The Taxman (performer)
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The Taxman (aka Munchyz) is a current member of the Rapcore group The Kottonmouth Kings and a former member of the band Corporate Avenger. He is easily identifiable by his face paint and wild, punk-like form of dress.
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[edit] Corporate Avenger
The Taxman started his career in the music industry as a member of the group Corporate Avenger, though he has never actually supplied any music or vocals to either that group or the Kottonmouth Kings. He was a part of the group for the Taxes Are Stealing, The New Testament, and Freedom is a State of Mind CDs in which he was credited with performing 'Acrobatics, Collector of Lies'. As part of live performances, The Taxman shouts random phrases at the crowd such as "taxes are stealing" and "you are a sacred being of light" (motto's of the band) using his red, spray-painted megaphone.
The Taxman left the band in 2001 to record a solo album. Despite his departing the group, he still wears the same style of face paint that is the trademark of Corporate Avenger and its key member, Spike "Corporate" Xavier.
[edit] The Kottonmouth Kings
The Taxman started working with the Kottonmouth Kings as early as the Hidden Stash CD but wasn't a full time member until after he left Corporate Avenger in 2001. Much of what he does in The Kottonmouth Kings is the same as what he did in his previous band, though he is now credit as 'Anti-Hero' on the 'Kings CDs and is the fashion designer for Brad "Daddy X" Xavier (rapper and producer of the group).
[edit] Fuck The Bull-Shit
In 2003, The Taxman released a straight-to-DVD movie titled Fuck The Bull-Shit with the help of Dr. Wu and The Kottonmouth Kings. It's a low-budget film, portraying The Taxman as an anti-hero on the run from the government for 'knowing too much'. It's not clear what it is that he knows that makes him wanted other than the notion of living an anarchy and punk life style, though the film mentions secret experiments that were perfomred on The Taxman.
The film ends on a cliffhanger and the insert inside the DVD claims that a sequel called The Taxman's Revenger is 'coming soon'.
In the film's credits, The Taxman role is listed as being performed by 'Munchyz'.
