Manliftingbanner

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Manliftingbanner
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The logo of Manliftingbanner
Background information
Origin Haarlem, Netherlands
Genres Hardcore punk
Straight edge
Years active1990-1993, 1998, 2008, 2012 [1]
Labels Crucial Response Records
Members Paul van der Berg
Olav van der Berg
Michiel Bakker
Bart Griffioen
Johannes Adahl
Past members Lord Bigma

Manliftingbanner is a Dutch, communist hardcore punk band. They are best known for their merging of the straight edge lifestyle and radical politics, particularly communism, anti-racism, gay rights, and the DIY ethic. [1] [2] The band has been referred to as the first communist-straight edge band. [3] It was originally named Profound. [1] Due to the pretentious nature of their name, it was changed to Manliftingbanner after a Communist propaganda poster. [2]

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Manliftingbanner was cited as a major influence by Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, [4] and Born from Pain frontman Rob Franssen. [5]

Discography

All records were released on Crucial Response Records

Band members

Former members

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Kuhn p. 41
  2. 1 2 Kent, Peter. "ManLiftingBanner interview". No Answers #9. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Kuhn p 14
  4. ↑ Arold (24 December 2008). "The (International) Noise Conspiracy: music mixed with politics". www.asice.net. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017. Dennis Lyxzén: [...] it wasn't till I found out about Born Against and most importantly ManLiftingBanner that I really became more political myself. Especially ManLiftingBanner was a big influence to Refused, most people don't seem to know that. But to hear of a European straight edge band with communist ideas, that was so inspiring to us. That really fuelled me and the other guys to do a band as well.
  5. ↑ Yardley, Miranda (23 December 2011). "Born From Pain – Top 5 Political hardcore songs". Terrorizer . Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017. Rob Franssen: ManLiftingBanner was just a band that was always about being critical, [they're] very leftist politically. It was just struck a chord with me because it was exactly what I was thinking about a couple of things. It was always just a band for me that said a lot of the things that I could identify with, musically as well as lyrically

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