Naked Aggression
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Naked Aggression is a punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band which was formed in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

 in late 1990. Naked Aggression appeared in the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization III
The Decline of Western Civilization III
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris that chronicles the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers. It is the third film of a trilogy by Spheeris depicting life in Los Angeles at various points in time. The first film The Decline of...

. Their lyrics often cover sociopolitical issues from a libertarian socialist perspective, and the band has held benefit show
Benefit concert
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s for various causes, including Food Not Bombs
Food Not Bombs
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, AIDS
AIDS
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 research, pro-choice
Pro-choice
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 groups, women's clinics, rape
Rape
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 crisis centers, political prisoner
Political prisoner
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s and school art departments.

Full discography

  • Right Now
  • They Can't Get Me Down E.P. (1991)
  • Keep Your Eyes Open E.P. (1992)
  • Aus Rotten split 7" (1992)
  • Bitter Youth (1993)
  • Plastic World E.P. (1994)
  • March March Along (1994)
  • Naked Aggression E.P. (Campary Records) (1995)
  • March March Alive (live recording from Gilman Street
    924 Gilman Street
    924 Gilman Street is an all-ages, not for profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as "The Gilman." It is located in the West Berkeley area of Berkeley, California about a mile and a half west of the North Berkeley BART station and a quarter-mile west of San...

    , 1996)
  • The Gut Wringing Machine (Cargo Records) (1998)
  • Naked Regression (2000)
  • The Gut Wringing Machine (Rodent Popsicle Records) (2003)
  • Heard It All Before (2004)
  • Naked Aggression/Social Conflict Split 7" (2007)

Members

Kirsten Patches - vocals

Aaron Austin - drums

Craig Cano - guitar

Meghan Mattox - bass
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