Caninus was an American deathgrind band formed as a side project by Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan, Rachel Rosen, drummer Colin Thundercurry and two female pitbull terriers, Budgie and Basil.[1] They were signed to War Torn Records and had three releases, including a split with Hatebeak and a 7" split with death metal band Cattle Decapitation. In 2008, Richard Christy played the drums on an unknown number of songs for Caninus.[2]
Caninus | |
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| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Deathgrind, grindcore |
| Years active | 1992–2011 |
| Labels | War Torn |
| Past members |
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On January 5, 2011, Basil, one of Caninus's pitbulls, died. Basil had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and was euthanized.[3] The band has ended because of the dog's death. Vocalist Budgie also died in early 2016.[4]
Past members
edit- Basil – vocals
- Budgie – vocals
- Buddy Bronson – bass
- Justin Brannan – guitar
- Rachel Rosen – guitar
- Richard Christy – drums
- Blast Thundercurry (Colin Kercz) – drums
- Rocky Raccoon – drums
- Thunder Hammer Attack – drums
- L. Ron Howard – drums
Discography
edit- Now the Animals Have a Voice, album (2004)
- Caninus/Hatebeak, split (2005)
- Cattle Decapitation/Caninus, split (2005)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "For Those About To Squawk: Bands With Non-human Singers". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
- ^ "Richard Christy - The Official Richard Christy Website". Richardchristy.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Neilstein, Vince (5 January 2011). "R.I.P. Basil, Caninus, 2001-2011". Metalsucks.net. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "R.I.P. Budgie, pit bull and Caninus vocalistMetal Insider". Metalinsider.net. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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