Sexual Assault (band)
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Sexual Assault was a fun loving Canadian punk band from St. Catharines, Ontario
. Their songs tend to be about drinking, doing drugs, and social satire. They formed in early 2008, a four piece band. After a few months, they added another member, female vocalist, "H-Ivey" Smith.
, consuming large amounts of marijuana, and touches lightly from time to time on societal issues. They were very passionate and open about their distaste for the Emo
genre. Some song titles include:
The instrumental aspect of their music was a balance of fast and loud rock, with blues structure. Lyrics were usually deemed extremely vulgar and offensive.
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
. Their songs tend to be about drinking, doing drugs, and social satire. They formed in early 2008, a four piece band. After a few months, they added another member, female vocalist, "H-Ivey" Smith.
Controversy
the band was developing notoriety due to a campaign, led by the Niagara Sexual Assault Center, and Feminine Action Collective trying to get the band to change its name. Opposing groups say the band is violating human rights and turning Sexual Assault into a casual issue. The band denies such claims, saying that their name and music are open to interpretation.Music
Most of their music revolved around binge drinkingBinge drinking
Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is the modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. It is a kind of purposeful drinking style that is popular in several countries worldwide,...
, consuming large amounts of marijuana, and touches lightly from time to time on societal issues. They were very passionate and open about their distaste for the Emo
Emo
Emo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...
genre. Some song titles include:
- "Das Boot"
- "Carrol Is a Feminist"
- "Beer Patriot"
- "Emo Sucks"
- "Taking Back the South"
- "I Want to Fuck"
- "Call of Duty 5"
The instrumental aspect of their music was a balance of fast and loud rock, with blues structure. Lyrics were usually deemed extremely vulgar and offensive.
Current
- Ryan Somerton – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Alex Andrews – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Danny Phelan. – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Brad Ass. – vocals
- "H-Ivey" Smith – vocals
External links
- Sexual Assault Sexual Assault on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....