Backstabbers Incorporated

Backstabbers Incorporated
Origin Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Genres Hardcore,[1][2] crust,[3] metal[4]
Years active 2000–Present
Labels Black Market Activities, Trash Art!
Associated acts December Wolves
Trap Them
Website Official MySpace
Members Jonah Livingston
Matt Serven
Brian Serven
Nick Yeti
Past members Brian Izzi
Mike Justian
Ryan McKenney[5]

Backstabbers Incorporated (sometimes called Backstabbers Inc. or BSI, and previously known as Life Passed On) are an American hardcore/metal band based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

History

Backstabber Incorporated was formed as Life Passed On in the late nineties by Matt Serven (guitar) and Ryan McKenney (vocals). In 2000, a lineup changes prompted the band to change their name to Backstabbers Incorporated. Brian Serven joined around this time.[6] They have released albums for Black Market Activities (distributed through Metal Blade) and Trash Art! Records in addition to some splits and EPs on smaller DIY labels.

The band has gone on several US tours, including a short tour in January 2005, and a more extensive East Coast Tour from October to December 2005. In 2006, the band embarked on a European tour during August and September. Since a short tour in March 2008 around Dudefest, the band has largely been inactive.

On August 24, 2010 BSI announced via Facebook that their upcoming full length album would be released on Blackmarket Activities.

Musical style

The band is typically described as punk and hardcore as umbrella terms, but state that other influences such as grindcore, crossover thrash, post-hardcore, and death metal are often present.[1] The use of a variety of vocal styles, from high pitched screaming to deeper growls, often serve to identify the band in both the hardcore and metal genres.[7] On their earlier releases they are typically described as more direct and stripped-down, while their later releases such as Kamikaze Missions show an expansion of their sound.[1][8] Brian Serven also cites film composers Michael Nyman and Yann Tiersen as influences.[6]

The band is also sometimes tied to straight edge music culture, partly due to Serven not using drugs or alcohol (he is also a vegan). However, he expressed that these decisions are not tied to any youth-orientated subculture like straight edge, but are personal choices.[9]

Discography

Albums
EPs
Splits
Demo

Members

Current
Former

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnson, Chloe (June 26, 2008). "Backstabbers, Inc. is back". WireNH.com. The Wire. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ Apicella, Vinnie (Jan–Mar 2004). "Backstabbers Incorporated: Bare As Bones". InMusicWeTrust.com. In Music We Trust, Inc. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Blackmarket Activities" Backstabbers Incorporated". BlackMarketActivities. Black Market Activities. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ Kelly Sisterhood (September 6, 2004). "Backstabbers Inc. - Bare As Bones". xsisterhoodx.com. xsisterhoodx. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Backstabbers Incorporated". TrashArtRecords.com. Trash Art Records. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Locke, Yiorgos (June 24, 2007). "Interview". MySpace. com/BlackstabbersInc. MySpace. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Backstabbers Incorporated "Bare as Bones" CD". aversiononline.com. Aversion Online. October 1, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Backstabbers Incorporated "Kamikaze Missions" CD". aversiononline.com. Aversion Online. May 1, 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Interview from WOAH! Zine (Romania)". MySpace. com/BlackstabbersInc. MySpace. June 9, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Backstabbers Incorporated". backstabbersinc.com. Backstabbers Incorporated. Archived from the original on August 24, 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2010.