Thomas Barnett (born March 3, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter born in

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. He is best known for being the singer for the

melodic hardcore Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. It generally incorporates fast rhythms, melodic and often distorted guitar riffs, and vocal styles tending towards shouting and ...

band

Strike Anywhere Strike Anywhere is an American punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is cha ...

. Barnett has been the vocalist and lyricist for the band since its formation in 1999. He was also the vocalist and primary lyricist for the band

Inquisition The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, conducting trials of suspected heretics. Studies of the records have found that the overwhelming majority of sentences consisted of penances, ...

until its disbanding in 1996. Inquisition reformed for a three show reunion event in May 2007. Strike Anywhere plays about twenty five shows a year between Europe and the United States-special events, benefit shows and festivals mostly-and remains an active band despite slowing down its recording and touring schedule. Thomas also formed a melodic hardcore project based on the West Coast called Great Collapse with ex-members of

Rise Against Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. The group's current line-up comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes. Rooted in hardcor ...

and Set Your Goals among others. They tour occasionally and have released two LPs ( Holy War and Neither Washington Nor Moscow...Again!, both on End Hits Records) and two EPs. While living in Ventura, California, Thomas joined with members of Catholic Spit, The Return, The Missing 23rd and Stalag 13 to form MAäSK, a death rock and post punk experiment that yielded a self released EP titled Eclipse of Man, and around a dozen southern and central California shows that involved a fog machine, a Siouxsie and the Banshees cover, and a Discharge cover. Thomas is a strong supporter for animal rights and is

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