Random Killing is a 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...

 band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who were assembled initially as a joke in 1984. Their original name was Roy's Comrades, which was a nod to Roy McMurtry

Roy McMurtry

Roland "Roy" McMurtry, OC, OOnt is a judge and former politician in Ontario, Canada and the current Chancellor of York University.-Early life:McMurtry was born in Toronto and educated at St. Andrew's College, graduating in 1950...

, Attorney General of Ontario at the time. After writing a few decent songs, the band decided to record and stay together. In the dinasaure ages their song "12," from Thoughts of Aggression (Raw Energy 1994), was re-recorded at CBC Studios and released as an animated video by Sesame Park

Sesame Park

Sesame Park was a Canadian version of Sesame Street. In its first format, it was referred to as Canadian Sesame Street and was a re-edited version of the American series; it adopted a new format and the Sesame Park title in 1996....

 and subsequently picked up by Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

 where it aired internationally for almost a decade. In 1998, the band performed live on CTV's Open Mike with Mike Bullard

Open Mike with Mike Bullard

Open Mike with Mike Bullard was a Canadian late-night talk show which was broadcast live from 1997 to 2003 on CTV and on The Comedy Network in primetime. It was hosted by comedian Mike Bullard and initially taped at a studio at the back of Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto, Ontario before CTV...

. The band performs mainly in Ontario and Quebec but have toured Canada in past. They have performed with bands such as Ripcordz

Ripcordz

Ripcordz are a Canadian punk band, formed in Montreal in 1980. They have released 10 full-length albums and continue to tour extensively as a three-piece band. The band re-released their first album, Are Go!, in 2004. Ripcordz have played over 2000 shows since their formation and have never played...

, Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, spawned from the Kensington Market, BFG scene. They played their first show June 7, 1989 and their final show on April 19, 2003...

, Dayglo Abortions

Dayglo Abortions

The Dayglo Abortions are a Canadian punk band from Victoria, British Columbia. Their lyrics are informed by a complete disregard for societal norms. They formed in 1979 and released their first album in 1981...

, GBH, Agnostic Front

Agnostic Front

Agnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...

, Bad Brains

Bad Brains

Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...

, Propagandhi

Propagandhi

Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba....

, D.O.A., UK Subs

UK Subs

The U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.-Career:The U.K...

, Bunchofuckingoofs

Bunchofuckingoofs

Bunchofuckingoofs, or the BFGs, are an infamous hardcore punk band from Kensington Market in Toronto, Ontario who formed in November 1983 as a response to "a local war with glue huffing nazi skinheads." They ran a 24 hour a day, seven day a week boozecan from July 1983 to July 1988 at their Baldwin...

, Coffin Break

Coffin Break

-History:Coffin Break was formed in Seattle in the late 1980s, during the time that grunge was beginning to catch on; however, the group eschewed the nascent alternative sound, taking their influences from punk rock. The group released its first two full-length albums and a compilation on C/Z Records...

, and Submachine to name a few. Their song "Undertaker", was featured in a 2008 Space (TV channel) documentary titled "Zombiemania".

Current members

Mudd aka Jim Moore: Co-Founder, Bass

John Neilson aka Robber: Drums

Drool aka Andrew Kiteley: Lyrics, Vocals

Rusty Talent aka John Hajdu: Co-Founder, Guitar

Former Members

Mike Rosenthal: Drums

Mark Watts: Guitar

Tim Monahan: Drums

Tony Mastromatteo: Drums

Victor Farkas: Vocals

Kevin Low: Vocals

Sean Dignan: Drums

Releases

• Take Our Flag (Aardvark, 1985) 7"
• This Whole World (Aardvark, 1989) 12"
• Kicked in the Nuts (Resistance Records Europe-not the white power US label, 1990) 7"
• Welcome... (Raw Energy Records
  Raw Energy Records
  Raw Energy Records was a Canadian independent record label, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The music label was established in the late 1980s by founder entrepreneur and music journalist Graeme Boyce, initially to distribute the debut EP by King Apparatus, Loud Party...
  
  , 1992) cd/tape
• Re-issued (Raw Energy, 1993) cd/tape
• Thoughts of Aggression (Raw Energy, 1994) cd/tape
• Urine the 90s Now (Raw Energy, 1996) cd
• Stranded (Raw Energy, 1997) cd

External links

• Official site
• Random Killing on Myspace