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Years active
  
1979–present

Origin
  
Victoria, Canada (1979)


Labels
  
Fringe Product God Records

Associated acts
  
Bunchofuckingoofs, Lummox,

Members
  
The Cretin, Brian Whitehead, Willy Jak, Gymbo Jak

Genres
  
Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Crossover thrash, Heavy metal

Albums
  
Feed Us a Fetus, Here Today - Guano To, Holy Shiite, Stupid World - Stupid So, Corporate Whores

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The Dayglo Abortions (DGA) are a Canadian punk band from Victoria, British Columbia. Their lyrics reflect a complete disregard for societal norms. The band was formed in 1979 and released a first album in 1981. The band's biography, Argh Fuck Kill: The Story of the Dayglo Abortions, by the author Chris Walter, was published in 2010 by Gofuckyerself Press. Gymbo Jak, the lead singer from 1994 to 2007, also sang for the Toronto-based Maximum RNR.

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In 1988, a police officer in Nepean, Ontario, instigated a criminal investigation of the Dayglos after his daughter brought home a copy of Here Today, Guano Tomorrow. Obscenity charges were laid against the Dayglo Abortion’s record label, Fringe Product, (carried by Alternative Tentacles in the US and embroiling Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra in the battle for Freedom Of Speech) and the label's record store, Record Peddler, but those charges were cleared in 1990.

Two albums featured in the resulting trial, the covers and the lyrical content being showcased by the prosecution. Here Today, Guano Tomorrow had a cover showing a picture of a hamster eating from a box of chocolates on nice satin sheets, along with a glass of wine. A gun points at the hamster. The back cover shows a depiction of the resulting carnage. The previous album, Feed Us A Fetus, was perhaps a little less graphic, with a depiction of a baked fetus on the table in front of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

Politics

On their 2004 album, the Dayglos showed a new-found political awareness. Holy Shiite has song titles such as "America Eats Her Young", "Christina Bin Laden", "Scientology" and "Where's Bin Laden?".

Current

  • "Blind Marc", drums, 2011–present
  • Murray Acton a.k.a. "The Cretin", guitar and vocals, 1979-1994, 1998–present
  • "Willy Jak", bass guitar, 2000–present
  • Matt Fiorito",lead guitar, 2015–present

    • Former

  • "Nev", guitar, 1986-1989
  • "Wayne Gretzky", guitar, 1985-1986
  • "Squid", guitar and songwriter 1994-1996
  • Trevor Hagen a.k.a. "Stupid", "Couch Potato" or "Spud", bass guitar and vocals, 1979-1999
  • "Mike Jak", guitar and songwriter, 1986, 1994, 1997, 2007, 2011-2015
  • "Hung Jak", guitar, 1995-1999
  • "Gymbo Jak", vocals and songwriter, 1994-2007
  • Brian Whitehead a.k.a. "Jesus Bonehead", drums, 1979-2011

    • Discography

  • Out of the Womb (1981)
  • Feed Us a Fetus (1986)
  • Here Today, Guano Tomorrow (1987)
  • Two Dogs Fucking - Deux Chiens Fourrent (1991)
  • Little Man in the Canoe (1995)
  • Corporate Whores (1996)
  • Stupid World, Stupid Songs (1998)
  • Death Race 2000 (1999)
  • Holy Shiite (2004)
  • Live 2011 (2011)
  • Armageddon Survival Guide (2016)

    • Songs

    Proud to Be CanadianFeed Us a Fetus · 1986
    Stupid SongsFeed Us a Fetus · 1986
    Drugged and DrivingHere Today - Guano Tomorrow · 1987

    References

    Dayglo Abortions Wikipedia
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