AntiProduct
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AntiProduct are a UK-based glam punk
band, fronted by Alex Kane, formerly of Clam Abuse
, Enuff Z'nuff
, Holland
, and Life, Sex & Death
.
The band formed in 2000, and have played alongside acts such as Rachel Stamp
, The Wildhearts
, Ginger
, The Quireboys
, Enuff Z'Nuff
, Electric Eel Shock
, Tyla
from Dogs D'Amour
, Murderdolls
, Trashlight Vision
and Sigue Sigue Sputnik
. They have also played as the backing band for Marky Ramone
. AntiProduct performed at Ozzfest
in 2002 at its Donington
, Dublin, Prague
and Nijmegen locations.
AntiProduct cite their influences as being ABBA
, Cheap Trick
, KISS
, Slayer
and The Ramones. The band have a distinct stage presence, using day-glo and ultra-violet light as much as possible, and Kane dressing up in bizarre costumes. Kane will often go into the crowd during performances. Their catch-song is "Bungee Jumping People Die" which the audience joins in on, repeating the title-phrase almost ad infinitum
until the band go into the chorus of "I wouldn't mind if I could find my place in life..."
They are easily confused with Anti-Product
, especially as both are punk bands with an anarchic
theme. Furthermore, both bands are known for having female members.
Glam punk
Glam Punk is a music genre that mixes elements of glam rock with protopunk or punk rock ....
band, fronted by Alex Kane, formerly of Clam Abuse
Clam Abuse
Clam Abuse was the title of a collaborative side project of Ginger, of Wildhearts, and Alex Kane, of Life, Sex & Death. The band also featured Prodigy live-drummer Kieron Pepper....
, Enuff Z'nuff
Enuff Z'nuff
Enuff Z'Nuff, pronounced "enough's enough," is an American glam rock band from Blue Island, Illinois. Founded by singer Donnie Vie and bassist Chip Z'Nuff, this Chicago area band is best known for their charting singles "Fly High Michelle" and "New Thing." Enuff Z'Nuff has continually recorded and...
, Holland
Holland (band)
Holland was an American heavy metal band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1984. The short-lived band comprised vocalist Tommy Holland, guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, bassist Joey Cetner and drummer Brad Rohrssen.-History:...
, and Life, Sex & Death
Life, Sex & Death
Life Sex & Death was a hard rock band that achieved minor success in the early 1990s.They released one major label album in 1992 called The Silent Majority. Two of their songs appeared on the Beavis & Butthead TV Show, Tank and School's For Fools...
.
The band formed in 2000, and have played alongside acts such as Rachel Stamp
Rachel Stamp
Rachel Stamp is a British rock band formed in London, England in 1994. Their debut album, Hymns For Strange Children was released in 2000, followed by Oceans of Venus two years later.-Biography:...
, The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
, Ginger
Ginger
Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family . Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal....
, The Quireboys
The Quireboys
The Quireboys are an English hard rock band formed in 1984 in London, England, with strong ties to Newcastle. When the band formed they were originally known as The Queerboys and later as the London Quireboys in the United States....
, Enuff Z'Nuff
Enuff Z'nuff
Enuff Z'Nuff, pronounced "enough's enough," is an American glam rock band from Blue Island, Illinois. Founded by singer Donnie Vie and bassist Chip Z'Nuff, this Chicago area band is best known for their charting singles "Fly High Michelle" and "New Thing." Enuff Z'Nuff has continually recorded and...
, Electric Eel Shock
Electric Eel Shock
Electric Eel Shock are a three-piece garage metal band, formed in Tokyo in the late 1990s. They first toured the United States in 1999 and have been touring the world ever since.-Early years of EES:...
, Tyla
Tyla
Tyla is an English rock musician, best known for his work with The Dogs D'Amour as well as an extensive solo catalogue. As well as performing vocals, guitars and other instruments, he also illustrates the album covers in his own recognizable style.He has worked with The Quireboys' Spike on a...
from Dogs D'Amour
Dogs D'Amour
The Dogs D'Amour were a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla....
, Murderdolls
Murderdolls
Murderdolls is an American horror punk supergroup, founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consists of core members Wednesday 13 and Joey Jordison. Former members include Ben Graves, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin & Tripp Eisen....
, Trashlight Vision
Trashlight Vision
Trashlight Vision was a trash punk band from the United States. They featured the guitarist from Murderdolls, Acey Slade and Steve Haley from the Philadelphia based rock band HALEY....
and Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik were a British new wave band created in 1982 by the former Generation X bassist Tony James. The band had three UK Top 40 hit singles, including the song "Love Missile F1-11".-Early years:...
. They have also played as the backing band for Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...
. AntiProduct performed at Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
in 2002 at its Donington
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
, Dublin, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
and Nijmegen locations.
AntiProduct cite their influences as being ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
, Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
, KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
and The Ramones. The band have a distinct stage presence, using day-glo and ultra-violet light as much as possible, and Kane dressing up in bizarre costumes. Kane will often go into the crowd during performances. Their catch-song is "Bungee Jumping People Die" which the audience joins in on, repeating the title-phrase almost ad infinitum
Ad infinitum
Ad infinitum is a Latin phrase meaning "to infinity."In context, it usually means "continue forever, without limit" and thus can be used to describe a non-terminating process, a non-terminating repeating process, or a set of instructions to be repeated "forever," among other uses...
until the band go into the chorus of "I wouldn't mind if I could find my place in life..."
They are easily confused with Anti-Product
Anti-Product
Anti-Product was a hardcore punk band that played for the first time on March 5, 1995 at the Tazmanian Embassy in Binghamton, NY. There were four line-up changes / additions / substitutions over the years and five tours in the US. Antiproduct released two seven inch EPs: one self-release in 1996...
, especially as both are punk bands with an anarchic
Anarchy
Anarchy , has more than one colloquial definition. In the United States, the term "anarchy" typically is meant to refer to a society which lacks publicly recognized government or violently enforced political authority...
theme. Furthermore, both bands are known for having female members.
Current line-up
- Alex Kane as A. Product - vocals, guitar
- Clare pproduct - guitar, vocals
- Milena Yum - keyboards, vocals, guitar
- Mandi Jordan - bass, vocals
- Stitch D - guitar
- Denzel - drums
- Nathan Bennett - vocals, keys
Former members
- Eddie Reuter - guitar, vocals
- Nino Del Pesco - bass, vocals
- Ray Herron - drums
- Ben Graves - drums
- Greg D'AngeloGreg D'AngeloGreg D’Angelo, is a drummer most famous for his work in the American band White Lion.-Early career :...
- drums - Marina Metallina - bass, vocals
- Simon Gonk - drums
- Toshi Ogawa - bass
- Anti-Matt - drums
- Shuff - bass
- Chris Dale - bass
- Robin Guy - drums
- Jonny ChopsJonny ChopsJonathan Henrich, better known as Jonny Chops , is a rock musician from Havertown, Pennsylvania. He is most famous for his role as the current drummer of Wednesday 13. He has also played in several other bands, including Anti-Product, Trashlight Vision, and a few local bands including, Divided Sky...
- drums - Chris CatalystChris CatalystChris Catalyst is the guitarist from the rock bands Eureka Machines and The Sisters of Mercy. He was also known as Robochrist, a solo industrial comedy set with face paint and props which he used to perform, but which is now on hold for the time being.He was born in Beverley, East Riding of...
- bass, vocals
Albums
- Consume and Die... the Rest is All Fun - February 29, 2000
- Made in USA - April 28, 2003
- Please Take Your Cash - 2009
Singles/EPs/Promos
- "Besides" - Original demoDemo (music)A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
CD, only available on the Clam Abuse tour - "Best Day Of Your Life" / "Hey, Let's Get It On" (Cargo/Livewire)
- "This Is How We Buy The Van EP" - Originally hand-made, 250 numbered copies. Re-released by White Devil Music/Changes One
- "AntiProduct Vs The WWF" (White Devil Music)
- "AntiProduct Live!" - only 40 copies made, and sold on tours. Re-released as below
- "AntiProduct... Plus A Cast Of Thousands - Live!" (White Devil Music/Changes One)
- "Radio CD Volume 1" (White Devil Music)
- "Made In USA Pre-Master CD" - Three track CD released to fans to fund the release of Made In USA
- "Bootleg Demo Volume 1" - USA Bootleg (White Devil Music)
- "Better Than This Maxi-Single Box Set"
- "Bootleg Demo Volume 2" (White Devil Music)
- "Acoustimosh Live" (White Devil Music)
- "Good VibrationsGood Vibrations"Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love....
" - Beach Boys cover - "Project Ohio: Daring And Stupid" - 5 disc collection released to fund tickets to play in Ohio with Mindless Self Indulgence
Videos/DVDs
- A Day At The Office - Video (Changes One Records) - Profiling AntiProduct's first birthday bash at the Changes One record store. Also included the "Bungee Jumping People Die" video
- Unseen, Unreleased and Out-takes (AKA The 'This Is Your Life' Video) - Video - Unreleased clips from the 'A Day At The Office' video. Never officially released, instead given away in the "This Is How We Buy The Plane Tickets To Japan" raffle draw
- Bungee Jumping People Die (Promo) - Video
- Better Than This (The Promo Video) - Video (Given away as a competition prize only)
- Better Than This (DVD EP) - DVD (White Devil Music) - Contains the promo videos for "Better Than This", "Bungee Jumping People Die", "Psychedelic Girlfriend" and a live version of "Blitzkrieg Bop"
- Mëlëe In Milan - DVD (White Devil Music) - Live video of AntiProducts performance at the "Gods Of Metal" festival in Italy
External links
- AntiProduct.com - AntiProduct official website
- AntiWeb Japan - Japanese fansite
- AntiProduct reviews on The Mag
- Burning Stars interview with AntiProduct