Anti-Heros (band)

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Anti-Heros were an American Oi!/street punk band formed in 1984 in Georgia, United States. They took a hiatus from 1989 to 1993, but continued to record and play concerts through the early 2000s. The original lineup consisted of Mark Noah (vocals), Jay Jones (bass), Tim Spier (drums) and Joe Winograd (guitar). Phil Solomon replaced Spier on the drums in 1988. The band released two records on Link Records in the late 1980s, That's Right! (produced by John Blackwell) in 1987 and Don't Tread on Me (produced by John Blackwell) in 1988. Link manager Mark Brennan never paid the band for the recordings, which the band members paid to produce. [1]

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In February 1997, longtime drummer Phil Solomon left and the band brought on Mark McClusky. Later, Don Shumate (AKA El Guapo, formerly of Time Bomb '77) took over percussion duties

Despite the band's vocal admonishment of racism, their association with such ideals has long been a topic of contention among fans. Their theme song, "Anti-Hero," featured as a standard in their live set, is set to the tune of "Anti-Social," a song by Skrewdriver, one of the first and most prominent Nazi punk bands (although the song has no racist lyrics). The band were involved in a lawsuit against New Line Cinema for using the band's logo in the film American History X against the band's will (as they did not want to be associated with white supremacists). [2] Following the lawsuit, the logo was removed from all subsequent releases of the film.[ citation needed ]

Their last studio release, 1999's "Underneath the Underground," was produced by Lars Frederiksen of Rancid fame. [3]

Noah owns GMM Records. GMM Records released some of Dropkick Murphys' earliest recordings, as well as bands such as Iron Cross, Oxymoron, Agnostic Front, The Ducky Boys, The Templars and One Way System.

Beginning in 2023, the band began touring again after a extensive hiatus. They had their first live performance in twenty-one years on May 27, 2023. [4] [5]

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Compilation appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Anti-Heros Online". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
  2. ↑ J R Taylor (June 16, 1999). "The Anti-Heros Sue Over American Hero X". New York Press.
  3. ↑ "PUNK & OI IN THE UK - www.punkoiuk.co.uk : Anti Heros Interview". Punkoiuk.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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