Man Bites God

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Man Bites God is a three-piece band from Melbourne, Australia; founded in 2000 by James Hazelden (guitar/vocals) and Chris Tomkins (drums/vocals) after the demise of Hazelden's previous band, The Drowning Hitlers. Mark Woodward (bass guitar/recorder/vocals) was soon recruited and the group were spotted playing in an unassuming Fitzroy bar (Mayfields) by Dan Brodie who insisted the band support him at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel (the 'Espy').

The band has a catalogue of five releases: Happy Songs (EP, 2002), Ultrasounds (EP, 2002), Man Bites God (LP, 2003), Boob Job for Sweetie Pie (EP, 2005 and The Popular Alternative (LP, 2005); and is notorious for twisted, dark and often blasphemous sense of humour. Consequently, religious groups have been known to deface or tear down posters advertising the band's performances.

Angered by the outcome of the 2004 Australian Federal Election, members of the band created a Macromedia Flash application entitled Man Bites God's Anger Management [1] which allowed visitors to the band's website to blow up John Howard, the newly re-elected conservative Prime Minister. As a result, Man Bites God was named in a government report into innovative campaign methods. The report was prepared by Dr Sarah Miskin and entitled Campaigning in the 2004 Federal Election: Innovations and Traditions [2].

Man Bites God tours regularly throughout Australia, and performed at the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

1 Discography
2 Related artists
3 Trivia
4 External links
5 Related links

[edit] Discography

Happy Songs EP (2002)
Ultrasounds EP (2002)
Man Bites God (2003)
Boobjob for Sweetie Pie EP (2005)
The Popular Alternative (2005)

[edit] Related artists

Rob McComb from the Triffids was guest guitarist on various songs on "Ultrasounds".
Bob Franklin performed dialogue on "Pathetique" from "Man Bites God".
Deborah Conway performed the vocals on "Bride of the Dragon" from "The Popular Alternative".