Caninus was an American
deathgrind
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band formed as a side project by
Most Precious Blood guitarist
Justin Brannan
Justin Lee Brannan (born October 14, 1978) is an American politician and musician. A Democrat, he is the current New York City Councilmember for the 43rd district, based in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. A former musician, he was a founding member of the ...
, Rachel Rosen, drummer Colin Thundercurry and two female
pitbull terriers, Budgie and Basil. They were signed to War Torn Records and had three releases, including a split with
Hatebeak
Hatebeak is an American death metal band, formed by Blake Harrison and Mark Sloan, featuring Waldo (b. 1991), a grey parrot. Hatebeak is reported to be the first band to have an avian vocalist. They never tour so as to not torture the bird. Hateb ...
and a 7" split with death metal band
Cattle Decapitation
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. In 2008,
Richard Christy
Thomas Richard Christy Jr. (born April 1, 1974) is an American drummer and radio personality, best known for being the former drummer for several heavy metal bands since the early 1990s, most notably Death, and his tenure on ''The Howard Stern ...
played the drums on an unknown number of songs for Caninus.
On January 5, 2011, Basil, one of Caninus's pitbulls, died. Basil had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and was euthanized. The band has ended because of the dog's death. Vocalist Budgie also died in early 2016.
Past members
*Basil – vocals
*Budgie – vocals
*Buddy Bronson – bass
*
Justin Brannan
Justin Lee Brannan (born October 14, 1978) is an American politician and musician. A Democrat, he is the current New York City Councilmember for the 43rd district, based in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. A former musician, he was a founding member of the ...
– guitar
*Rachel Rosen – guitar
*
Richard Christy
Thomas Richard Christy Jr. (born April 1, 1974) is an American drummer and radio personality, best known for being the former drummer for several heavy metal bands since the early 1990s, most notably Death, and his tenure on ''The Howard Stern ...
– drums
*Blast Thundercurry (Colin Kercz) – drums
*Rocky Raccoon – drums
*Thunder Hammer Attack – drums
*L. Ron Howard – drums
Discography
*''Now the Animals Have a Voice'', album (2004)
*''Caninus/Hatebeak'', split (2005)
*''Cattle Decapitation/Caninus'', split (2005)
See also
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Hatebeak
Hatebeak is an American death metal band, formed by Blake Harrison and Mark Sloan, featuring Waldo (b. 1991), a grey parrot. Hatebeak is reported to be the first band to have an avian vocalist. They never tour so as to not torture the bird. Hateb ...
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Zoomusicology
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References
External links
Official band website
Zoomusicology
Deathgrind musical groups
American grindcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups disestablished in 2011
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