Hewhocorrupts
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Hewhocorrupts is a Chicago
-based grindcore band most known for their songs mocking Metallica
, making reference to the notorious allegations of the group having sold out
by parodying the band's song titles with their own business-related counterparts: Ride the Lightning
is retitled Ride the Limo
and Master of Puppets
becomes Master of Profits. This jab of satire
is carried through the entire band's style. Their own site refers to them as "Hewhocorrupts Megacorp.", and they appear in a costume of business suits and aviator sunglasses informally known as "hardcorporate", in reference to other styles such as hardcore
, grindcore
, etc.
Members of the band were in the power violence/grindcore
band Kungfu Rick and in Authority Abuse. The band Hewhocorrupts operates a record label which has released albums by such artists as: 7000 Dying Rats, Authority Abuse, Dont Worry About It, Fordirelifesake, Fork Knife Spoon, Godstomper, Holy Roman Empire, Infestation of Ass, John Brown Battery, (Lone) Wolf & Cub, Mexican Cheerleader
, Not Enough Gold, Plague Bringer, Russian Circles
, Stillwell, Third Degree, Tower of Rome, Tusk, Wilbur Cobb.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based grindcore band most known for their songs mocking Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, making reference to the notorious allegations of the group having sold out
Selling out
"Selling out" is the compromising of integrity, morality, or principles in exchange for money or "success" . It is commonly associated with attempts to tailor material to a mainstream audience...
by parodying the band's song titles with their own business-related counterparts: Ride the Lightning
Ride the Lightning
Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on July 27, 1984 through the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on November 5, 1987 and was most recently certified 5x platinum on June 9, 2003...
is retitled Ride the Limo
Limo
Limo may refer to:* Limousine, a luxury car* Limo , an administrative division in southern Ethiopia* Limousine , a song from the band Brand New* LiMo Platform, a mobile phone and device operating system...
and Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets
-Personnel:Metallica* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1, first solo on tracks 2 and 7* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals* Lars Ulrich – drums* Kirk Hammett – lead guitarProduction...
becomes Master of Profits. This jab of satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
is carried through the entire band's style. Their own site refers to them as "Hewhocorrupts Megacorp.", and they appear in a costume of business suits and aviator sunglasses informally known as "hardcorporate", in reference to other styles such as hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
, grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
, etc.
Members of the band were in the power violence/grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band Kungfu Rick and in Authority Abuse. The band Hewhocorrupts operates a record label which has released albums by such artists as: 7000 Dying Rats, Authority Abuse, Dont Worry About It, Fordirelifesake, Fork Knife Spoon, Godstomper, Holy Roman Empire, Infestation of Ass, John Brown Battery, (Lone) Wolf & Cub, Mexican Cheerleader
Apocalypse Hoboken
Apocalypse Hoboken was an American punk rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois which toured the US and Europe and released seven albums on various labels, including Rocco Records and Dyslexic Records...
, Not Enough Gold, Plague Bringer, Russian Circles
Russian Circles
Russian Circles is a three piece instrumental rock/metal band from Chicago. Russian Circles play instrumental, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal, to soft delicate passages...
, Stillwell, Third Degree, Tower of Rome, Tusk, Wilbur Cobb.
Studio Albums
- Ten Steps To Success CD (2003, Sinister Label)
- Ten Steps To Success LP (2003, 625 Trashcore / Forge Again Records)
- The Discographer CD/2xLP (2004, Forge Again Records, Level Plane Records, Scenester Credentials, Init recordsInit recordsInit Records is an American independent record label founded in January 2001 in Mankato, Minnesota by Steven Williams. In May 2003 the label relocated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota...
, Slave Union and Underground Communique Records) - Der EU-Investitionsantrag 12" (2005, Bloom Explode)
Singles
- Split-CD with Wilbur Cobb 7" (2000, Vendetta Records)
- Split-CD with Tusk 7" (2001, Hewhocorrupts Inc.)
- Split-CD with Godstomper CD / 7" (2001, Blind Date Records)
- Split-CD with Third Degree 7" (2002, Selfmadegod Records)
- Split-CD with Infestation of Ass 7" (2002, Anthem For Doomed Youth Records)
- Master of Profits CD / 7" (2002, Forge Again Records)
- Split-CD with Don't Worry About It (2003, Walk In Cold Records)
- Split 7" with Fordirelifesake 7" (2002, Forge Again)
- Split-CD with Fork Knife Spoon 7" (2004, Calls And Correspondence)
- The Smell Of Money CD (2005, Eugenics)
- Microeconomics CD (2006, Bloom Explode / Level Plane Records)
- Microeconomics 7" (2008, Gilead Media)
- Split-CD with Graf Orlock 7" (2009, Level Plane Records)
- Split 7" with Chica X (2009, Cassette Deck)