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Capitalist Casualties
Capitalist Casualties performing in 2010
Background information
Origin	Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Genres	Powerviolence, hardcore punk, crust punk
Years active	1987–2018
Labels	Slap-A-Ham, Revolver, Six Weeks

Past members	Shawn Elliott Jeff Robinson "Spider Mike" Vinatieri Matt Martin "Hirax Max" Ward "H Murder" Haroldo Mardones

Capitalist Casualties were an American powerviolence / hardcore band. They formed in Rohnert Park, California around 1986^[1] and had their first concert in 1987 in Santa Rosa, California.^[2]^[3] They have released multiple records, including many splits with other powerviolence / hardcore bands, and have toured nationally and internationally.

Members

Shawn Elliott – vocals (1987–2018); died 2018^[4]^[2]
Jeff Robinson – bass guitar, vocals (1987–2018)^[5]^[6]
Matt Martin (1987–1995/1996) – drums^[7]^[8]^[6]
"Spider Mike" Vinatieri – guitar (1987–2018);^[9]^[6] died 2021^[10]^[11]
"Hirax Max" Ward – drums (1996–2004?)^[7]^[12]
"H Murder" Haroldo Mardones – drums (2004–2018)^[13]
Arthur Bowen – guitar (1986–1989); died 2024

Discography

Albums and EPs

The Art of Ballistics (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1991)
Disassembly Line (Slap-A-Ham, LP, 1992)
Raised Ignorant (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1993)
Raised Ignorant Re-issue (Grindtoday Records, Cassette, 2015)
Live Butchery (Vibrator, EP, 1994)
A Collection of Out-of-Print Singles, Split EPs and Compilation Tracks (Slap-A-Ham, CD, 1997)^[14]
Dope and War (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1997)^[14]
Dark Circle (Conspiracy Evolve, EP, 1999)
Subdivisions in Ruin (Six Weeks, LP, 1999)
Planned Community (Six Weeks, EP, 2000)
1996-1999: Years in Ruin (Six Weeks, CD, 2004)
1996-1999: Years in Ruin (Grindtoday Records, Cassette Tape, 2015)

Splits

Split Personality with The Dread (Six Weeks, EP, 1993)^[15]
split with Discordance Axis (Pulp, EP, 1994)
Liberty Gone with Millions of Dead Cops (Slap-A-Ham, EP, 1994)^[14]
split with Man Is the Bastard (Six Weeks, LP, 1994)^[16]
split with Slight Slappers (Sound Pollution, MCR, EP, 1995)
split with Ulcer (Six Weeks, EP, 1995)
Fear Persuasion Violence Obedience split 10" with Cripple Bastards, Masskontroll and Warpath (Wiggy, EP, 1995)
split with Stack (Six Weeks, EP, 1996)
split with Monster X (Hater of God, EP, 2000)
split with Unholy Grave (Deaf American, EP, 2000)
split with Macabre (D.B.D., EP, 2001)
split with Hellnation (Sound Pollution/Six Weeks, LP/CD, 2008)^[17]
split with Lack of Interest (Six Weeks, EP, 2010)
A Painful Split with NoComply (To Live a Lie, EP, 2011)^[18]

References

^ "Blast(beats) From the Past: Capitali$t Casualties in RIOT Fanzine". DIY Conspiracy. July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Shawn ELLIOTT (1969–2018) – Obituary". www.legacy.com.
^ "Capitalist Casualties Headlining Speedfreek's Completely Insane 20-Band Moshpocalypse".
^ "Capitalist Casualties Vocalist Shawn Elliot Has Died". Kerrang!. March 23, 2018.
^ "Interview: Mark McCoy (Charles Bronson, Youth Attack, Absolute Power, das Oath, Suburbanite)". September 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CAPITALIST CASUALTIES interview before JAPAN tour 2014 | HI LIBERATE fanzine". www.hiliberate.biz. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "625 Thrash". www.625thrash.com.
^ "In Music We Trust – Ancient Chinese Secret: Caveat Emptor". www.inmusicwetrust.com.
^ Tomtas, Justyna (June 7, 2016). "Black Pearl Tattoo and Body Piercing Focuses on Customers". The Chronicle.
^ "Michael Vinatieri (Capitalist Casualties) RIP". Ruido Noise. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "Michael Dante Vinatieri". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ Pearson, David M. (March 1, 2019). "Extreme Hardcore Punk and the Analytical Challenges of Rhythm, Riffs, and Timbre in Punk Music". Music Theory Online. 25 (1). doi:10.30535/mto.25.1.5.
^ "Haroldo Mardones". LinkedIn.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Crass Menagerie – Issue #100 Part 2".
^ Digital, Martin Defatte for Guerrilla (October 26, 2009). "About 'Independent Label Distribution' and the labels it distributes: | Independent Label Distribution".
^ "Top 20 Shows of 2011". January 2012.
^ "Capitalist Casualties / Hellnation split in the works". www.punknews.org. April 22, 2006.
^ "Split 7", by Capitalist Casualties / NoComply". To Live A Lie Records.

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Capitalist Casualties at AllMusic

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