Aus-Rotten

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Aus-Rotten

Origin	USA
Years active	1992 - 2001
Genres	Crust Punk, Anarcho Punk
Labels	Rotten Propaganda, Havoc Records
Members	Matt, Dave, Eric, Corey, Bill, Adrienne

Aus-Rotten was a Crust/Hardcore Punk crossover group which formed in the early 1990s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They combined the direct action attitude of early 1980s anarcho-punk with a new, heavier sound. Many of their songs dealt with the government, capitalism, sexism, capital punishment, religion, animal rights and other controversial topics.

The band is perhaps most famous not for its musical originality, but more for its radical, sharp, and quotable lyrics (e.g. "People Are Not Expendable, Government Is" and "As Long As Flags Fly Above Us, No One's Really Free"), as well as for their strong anti-fascist stance, which, according to the interview on the ABC No Rio documentary, got them threatened at least once.

Aus-Rotten went on a hiatus in the mid 90s and during that time Dave formed Human Investment with Andy of Anti-Flag and Corey and Eric formed Doomsday Parade. Aus-Rotten broke up for good in early 2001 and members have gone on to form Caustic Christ and Behind Enemy Lines.

1 Releases
2 Members
- 2.1 Final Lineup
- 2.2 Older members
3 External links

[edit] Releases

We Are Denied... They Deny It Demo (1992)
Anti-Imperialist EP (1993)
Fuck Nazi Sympathy 7" (1994) (One of the best-selling crust EPs of all time, more than 22,000 copies sold)
Aus-Rotten/Naked Aggression split 7" (1994)
The System Works For Them (1996)
Not One Single Fucking Hit Discography (1997)
...And Now Back To Our Programming (1999)
The Rotten Agenda (2001)