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 Metalcore is an umbrella term used to describe fusion genres that incorporate elements of the Hardcore punk and heavy metal genres See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Good Life Recordings is a Record label based in Belgium. It was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhague who had been the lead vocalist in Nations on Fire. Uprising Records is a Record label founded in 1994 by Sean Muttaqi - having released records by Fall Out Boy 7 Angels 7 Plagues Red Knife Lottery Underminded Amir Trustkill Records is an American Record label that started as a Hardcore punk Fanzine in April of 1993. Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco Metalcore is an umbrella term used to describe fusion genres that incorporate elements of the Hardcore punk and heavy metal genres Kent McClard is a record label owner and zine publisher from Goleta California. Known for calling audience members "crackers" and for espousing radical beliefs influenced by black nationalism, third worldism and other anti-colonial ideologies (and for some members, eventually, Islam). " Cracker " sometimes " white cracker " is a Pejorative term for a white person, mainly used in the Southern United States Black nationalism (BN advocates a racial definition (or redefinition of black national identity as opposed to Multiculturalism. Third-worldism is a tendency within left wing political thought to regard the division between developed classically liberal nations and developing or " Third world " Anti-imperialism, strictly speaking is a term that may be applied to or movement opposed to some form of Imperialism. An ideology is a set of beliefs aims and Ideas especially in politics For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Their lyrical content revolved around issues of privilege, Western dominance of the Third World and inequalities in globalization. Third World is a name given to nations that are generally considered to be underdeveloped economically Additionally the band addressed issues pertaining to constructions of sexuality in America, corporate dominance of economic and public life, veganism and the straight edge lifestyle. Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco The name Racetraitor was in reference to using one's social and economic privilege to create a more egalitarian world. The idea was to take the pejorative term "race traitor" used by white American racists and claim it as a positive self-chosen label. Race traitor is a pejorative reference to a person who is perceived as supporting attitudes or positions thought to be against the interests or well-being of their own race List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that The band's message also held that "race" was an artificial and constructed human category. They released an album called Burn the Idol of the White Messiah on Uprising Records and then a split EP called Make Them Talk on Trustkill with their friends in the Indianapolis band Burn It Down. Uprising Records is a Record label founded in 1994 by Sean Muttaqi - having released records by Fall Out Boy 7 Angels 7 Plagues Red Knife Lottery Underminded Amir Trustkill Records is an American Record label that started as a Hardcore punk Fanzine in April of 1993. The band were also followers of Fred Hampton Jr and encouraged their fans to write to him, visit him in prison, and raise money for his legal defense. Fred Hampton Jr (born 1970 is the son of Fred Hampton, Sr a Black Panther who was killed by the Chicago Police in 1969
Early on Racetraitor’s music could be characterized as power violence, featuring an abundance of noise and blast beats. A blast beat is a drum beat often associated with Grindcore, although its usage predates the genre and has spread to many other forms of Extreme metal. Songs often timed less than a minute, which gave their early shows the quality of containing more spoken word than music. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung Eventually, their extreme metal and metalcore influences came to the foreground and Racetraitor's songs became longer and more defined. Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s Metalcore is an umbrella term used to describe fusion genres that incorporate elements of the Hardcore punk and heavy metal genres
Post-breakup
Drummer Andy Hurley is now a member of Fall Out Boy alongside occasional Racetraitor fill-in bass player Pete Wentz. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Andrew John Hurley (born May 31 1980 is an American musician and is the drummer of the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American Musician and Songwriter, most famous for his work with the Hurley also played drums in several other projects, including Killtheslavemaster and Project Rocket, and was briefly reunited with singer Mani Mostofi in a band called The Kill Pill, who released one record on Uprising before disbanding. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Project Rocket was an Alternative rock band from Chicago Illinois that was formed in 2002. Hurley was also a guest drummer on the "Jihad" EP released by the briefly reformed Vegan Reich.
Dan Binaei went on to form Arma Angelus with Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and Jay Jancetic (Holy Roman Empire). Arma Angelus was a Metalcore band from Chicago. The band broke up in 2002 Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 For a short time it also included Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) on bass, and eventually Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy) on drums. Tim McIlrath (born November 3, 1979) is the Guitarist and lead Singer for the American Melodic hardcore band Rise Against Rise Against is an American Punk rock band from Chicago Illinois that was formed in 1999 Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Dan Binaei currently has put together a new experimental rock project entitled L. A. Kings consisting of previous members of Not Enough Gold, Nude Celebs, and Def Choice.
Bass player Brent Decker continued his activism in the US and abroad before returning to Chicago. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
After the Kill Pill, Mani went to complete an MS in Microbiology at NYU. He's currently working on a book entitled Generation Y: It's All You.
Other members
Eric Bartholomae, who played bass and second guitar, spent roughly four years doing animal and eco activism in Chicago following the breakup of the band. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. In the fall of 2003 he moved to Minneapolis, MN. He has since put together a new musical projected called Willoughby.
Pete Wentz, a regular fill-in live member of Racetraitor, formed Arma Angelus with Binaei, who released one full-length album on Happy Couples. After that band's dissolution, Wentz formed Fall Out Boy, who released an album and a split EP on Uprising before signing to Fueled By Ramen/Island Records. Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica.
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