Mark McCoy is a vocalist for several punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

, black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

, powerviolence

Powerviolence

Powerviolence , is a raw and dissonant subgenre of hardcore punk. The style is closely related to thrashcore and grindcore.-History:...

 and experimental

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 bands

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

, some of which include Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson (band)

Charles Bronson was a prolific powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, existing from 1994 to 1997. Although they were often associated with the straight edge scene, only two of the members actually abstained from drug and alcohol use.-Musical style:...

, Das Oath

Das Oath

Das Oath was a thrashcore band from New York, originating from The Netherlands. They formed in 1999. After two rehearsals the band recorded their 7" eight song debut in Rotterdam. It was not until a year later when Das Oath started to play shows. With only one 7" released the band hit the road and...

, Holy Molar

Holy Molar

Holy Molar is a noise rock band from San Diego, composed of members that play or have played in The Locust, Antioch Arrow, Charles Bronson, Heroin, Cattle Decapitation, The Crimson Curse, Glass Candy, Get Hustle, Swing Kids, Das Oath, Struggle and Some Girls. They play a similar style of music as...

, and most recently Failures. He also recorded a spoken-word comedy Split 7" with Mark Telfian of Limp Wrist

Limp Wrist

Limp Wrist is an American hardcore punk band featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, Devoid of Faith, and Kill the Man Who Questions. Playing short, fast hardcore punk-styled music, the band touches upon themes concerning the LGBT community in their live performances and lyrics. They identify...

. He currently plays guitar in Suburbanite and the anthemic hardcore punk

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...

 act Veins, as well as provides vocals in Failures.

McCoy was born in Waukegan, Illinois

Waukegan, Illinois

Waukegan is a city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. The 2010 population was 89,078. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population...

 and moved to DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....

 in 1993 to attend art school at Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...

. He is a visual artist with a Master of Fine Arts

Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...

 (MFA) from New York City's prestigious School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts

The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...

 and has published three books of artwork Wound, When I Die Bury Me In The Clothes of My Youth, and Cathexis. He currently resides in and bases his record label, Youth Attack! out of Brooklyn, New York. Since his youth he adheres to the straight edge

Straight edge

Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...

 lifestyle.

Powerviolence band Spazz

Spazz (band)

Spazz was an influential American powerviolence band active between 1992 and 2000. The trio released numerous records within this time, many of which are now highly collectible due to their relative rarity...

 have a song titled "Hardcore Before Mark McCoy Was Emo Semen".

Bands

• Charles Bronson
  Charles Bronson (band)
  Charles Bronson was a prolific powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, existing from 1994 to 1997. Although they were often associated with the straight edge scene, only two of the members actually abstained from drug and alcohol use.-Musical style:...
  
  
• Das Oath
  Das Oath
  Das Oath was a thrashcore band from New York, originating from The Netherlands. They formed in 1999. After two rehearsals the band recorded their 7" eight song debut in Rotterdam. It was not until a year later when Das Oath started to play shows. With only one 7" released the band hit the road and...
  
  
• Virgin Mega Whore
• Holy Molar
  Holy Molar
  Holy Molar is a noise rock band from San Diego, composed of members that play or have played in The Locust, Antioch Arrow, Charles Bronson, Heroin, Cattle Decapitation, The Crimson Curse, Glass Candy, Get Hustle, Swing Kids, Das Oath, Struggle and Some Girls. They play a similar style of music as...
  
  
• Social Coma
• Failures
• Ancestors
• Arts
• Haxan
• xFULLFLEDGEx
• Neil Blender Alliance (NBA)
• Hallow
• Veins
• Devil's Dung

Partial discography

• Charles Bronson— Demo Tape – self released – 1994
• Charles Bronson— All That And a Bag o Dicks Comp. 7" – 1995 – Disgruntled Records
• Double Dose Of Dicks 2x7" Comp. – 199? – Disgruntled Records
• Charles Bronson— Self Titled (Diet Rootbeer) 7" - 1995 - Six Weeks Records
• Speed Freaks 7" Comp. – 1995 – Knot Music
• Charles Bronson / Spazz Split 7" – 1995 – 625, Evil Noise and Disgruntled Records
• Charles Bronson / Unanswered Split 7" – 1995 – Trackstar Records
• Vida Life 7" COMP. – 1996 – Lengua Armada
• No Royalties 12" Comp. – 1996 – Bad People Records
• Cry Now, Cry Later Vol. 4 2x7" Comp. – 1996 – Pessimiser/Theologian
• Another Probe 7" With A Girl On The Cover Comp. 7" – 1996 – Probe
• Charles Bronson / Ice Nine Split 7" – 1996 – Bovine Records
• El Guapo 12" Comp. – 1996 – Same Day Records
• Charles Bronson / Quill Split 7" – 1996 – Nat Records (Japan)
• Possessed To Skate LP Comp. – 1996 – 625 and Pessimiser Records
• Deadly Encounters 7" Comp. – 1997 – Agitate 96 and Kill Music Records
• Bleeeeaaauurgh A Music War Comp.7" – 1997 – Slap A Ham Records
• Youth Attack! LP – 1997 – Lengua Armada
• Reality 3 12" Comp. – 1997 – Deep Six Records
• Tomorrow Will Be Worse 4x7" Comp. – 1997 – Sound Pollution Records
• Mandatory Marathon 7" Comp. – 1997 – Amendment Records
• Complete "Discocrappy" 2xCD – 2000 – Youth Attack Records
• Hurt Your Feelings Comp. CD – 2001 – Six Weeks Records
• Chicago's On Fire Again 7" Comp. – 2001 – Lengua Armada
• Skeletal Festival 7" – 2003 – Mike Sutfin (unofficial)
• Charles Bronson/ Straightedge Kegger Split 7" — 2008 — (unofficial)
• Mark McCoy/Mark Telfian Split 7" (Gloom Records)
• Das Oath— Korperkultur 10" (2001) - Coalition Records
• Das Oath— Deaf Ears CD (2002) - Coalition Records
• The Oath/Total Fury Split EP (2002) - Youth Attack Records (as The Oath)
• The Oath/Total Fury Live Split EP (2002) — (unofficial)
• Das Oath— Uber Alles Collection CD (2003) - Gloom Records/Youth Attack/Coalition Records
• The Oath self titled EP (2000) - Youth Attack/Coalition/Gloom Records (as The Oath)
• Das Oath self titled LP (2004) - Dim Mak Records
• Haxan self titled EP (2005) Youth Attack
• Arts self titled demo tape (2005) Youth Attack
• Das Oath self titled mini LP (2006) - Dim Mak Records
• Das Oath self titled 11" (2006) - ThreeOneG Records
• Das Oath/Ampere Split LP+CD 2006 - (Self-released)
• Failures self titled LP (2008) - Youth Attack/Clean Plate
• Failures self titled EP (2009) - Painkiller
• Ancestors-I (2008) - Youth Attack
• Ancestors-II (2009) - Youth Attack/Tour De Garde
• Hallow - Hallow (2009) LP - Youth Attack
• Veins CS/EP (2010) - S/T - Youth Attack
• Devil's Dung self titled tape (2010)
• Arts "Vault of Heaven" LP (2010) - Youth Attack

External links

• Youth Attack Records, home of Charles Bronson, Virgin Mega-Whore, and Holy Molar
• Mark McCoy Foundation for the Arts (personal site)
• Spin review of Das Oath record
• Charles Bronson Complete Discocrappy review
• Mark McCoy/Mark Telfian Split review