- Dystopia (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Dystopia
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Orange County, California ,United States
Genre =Crust punk Sludge metal Anarcho Punk
Years_aLink title ctive = 1991 - Present
Label = Life Is Abuse Records
URL = [http://www.lifeisabuse.com/ Official Band Homepage]
Current_members = Dino Sommese
Todd Kiessling
Matt (Mauz) ParrilloFormed in
Orange County, California in1991 , Dystopia is a sludge band, popular in both the heavy metal andcrust punk scenes, due in large part to their bleak,misanthropic imagery. Lyrics often deal withhuman emotion and social or political issues such asenvironmentalism ,racial equality ,animal rights , andveganism .Members
Current
*Todd Keisling - bass (Confrontation, Mange, Agrimony, Kontraklasse, Phobia, Screaming Fetus, Carcinogen)
*Matt Parillo -guitar , vocals (Cantankerous,Mindrot , Medication Time)
*Dino Sommese - drums, vocals (Carcinogen, Ghoul, Asunder)Previous
*Dan Kaufman - vocals (Mindrot, Eyes Of Fire)
*Phil Martinez - Drums (Phobia, Mange)
Discography
Demos
*"Live in the Studio" (1992)
EPs
*"Backstabber" 7" (1997 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records/Common Cause Records)
tudio albums
*"
Human = Garbage " CD/LP (1994 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records/Common Cause Records)
*"The Aftermath" CD/LP (1999 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records/Crawlspace Records)
*"Dystopia" CD/LP (2008 Life Is Abuse)plits
*"Dystopia/Grief" 7" (1993 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records)
*"Dystopia/Embittered" 12" (1993 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records)
*"Dystopia/Suffering Luna" 7" (1995 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records)
*"Dystopia/Skaven" 12" (1996 Life Is Abuse/Misanthropic Records)Compilation appearances
*"Anger Brought by Disease" on "Cry Now Cry Later Vol. 2" 2x7" (1995 Pessimiser Records)
*"Backstabber" on "Fiesta Comes Alive" LP/CD (1997 Slap-A-Ham Records)
*"?" on "Reality Part Two" LP/CD (1997 Deep Six Records)
*"Cosmetic Plague (Rudimentary Peni)" on "Whispers" 2xLP/CD (1997 Skuld Records)
*"Anger Brought by Disease" on "Cry Now Cry Later Vol. 1 & 2" CD (1998 Pessimiser Records)
*"Diary of a Battered Child" on "Twin Threat to Your Sanity" 2x7" (2001 Bad People Records/Riotous Assembly Records)External links
*myspace|dystopia|Dystopia
* [http://www.lifeisabuse.com Life Is Abuse Records]
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