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{{Short description|American musician (1968–2011)}}
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* Cuntsaw
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* Full Blown AIDS
* Impaled Northern Moonforest
* Insult
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* Satan's Warriors
* Shit Scum
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* Sirhan Sirhan
* The Death's Head Quartet
* Upsidedown Cross
* Vaginal Jesus
* You're Fired
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'''Seth Edward Putnam''' (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011)<ref name="BMDead">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159315 |title=Anal C**T Frontman Seth Putnam Dead At 43 |website=] |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614032943/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159315 |archive-date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> was an American musician best known as the founder and sole consistent member of ] band ]. He was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke ]. Throughout his career, Putnam was also involved in numerous side projects.
==History of the Band==
According to Putnam's website, the band was was started "out of boredom around 3 am one morning in early 1997". The two decided to start a joke black metal band, but because of the proximity of sleeping people an ] (rather than ]) guitar was used and ] was provided by Putnam furiously slapping his ]s and ]. They did not intend to take the band any further.


== Biography ==
Some time later, the organiser of a "three day hardcore festival" at ] informed Putnam that a number of bands had pulled out of the event and asked him if he knew of any which could fill in. After initially refusing, he and Martin decided to reform as Impaled Northern Moonforest for the festival. Putnam's brother acted as keyboard player (his only appearance for the band) and driver.
=== Early years ===
Seth Edward Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in ], to Edward R. Putnam and Barbara Ann Donohue. He was of half English and half Irish descent.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://grimoireofexalteddeeds.com/tag/seth-putnam/|title=seth putnam &#124; Grimoire of Exalted Deeds|website=Grimoireofexalteddeeds.com|date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> His parents are divorced. Putnam was married to his first wife, Alison Dunn, from December 1998 through June 2001. He married Julie, his second wife, on May 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/limitedappealrecords/mixes/classic-seth-julie-putnam-wedding-385262|title=Classic - Seth & Julie Putnam Wedding By Limited Appeal Records (limitedappealrecords) on Myspace|website=Myspace.com|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> From 1986 to 1988, Putnam played bass in the ] band ]. He also owned his own record label called "Wicked Sick Records", and had a subsidiary label called "Stridecore Records" that only had one release which was Anal Cunt's ''The 5,643 Song EP''.


=== Personality ===
The band played further shows in 1997, selling a ] at one of them. This was later released as part of Impaled Northern Moonforest's self-titled 7" vinyl release, which later became a cult classic; however, the song titles on the 7" are different from those on the demo, as Putnam lost his copy of the demo. Following a few other shows, the band split up.
Despite his shock humor and turbulent lifestyle, Putnam was often described by fans and peers as a warm, intelligent, and sensitive person. Putnam saw himself as a comedian and used music as an outlet.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2011/06/28/seth-putnam-remembered/ |title=Seth Putnam Remembered |date=June 28, 2011 |first=Shawn |last=Macomber |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref>


In school, classmates who knew Putnam described him as intelligent and stern, but unmotivated, apathetic and often an underwhelming student. Putnam skipped a grade in school and became a very bright student, tutoring his classmates. In his own words, Putnam often blamed brutal fights with Catholic school nuns for helping to shape his cynical personality.<ref name="auto"/> When he reached high school, he had lost interest in excelling in education or academics, becoming more of a slacker and underachiever.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/467/20831/Seth-Putnam-from-Anal-Cunt-discusses-growing-up.html |title=Seth Putnam from Anal Cunt discusses growing up |date=January 5, 2011 |first=Jason |last=Fisher |website=The Gauntlet |access-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref> By the time he had graduated school, Putnam had left the Catholic religion in which he was raised. After graduating from ] in 1985, Putnam showed no interest in attending college or university.
==Discography==
Impaled Northern Moonforest's sole release - the self titled 7" - was released by the now defunct ]. See below for a list of song titles. Although the band is still technically defunct, there are plans for a new 7" entitled ''Return of the Necrowizard''. So far a single song, with that title, has been recorded.


Putnam also made up his own religion when he was a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://demonpigeon.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/interview-seth-putnam/|title = Interview – Seth Putnam|date = July 27, 2011}}</ref> His all-time favorite bands were ] and ], his favorite movie was '']''.
==Song titles==
The creative process involved in thinking up song titles (sometimes considered by ] to be even funnier than those of Anal Cunt) involved "thinking of dumb sounding names thought would fit into that whole black metal thing". Here are a list of titles that appeared on the 7" release:


The 2018 grindcore documentary ''Slave to the Grind''<ref>{{Citation|last=IMDb.com|title=Slave to the Grind|date=January 27, 2019|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7954282/}}</ref> explores Putnam in detail, with his peers expressing the duality of his nature:<ref name="sttg">{{Citation | title = Slave to the Grind | publisher = Death by Digital| year = 2019 | url = https://reelhouse.org/deathbydigital/slave-to-the-grind/slave-to-the-grind }}</ref> former bandmates Tim Morse and Scott Hull describe Putnam often being personable and relaxed, but Hull also notes that he'd often get arrested causing trouble on the street.<ref name="sttg" /> ] singer Jon Chang notes that he was really close to Putnam for years, but describes him as a "really disturbed guy" and a "backstabbing piece of shit at the end of his life". Chang also recounted an incident
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after a show when Putnam introduced his mother to Chang, he remarked that they had met earlier when he pulled Putnam's mother out from the show's ], causing Putnam to become aggressive and threaten Chang, much to the confusion of everyone present.<ref name="sttg" />
# Grim And Frostbitten Moongoats Of The North
Putnam was also good friends with ] frontman ]. Anselmo used to get Anal Cunt to open for Pantera whenever they went through Boston. Anal Cunt opened for Pantera three times. There is also footage of Putnam singing "]" with Anselmo at a show in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pantera/1996/centrum-in-worcester-worcester-ma-13deddd1.html|title = Pantera Setlist at Centrum in Worcester, Worcester|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pantera/1998/worcester-memorial-auditorium-worcester-ma-6bd20672.html|title = Pantera Setlist at Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worceste|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pantera/2001/tsongas-arena-lowell-ma-73d4b615.html|title=Pantera Setlist at Tsongas Arena, Lowell|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2018/08/29/phil-anselmo-interview/|title=Phil Anselmo interview|website=Bardomethodology.com|date=August 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=March 12, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SalyItvdRM |title=PANTERA WORCESTER MA 1/24/98 |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524181504/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SalyItvdRM&ab_channel=jimaashjimaash |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
# Forlorned Invocations Of Blasphemous Congregations Of Lusting Goat Sodomizing Sathanis
# Gazing At The Blasphemous Moon While Perched Atop A Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Forsaken Crest Of The Northern Mountain
# Bloodlustfully Praising Satan's Unholy Almightiness In The Woods At Midnight
# Nocturnal Cauldrons Aflame Amidst The Northern Hellwitch's Perpetual Blasphemy
# Transfixing The Forbidden Blasphemous Incantation Of The Conjuring Wintergoat


In 2019, Brutal Truth and Venomous Concept vocalist Kevin Sharp did an interview with Metal Underground and talked about a conversation he had with Seth after his coma. He also said that Putnam was an "encyclopedia of music".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=145201 |title=Kevin Sharp Previews New Venomous Concept Album - in Interviews |publisher=Metal Underground.com |date=2011-08-15 |accessdate=2022-08-28}}</ref>
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# Masturbating On The Unholy Inverted Tracks Of The Grim & Frostbitten Necrobobsledders
# Awaiting The Blasphemous Abomination Of The Necroyeti While Sailing On The Northernmost Fjord Of Xzfgiiizmtsath
# Lustfully Worshipping The Inverted Moongoat While Skiing Down The Inverted Necromountain Of Necrodeathmortum
# Awaiting The Frozen Blasphemy Of The Necroyeti's Lusting Necrobation Upon The Altar Of Voxrfszzzisnzf
# Summoning The Unholy Frozen Winterdemons To The Grimmest And Most Frostbitten Inverted Forest Of Abazagorath
# Entranced By The Northern Impaled Necrowizard's Blasphemous Incantation Amidst The Agonizing Abomination Of The Lusting Necrocorpse
#Grim And Frostbitten Gay Bar


According to ] vocalist ] Putnam was a normal guy off-stage and very quiet and soft-spoken. Williams also stated that he used to call Putnam, whom he has known since 1988, long distance from the Chevron gas station that he worked at, so that all his calls would be charged to Chevron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOV2zCHdxt4&ab_channel=TheJastaShow|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
==Acoustic Black Metal==
In April ], the first Impaled Northern Moonforest fansite was launched. In October of that year, a ] ] was added to the site, and a community of fans soon formed to celebrate the hitherto mysterious and elusive band. Plans were made to release a ] and, with the exception of some pre-existing acoustic noise bands present on the forum, numerous one-man bands were spawned to contribute to this. The tribute album remains unreleased, awaiting the recording by Anal Cunt of a cover of "Return of the Necrowizard", but the Acoustic Black Metal scene is stronger than ever. One of the true bastions of the ], the scene comprises mostly ] males (alongside the occasional twenty-something) with acoustic guitars and ]-connected ]s dedicated to the Necrowizard, ], grimness, ], ], ], ], coldness and other such topics. The forum users have even created their own record label, ], to release the tribute album and their own music.


=== 1993 arrest ===
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On August 26, 1993, Anal Cunt played a show at Nightbreak in San Francisco, California and started their set with their song "Iron Funeral" and played "Blur Including New H.C. Song" after. During the second song, a woman later identified as Elizabeth Quigley grabbed Putnam's microphone. Putnam then turned around and swung the microphone, hitting Quigley in the face. Anal Cunt members John Kozik, Tim Morse, and Paul Kraynak eventually stopped playing and audience members (including Quigley) started to yell at Putnam, telling him to leave the venue and repeatedly saying "Call the fucking cops!" along with several insults directed towards Putnam, who was eventually arrested and spent the night in a San Francisco jail. He was bailed out the next morning by Kozik. On October 19 of that year, Putnam received a letter from Michael Spadaccini who was Quigley's attorney informing him that a civil action is being filed against him for assault, when Putnam went to court he was found guilty and fined US$1200. A video of this show exists and can be found on YouTube, a cassette recording of this show was released on a live 7-inch called "Breaking the Law" which was disguised as a bootleg due to the band's contract with Earache Records. The track after the Nightbreak show is the sound of a jail cell door slamming that was recorded by Yaz who is credited as the "party technician" in the 7-inch while Kozik was bailing Putnam out of jail. Pictures of the letter, Putnam's bail record, and a newspaper clipping of the show on Side B were included in the 7-inch, it also includes liner notes by Robert Williams from Siege.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2709249-Anal-Cunt-Breaking-The-Law|title=Anal Cunt - Breaking The Law|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Discogs.com|year=1993 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kingbean.net/kba/ac/ac19930826v.php|title=Show details - Live Recordings - KingBean Archive|website=Kingbean.net|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
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=== Drug overdose and coma ===
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On October 12, 2004, Putnam was hospitalized after ingesting a cocktail of ], alcohol, ], and two months' worth of ] sleeping pills.<ref name="coma">{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/05023497.asp |title=Coma chameleon – Seth Putnam's near-death experience |first=Carly |last=Carioli |newspaper=] |date=October 12, 2004 |access-date=August 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217193005/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/05023497.asp |archive-date=December 17, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has been reported that he spent the previous day contemplating suicide,<ref name="coma" /> though exact circumstances surrounding the drug overdose are vague. He was sent to Spaulding Rehab before he woke up from his coma.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bravewords.com/news/exclusive-new-interview-with-anal-cunt-frontman-seth-putnam | title=Exclusive New Interview with ANAL CUNT Frontman Seth Putnam }}</ref>
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Anal Cunt's 1997 album ''I Like It When You Die'' contained the track "You're in a Coma". Putnam's reaction to the resulting irony of being in a coma was published in the '']'': "Actually, it turned out it was just as gay as the song I wrote nine years ago – being in a coma was just as fuckin' stupid as I wrote it was."<ref name="coma" /> Anal Cunt kept performing the song during live shows after the coma, with Putnam sharing anecdotes with the audience before the song.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Prior to his coma in 2004, Putnam overdosed on heroin in 1998. In a 2007 interview, he said: "In 1998 I was dead for 10 minutes from a heroin overdose. The EMT's used ] and it didn't work. They tried it a second time for the hell of it and it worked. All I remember was waking up in my kitchen having no idea where I was. On the way to the hospital, the EMT told me I was probably going to have brain damage the rest of my life. By the time I got to the hospital I was completely back to normal though. I didn't see any 'mystic visions' or anything that time either."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.metal-archives.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=94804|title = Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives • View topic – my interview with ANAL CUNT (Seth Putnam) circa 2007|website=Forum.metal-archives.com}}</ref>

=== Feud with Chris Barnes ===
There was friction between Putnam and ] vocalist ]. According to Putnam's defunct website, Putnam and Josh Martin (Anal Cunt guitarist) went to a Six Feet Under show while they were touring for ] to hand out fliers looking for a drummer, they eventually heckled Barnes during a Six Feet Under set, Putnam yelled "Ha ha! You got kicked out of Cannibal Corpse!" which led to an altercation between the three after Six Feet Under finished their set, ending with Six Feet Under's roadies ganging up on Putnam and Martin grabbing Barnes' wrists before Barnes fled to his tour bus and hid there. Putnam released the song "Chris Barnes Is a Pussy" as retaliation to the incident in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wickedsickrecords.com/SP_FAQs.htm |title=Seth Putnam Frequently Asked ?'s |website=Wicked Sick Records |date=April 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330181724/http://www.wickedsickrecords.com/SP_FAQs.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |access-date=August 11, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Putnam in an interview with Capital Chaos TV several years later, Six Feet Under went out of their way to avoid playing in the same city as Anal Cunt several years after the incident. Putnam stated "I guess he (Chris Barnes) is still afraid of me". Despite the feud, Putnam eventually became a fan of Six Feet Under and stated that "]" was his favorite song by Six Feet Under.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anal-cunt-s-seth-putnam-chris-barnes-is-a-pussy/ |title=Anal Cunt's Seth Putnam: 'Chris Barnes Is A Pussy' |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=November 4, 2003 |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref><ref name="soundcloud.com">{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/directinputpodcast/dip055-direct-input-podcast-with-josh-martin|title = DIP055 Direct Input Podcast with Josh Martin|website=Soundcloud.com}}</ref> Martin also said that Putnam saw ] live on their ] tour.

=== Hatebreed incident ===
Anal Cunt were booked to play at the second ] in 2000. ] headlined the main stage, Anal Cunt headlined the second stage and Hatebreed headlined the Commercial Street Cafe. Problems arose when the Hatebreed set was shut down due to problems with the sound system, so security moved Hatebreed to Anal Cunt's stage, and set them up to play before them. This apparently upset the audience that were expecting to see Anal Cunt, and according to Josh Martin, vocalist ] got angry and called the crowd a bunch of "washed up metalheads" and allegedly claimed that Hatebreed were more popular and sold more records than Anal Cunt. Putnam and Martin were at the bar next door not knowing what was going on, but returned by the time the Hatebreed set was over to see that Putnam was yelled at by Jasta. A melee then ensued. Martin who owned a VHS tape of the fight (which ended up getting lost) claimed that Putnam was standing 20 feet away watching the melee ensue. Putnam was arrested by the end of the night, along with his wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wickedsickrecords.com/SP_FAQs.htm#hatebreed|title=SP FAQ's|website=Wickedsickrecords.com|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name="soundcloud.com" />

In February 2021, Jamey Jasta interviewed Jimmy Bower from ] on his podcast "The Jasta Show". Jasta mentioned a story where Putnam requested a mop to make sure the stage was clean because people were skating on it and eventually ended up attacking the audience with it instead. He also said he used to distro Anal Cunt's albums and book their shows. Bower told stories of Putnam using a fire extinguisher on stage and getting foam all over Eyehategod's gear.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

=== Death ===
On June 11, 2011, Putnam died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 43.<ref name="BMDead" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Rosie |last=Swash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/13/seth-putnam-dies-aged-43 |title=Seth Putnam, the 'GG Allin of grindcore', dies aged 43 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, UK |date=June 13, 2011 |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> He is buried at Newton Cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/seth-putnam-obituary?id=22038805 | title=Seth e. Putnam Obituary (2011) Boston Globe | website=] }}</ref>

== Side projects and former bands ==
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=== Angry Hate ===
The idea of the band came up when Putnam and Larry Lifeless (Kilslug vocalist) were drunk one night watching ] and Larry said "That guy looks like he should be in an old punk band called Angry Hate or something". The first recording was in January 1999 of Larry hammering a fence against some lady's garage which was put on at the end of the song, "M.P." on the first release. That summer, they recorded four songs, all of which were old Sickness songs. "Blinking Blue Lights" was actually recorded by Kilslug, but never released. The other songs originally by the Sickness were never released. They made another EP called ''Bad Mood'' that had a certain number of copies pressed but were never officially released. Putnam and Lee Suniga (owner of Menace to Sobriety Records) sold them on eBay. Angry Hate performed two live shows in March and April 2002. In 2004 they recorded a song called "Satan Wins" with Paulie Kraynak on bass but it hasn't been released.<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |url=http://www.sethputnam.com/archive.htm |title=Archived copy |website=Sethputnam.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204190111/http://www.sethputnam.com/archive.htm |archive-date=4 December 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Satan's Warriors ===
Satan's Warriors started in February 1986 after Putnam and his friends made up a fake death metal fanzine with fake band names as a joke. Putnam eventually admitted to doing it in April of that year. There was an opening for a band to play live over the radio, so Putnam got a lineup together and made a four-song demo with him on drums and vocals, and his cousin Drew on guitar. Their final show was in July 1988. They were supposed to get back together in 2003 and re-record some songs written between 1986 and 1988. The lineup was supposed to be with Putnam on guitar and vocals, Paulie Kraynak on second guitar, and John Gillis on drums.

=== Impaled Northern Moonforest ===
In early 1997, Putnam and Josh Martin came up with the idea of starting a joke black metal band and decided to record a demo. They didn't use actual drums because someone was sleeping in the room next to them, so Martin played his ] while Putnam did vocals and ] by slapping his leg and a mattress. They did a few shows and sold copies of their first demo. The titles on the demo are different from the ones on the ] release due to Putnam and Josh losing their copies of the demo and forgetting the titles.

=== Shit Scum ===
Shit Scum formed in 1988 after Putnam saw an ad looking for musicians. Putnam chose to call after seeing Cryptic Slaughter as the only influence as not many people in ] were into that band. Putnam eventually invited Fred Ordonez to see Satan's Warriors (which was their last show). ] was also playing what was supposed to be their last show but Ordonez and his friends never showed up. Putnam did another show with Anal Cunt so Ordonez could see them, while Shit Scum also did their first show on the same day. Putnam was eventually invited to a studio to play bass on their first demo called "Self Mutilation". They later did a show in January, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwKKCtukMhc|title=SHIT SCUM - Live!! 1990 (Featuring Seth Putnam) GRINDCORE! ANAL CUNT|date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2022|via=]}}</ref> Putnam and Ordonez (without Wayne, who was their drummer) went to a studio that college rock bands mainly performed at. The engineer did not like them and tried convincing them to quit. The record was eventually finished and they ended up owing the studio money so the studio kept the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedsickrecords.com/shitscum.html|title=SethPutnam.com|website=Wickedsickrecords.com|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>

Anal Cunt did a tour in Germany and performed some Shit Scum covers. Matthias Weigand (head of Ecocentric Records) liked the cover of the song "Shit Scum" and wanted to put out a ]. Putnam called the studio and asked about the reel. The guy on the phone said "it's right here, pick it up whenever you want", not knowing they owed money to the studio. Putnam mixed all the songs and sent them to Ecocentric Records. Ordonez never had a cover for the record so Weigand made one up. The record was eventually called "Manson Is Jesus". Ordonez wanted the record to be called "I Wish this Record Could Punch You in the Face", and have a fist on the cover. Shit Scum had already broken up by the time the album was released.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

=== Full Blown A.I.D.S. ===
Full Blown A.I.D.S. started in 1997 while Putnam was jamming with his friend and cousin. In 1998, he wrote some songs and recorded a demo of "No One Cares" with Nate Linehan on drums. In 2002 he moved to Texas for a while but eventually moved back to Boston. In 2003 the band went into the studio and recorded some songs and mixed them in a day. They eventually put out two EPs and a compilation CD in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/2062039-Full-Blown-AIDS|title=Full Blown AIDS|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref> with both EPs and the song "Throwing Cars at People on Coke with Thor". In 2010 the band released a live album with some bonus tracks called "Viral Load" which would eventually be their last ever release and the only release with Josh Randall on drums.

=== Death's Head Quartet ===
The Death's Head Quartet was a jazz/noise ] that featured Putnam on bass and vocals, Chris Joyce on guitar, Robert Williams on drums, and Jim Hobbs on saxophone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedsickrecords.com/SP_FAQs.htm#What%20are%20ALL%20the%20bands%20that%20Seth%20been%20involved%20with%20(including%20guest%20appearances)|title=SP FAQ's|website=Wickedsickrecords.com|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref> Their first release was called "Live on the Joint" which was a radio broadcast from November 1, 2001. Their second release was recorded on April 9, 2001, and was not released until 2003.

=== Cuntsaw ===
Cuntsaw started in 1989 with Putnam on vocals and guitar and Tim Morse on drums. They usually practiced after Anal Cunt shows. They did one demo called "Concerned" and did one show at Brandeis University with Fred Ordonez on second guitar. They eventually broke up. The Anal Cunt song "Foreplay with a Tree Shredder" was originally a Cuntsaw song that was named "Hell Bent for Hitler".

=== You're Fired ===
You're Fired started in 2002. Within two months they had a nine-song demo recorded which eventually became the ''Warning'' EP and was released in 2002. After Putnam died, they made an EP called ''The End'' with Paulie Kraynak on guitar. Most of the ]s were written by Putnam and the album was also recorded with Putnam's Gibson SG, Marshall cabinet and the Ampeg SS-140C amplifier head borrowed from Paulie Kraynak that was also used on the ''Warning'' EP. ''The End'' was released in 2012 on vinyl and it also can be purchased on ] along with the ''Warning'' EP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yourefiredboston.bandcamp.com/|title=The End (E.P.), by You're Fired|website=You're Fired|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref> The song "Throw It Off" from their last EP was originally an Anal Cunt song with different lyrics.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=February 21, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW1-FB_9dXI |title=Even Newest H.C. Song #1 |publisher=] |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603115402/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW1-FB_9dXI |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Adolf Satan ===
Adolf Satan started in 2002 after Upsidedown Cross broke up. Putnam played drums for the band for a brief period of time. He eventually quit and Nate Linehan joined. They recorded a demo in 2003 and eventually made a self-titled studio album. They recorded another demo in 2006 before breaking up two years later.

=== Upsidedown Cross ===
Upsidedown Cross started in 1989 after Larry Lifeless' band "Kilslug" had a violent breakup. The first lineup featured Larry (vocals), Cheez (bass), and Scott Vangel (guitar) who went by "Shoehorn" in the band. Taang! Records thought the band were too insane to deal with, and wouldn't sign them unless Rico Pertoleum (ex-Kilslug) was in the band, he was kicked out after the songwriting for the first record was done. J. Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. filled in on drums for the first album. Throughout the 90's they had different lineup changes and had a few more releases. Seth Putnam ended up joining them on guitar and did one show with them which also turned out to be the band's last show before they eventually broke up, Seth ended up moving to Texas. There were plans to get the band back together with Josh Martin on guitar. According to Josh, Cheez wasn't in any state to be playing an instrument, so he ended up starting Adolf Satan instead. When Seth moved back to Boston him and Josh became the two guitarists for the band, Seth ended up quitting the band in March 2003. Seth and Josh never recorded anything with the band despite Seth being credited on their split with Sloth, Cheez decided to put out an old recording and credit the lineup they had at the time. In 2011 Upsidedown Cross became a two-piece with Seth on drums and Larry on vocals and guitar. Some rehearsal footage exists of the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/directinputpodcast/dip007-direct-input-podcast-with-josh-martin|title = DIP007 Direct Input Podcast with Josh Martin|website=Soundcloud.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wickedsickrecords.com/upsidedown.html|title=SethPutnam.com|website=Wickedsickrecords.com|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=June 9, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1U5slzQHZQ |title=Upsidedown Cross 1 |publisher=Valerie VE |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524175509/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1U5slzQHZQ&list=PLFoZYpWsnf586sJLwtUPYhk29D98GrBRS |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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=== P.O.D.D.A. (Pile of Drunks & Drug Addicts) ===
Not much is known about this band but they had only one recording session in 2007 which eventually surfaced onto YouTube, the band had Putnam on vocals, (Patareni, Millions of Dead Cops...) on drums and Chomi on guitar. Mickey Offender from D.R.I., Offenders, was supposed to lay a bass track but it never happened.

=== Sirhan Sirhan ===
This band started in December 1990 and Putnam and Tim Morse were trying to think of a Christmas gift for Mike Mahan who recently moved to Indiana, they recorded a demo and got a band picture in a $2 photo booth. They sent it to Mike who eventually lost his copy, the demo was released as a split album with Cuntsaw.

=== Insult ===
Insult started in 1992 as a four piece (Derek Coughlin only did vocals at the time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notecalleszine.blogspot.com/2011/07/insult-interview.html|title=.: Insult - Interview|website=Notecalleszine.blogspot.com|last=Zine|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> and decided to record an album in 1997 after releasing a few demo tapes, it was going horribly for them so they got Putnam to come in and produce their album, the album was called "I Wanna Be a Burn Victim", Putnam eventually became their bass player and did a west coast tour with them in 1998 along with a split 7-inch with Ruido and a live show over the radio which was released on a split with Anal Cunt, both the 7-inch and the live split were released in 1999. Putnam quit the same year.

=== Person Killer ===
Person Killer was a one-man project Putnam started around 1995, he made a demo and sent it to Earache Records along with a T-shirt, a pin, and a letter that didn't reveal the sender's name. It was planned to be released on a two LP set called "The Worst of Seth Putnam" but it hasn't been released.

=== Vaginal Jesus ===
Speculation circulated as to whether or not Putnam was a member of the ] grindcore/hardcore band Vaginal Jesus, after Putnam stated that he was just a friend of the band. However, he later retracted this claim and admitted to being a member.<ref>Resistance magazine // issue no. 25, Winter 2005/2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racrecords.com/shop/magazines/resistance-magazine-issue-25-spring-2007/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033415/http://www.racrecords.com/shop/magazines/resistance-magazine-issue-25-spring-2007/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2018|title=Resistance Magazine Issue #25 Winter 2005 / 2006 – R.A.C. Records|date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>

=== The Losers ===
Before Putnam started Anal Cunt in March 1988, he had various bands that sounded like Anal Cunt. The earliest one he could remember was The Losers, who started in 1980. The band featured Putnam doing vocals and playing a toy guitar (he could not afford a real one at the time) and his cousin Michael who played cardboard boxes as fast as possible. That band's name was eventually changed to "Noise". Putnam eventually got a real guitar and made more tapes.<ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.sethputnam.com/AC.html |title=Archived copy |website=Sethputnam.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221052650/http://www.sethputnam.com/AC.html |archive-date=21 December 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== George H Brown ===
George H Brown was a ] band that originally featured Putnam on guitar, Mike Mahan on bass, Fred Ordonez on second guitar, Tim Morse on drums, and John McCarthy on vocals. Putnam eventually got frustrated with the band and broke it up. They got back together years later with Putnam doing guitar and vocals, Paulie Kraynak on bass and Josh Randall (FUKK/Full Blown A.I.D.S live drummer)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/kissfukk|title = FUKK (Kissfukk)|website=Myspace.com| date=November 15, 2018 }}</ref> on drums. A ] page was made for the band and there were plans to release a debut CD.<ref name="web.archive.org" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/georgehbrownband|title=GEORGE H. BROWN (georgehbrownband) on Myspace|website=Myspace.com|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>

=== From Sloth to Anger ===
Putnam and John Kozik started a band called "Sloth" but changed the name to "From Sloth to Anger" after finding out there was a band called Sloth in New York. The band name was taken from an inner sleeve of a ] record. The band went nowhere and only made one tape that nobody has heard. After this, they broke up. Tim Morse had a baby on the way and Mike Mahan moved to Indiana for six months, Putnam and Tim got Anal Cunt back together with Fred Ordonez on guitar.

=== Raging Death ===
In October 2021, Tim Morse did an interview on the Death Metal podcast. He mentioned Putnam having a band with his cousin called "Raging Death". Putnam did the percussion on an old plastic bank of the comic book character "The Thing" while his cousin played guitar. Since the demo was not released officially, the only song title that Morse revealed was "Rabbit Axe".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRaYiW0ifoA|title=DEATH METAL PODCAST with ANATOMIA, DISMA, CARDIAC ARREST, ANAL CUNT, and many more new for 2021|date=October 3, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2022|via=]}}</ref>

=== Planned project with Mike Williams ===
In 2004 Putnam and ] from ] got the idea of starting a band and writing a record with all "anti-cop songs" after e-mailing each other about their recent troubles with the police.<ref name="Archived copy"/> A variety of riffs were written that were described as "] meets ]", but due to Williams being arrested and Putnam's eventual death no material was ever recorded and the idea for the band dissolved.

=== Ondskap ===
In 2002 Seth started Ondskap with a guy from Norway who also helped him run his website; there were plans for them to record music for a three-way split CD with two other unknown bands.<ref name="sethputnam.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.sethputnam.com/archive1999-2002.htm |title=Archived copy |website=Sethputnam.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406220841/http://www.sethputnam.com/archive1999-2002.htm |archive-date=6 April 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Unnamed Al Stewart cover band ===
Seth had plans to start an ] cover band with former members of the bands Slapshot and Stompbox, it is unknown if this band ever happened.<ref name="sethputnam.com"/>

=== Cannibal Hitler ===
Not much info exists on this band, they have one known cassette release on Wicked Sick Records (Putnam's label) called "Don't Worry It's All Grindcore" which came out in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/19749433-Cannibal-Hitler-Dont-Worry-Its-All-Grindcore|title=Cannibal Hitler - Don't Worry It's All Grindcore|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Discogs.com|year=1989 }}</ref>

=== Screaming Gore Guts ===
Screaming Gore Guts was one of Putnam's pre-Anal Cunt noise bands. They started in 1985 and they did a demo called "We Are Fucking God". The lineup was Seth and 2 of his friends named Luke and Ken who also ran a fanzine called "Frightmare". They played one show in Seth's parents' living room, after that show ended the members of the band were chased home by an angry mob. The band never did anything since then but after Putnam's passing in 2011, the demo eventually surfaced on a now-defunct blog and in 2022 it surfaced onto YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc5MxPuc2go|title=SCREAMING GORE GUTS - We Are Fucking God (Demo 1985, Seth Putnam's noisecore band)|date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=February 24, 2022|via=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lockjaw-yappy.blogspot.com/2011/07/screaming-gore-guts-us-demo-1985-we-are.html |title=LOCKJAW: Screaming Gore Guts – (US) Demo 1985 We Are Fucking God |access-date=September 16, 2011 |archive-date=September 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916110313/http://lockjaw-yappy.blogspot.com/2011/07/screaming-gore-guts-us-demo-1985-we-are.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Seven Minutes of Nausea ===
Seven Minutes of Nausea started in 1985 with Mick Hollows on vocals and Scut on drums and bass. In 1990, the group split up and Mick Hollows moved to Europe and continued the band as a one-man band that collaborated with many of his friends. Putnam played drums on their "Disobediant Loser" EP and Fred Ordonez (credited as "Fred Kase") who used to be in Anal Cunt played guitar on the same EP along with Matthias Weigand playing bass. Weigand also owns "Ecocentric Records" which is a German D.I.Y. label that released material from Putnam's bands such as the "Manson Is Jesus" EP by Shit Scum, the Psycho/Satan's Warriors split 7-inch, a compilation called "Killed by the Machinery of Sorrow" which has two Shit Scum songs and a Post Mortem song, and the "Fast Boston HC" CD by Anal Cunt. Weigand and Hollows are the remaining members of the band, they are now based in ], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/356596-Seven-Minutes-Of-Nausea|title=Seven Minutes Of Nausea|website=Discogs.com|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/33420-Ecocentric-Records|title=Ecocentric Records|website=Discogs.com|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>

=== Excretion ===
Excretion was a band that featured Anal Cunt's original lineup except Seth played guitar and Mike Mahan played a one string bass guitar.<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bD0sxBAzng | title=JOABA episode 30 with TIM MORSE of A.C. | website=] | date=October 28, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Avant-garde band with original Anal Cunt lineup ===
The name for this band is currently unknown; it featured Seth Putnam on drums, Tim Morse on guitar, and Mike Mahan doing poetry. The only song that was revealed was a 45-minute song called "I Went to the Store".<ref name="youtube.com"/>

=== Leigh Putnam ===
This band featured Seth on backing vocals, Josh Martin on guitar and Nate Linehan on drums. They did a CD in 1998 called "Branscombe Richmond" and only 2 copies exist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ANAL CUNT |url=http://www.metalprovider.com/analcunt/misc.htm |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602040126fw_/http://www.metalprovider.com/analcunt/misc.htm |archive-date=2002-06-02 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Metal Provider}}</ref>

=== Bands he filled in or did a guest appearance for ===
*Adolf Satan (bass and drums at several live performances)
*Anal Nosorog (Appeared on guest vocals on some live performances)
*Bad Mouthed Bandits (guitar studio session)
*Bratface (guitar at two live performances)
*] (vocals at Mardi Gras 1996 show and one other show)
*Fear of God (drums at one live performance)<ref>{{cite AV media |date=July 20, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek9RdDaCJWw |title=Fear of God – Conne Island – Leipzig, Germany – 1992 |publisher=Brutal Alien Videos |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926231022/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek9RdDaCJWw |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Flächenbrand (drums at one song at one live performance)<ref>{{cite AV media |date=April 3, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCsp1GJlkg |title=Anal Cunt – Kuhlhaus, Flensburg, Germany 30/5/99 |publisher=Jimbo |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926231015/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCsp1GJlkg |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Haggis (vocal duet with ] from ] on the song "A Calling to Arms")
*Kilslug (guitar at two live performances)<ref>{{cite AV media |date=May 3, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaLOGDLzMwY |title=KILSLUG June 21 2008 at PUNK ISLAND (First Annual) |publisher=iconicide |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926231137/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaLOGDLzMwY |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Necrophiliacs (bass at one live performance)
*] (vocals at two live performances)<ref>{{cite AV media |date=February 1, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-8ghhc1yo |title=nightstick w sethputnam.mpg |publisher=Weymouthcultureclub |via=] |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926231018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-8ghhc1yo |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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*Graveyard BBQ
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*Nasty Disaster
*Padded Hell
*] (in 1996, Putnam did guest vocals on '']'' for their songs "The Great Southern Trendkill", "War Nerve", "13 Steps to Nowhere", and "] Pt. II").
*Psycho (he always sang their song "Group Pressure" with them)
*P.T.L. Klub
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*] (additional vocals on some songs on the "Live At SO36" album, also appears in their "Live In Germany 1993" VHS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPuKCzW4fI|title=Slapshot - Live At SO 36 In Berlin 1993 (Full Album)|date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2022|via=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.theobelisk.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2364|title=The Obelisk Forum • View topic - So apparently Seth Putnam died yesterday.|website=Forum.theobelisk.net|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tuMTi53GUY|title=SLAPSHOT live in Germany 1993 VHS|date=November 11, 2015 |access-date=January 25, 2022|via=]}}</ref>
*The Ruins
*] (vocals and guitar on the song "Throwing Cars at People on Coke with Thor)
*] (did vocals on their song "Butterflies")
*W.B.I.
*Le Scrawl (Additional vocals on the song "Quest")
*Proclamation (vocals on the song "Conform" which is also a Siege cover, he also played guitar at a one off reunion show they did)
*Discordance Axis (additional vocals on "Ruin Trajectory" at their show at CBGB's in August, 1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discordanceaxis.bandcamp.com/album/original-sound-version-1992-1995|title=Original Sound Version 1992-1995, by Discordance Axis|website=Discordanceaxis.bandcamp.com|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
*Nunslaughter (spoken intro on the "Gruesome" live album)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Nunslaughter/Gruesome/625436 | title=Nunslaughter - Gruesome - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icNl-OYkBTk&ab_channel=NunSlaughterOfficial | title=NunSlaughter - September 11th 1999 | website=] | date=March 4, 2021 }}</ref>
*Deceased (sung a cover of "Black Metal" by Venom with them)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s82mVcKBI08&ab_channel=JOABA | title=Jamming Out All Bad Ass!! Episode 18.5 with King Fowley (Deceased) | website=] | date=June 10, 2021 }}</ref>

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Seth Putnam
Putnam in 2007Putnam in 2007
Background information
Birth nameSeth Edward Putnam
Born(1968-05-15)May 15, 1968
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 2011(2011-06-11) (aged 43)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
Years active1986–2011
Labels
  • Wicked Sick
  • Limited Appeal
  • Stridecore
Formerly of
  • Anal Cunt
  • Angry Hate
  • Cuntsaw
  • Executioner
  • Full Blown AIDS
  • Impaled Northern Moonforest
  • Insult
  • Post Mortem
  • Satan's Warriors
  • Shit Scum
  • Siege
  • Sirhan Sirhan
  • The Death's Head Quartet
  • Upsidedown Cross
  • Vaginal Jesus
  • You're Fired
Musical artist

Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician best known as the founder and sole consistent member of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke morbid humor. Throughout his career, Putnam was also involved in numerous side projects.

Biography

Early years

Seth Edward Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Edward R. Putnam and Barbara Ann Donohue. He was of half English and half Irish descent. His parents are divorced. Putnam was married to his first wife, Alison Dunn, from December 1998 through June 2001. He married Julie, his second wife, on May 17, 2008. From 1986 to 1988, Putnam played bass in the thrash metal band Executioner. He also owned his own record label called "Wicked Sick Records", and had a subsidiary label called "Stridecore Records" that only had one release which was Anal Cunt's The 5,643 Song EP.

Personality

Despite his shock humor and turbulent lifestyle, Putnam was often described by fans and peers as a warm, intelligent, and sensitive person. Putnam saw himself as a comedian and used music as an outlet.

In school, classmates who knew Putnam described him as intelligent and stern, but unmotivated, apathetic and often an underwhelming student. Putnam skipped a grade in school and became a very bright student, tutoring his classmates. In his own words, Putnam often blamed brutal fights with Catholic school nuns for helping to shape his cynical personality. When he reached high school, he had lost interest in excelling in education or academics, becoming more of a slacker and underachiever. By the time he had graduated school, Putnam had left the Catholic religion in which he was raised. After graduating from Newton North High School in 1985, Putnam showed no interest in attending college or university.

Putnam also made up his own religion when he was a child. His all-time favorite bands were Negative Approach and The Village People, his favorite movie was The Bad Bunch.

The 2018 grindcore documentary Slave to the Grind explores Putnam in detail, with his peers expressing the duality of his nature: former bandmates Tim Morse and Scott Hull describe Putnam often being personable and relaxed, but Hull also notes that he'd often get arrested causing trouble on the street. Discordance Axis singer Jon Chang notes that he was really close to Putnam for years, but describes him as a "really disturbed guy" and a "backstabbing piece of shit at the end of his life". Chang also recounted an incident after a show when Putnam introduced his mother to Chang, he remarked that they had met earlier when he pulled Putnam's mother out from the show's moshpit, causing Putnam to become aggressive and threaten Chang, much to the confusion of everyone present. Putnam was also good friends with Pantera frontman Philip Anselmo. Anselmo used to get Anal Cunt to open for Pantera whenever they went through Boston. Anal Cunt opened for Pantera three times. There is also footage of Putnam singing "Suicide Note Part II" with Anselmo at a show in 1998.

In 2019, Brutal Truth and Venomous Concept vocalist Kevin Sharp did an interview with Metal Underground and talked about a conversation he had with Seth after his coma. He also said that Putnam was an "encyclopedia of music".

According to Eyehategod vocalist Mike Williams Putnam was a normal guy off-stage and very quiet and soft-spoken. Williams also stated that he used to call Putnam, whom he has known since 1988, long distance from the Chevron gas station that he worked at, so that all his calls would be charged to Chevron.

1993 arrest

On August 26, 1993, Anal Cunt played a show at Nightbreak in San Francisco, California and started their set with their song "Iron Funeral" and played "Blur Including New H.C. Song" after. During the second song, a woman later identified as Elizabeth Quigley grabbed Putnam's microphone. Putnam then turned around and swung the microphone, hitting Quigley in the face. Anal Cunt members John Kozik, Tim Morse, and Paul Kraynak eventually stopped playing and audience members (including Quigley) started to yell at Putnam, telling him to leave the venue and repeatedly saying "Call the fucking cops!" along with several insults directed towards Putnam, who was eventually arrested and spent the night in a San Francisco jail. He was bailed out the next morning by Kozik. On October 19 of that year, Putnam received a letter from Michael Spadaccini who was Quigley's attorney informing him that a civil action is being filed against him for assault, when Putnam went to court he was found guilty and fined US$1200. A video of this show exists and can be found on YouTube, a cassette recording of this show was released on a live 7-inch called "Breaking the Law" which was disguised as a bootleg due to the band's contract with Earache Records. The track after the Nightbreak show is the sound of a jail cell door slamming that was recorded by Yaz who is credited as the "party technician" in the 7-inch while Kozik was bailing Putnam out of jail. Pictures of the letter, Putnam's bail record, and a newspaper clipping of the show on Side B were included in the 7-inch, it also includes liner notes by Robert Williams from Siege.

Drug overdose and coma

On October 12, 2004, Putnam was hospitalized after ingesting a cocktail of crack cocaine, alcohol, heroin, and two months' worth of Ambien sleeping pills. It has been reported that he spent the previous day contemplating suicide, though exact circumstances surrounding the drug overdose are vague. He was sent to Spaulding Rehab before he woke up from his coma.

Anal Cunt's 1997 album I Like It When You Die contained the track "You're in a Coma". Putnam's reaction to the resulting irony of being in a coma was published in the Boston Phoenix: "Actually, it turned out it was just as gay as the song I wrote nine years ago – being in a coma was just as fuckin' stupid as I wrote it was." Anal Cunt kept performing the song during live shows after the coma, with Putnam sharing anecdotes with the audience before the song.

Prior to his coma in 2004, Putnam overdosed on heroin in 1998. In a 2007 interview, he said: "In 1998 I was dead for 10 minutes from a heroin overdose. The EMT's used that stuff to revive people and it didn't work. They tried it a second time for the hell of it and it worked. All I remember was waking up in my kitchen having no idea where I was. On the way to the hospital, the EMT told me I was probably going to have brain damage the rest of my life. By the time I got to the hospital I was completely back to normal though. I didn't see any 'mystic visions' or anything that time either."

Feud with Chris Barnes

There was friction between Putnam and Six Feet Under vocalist Chris Barnes. According to Putnam's defunct website, Putnam and Josh Martin (Anal Cunt guitarist) went to a Six Feet Under show while they were touring for their first album to hand out fliers looking for a drummer, they eventually heckled Barnes during a Six Feet Under set, Putnam yelled "Ha ha! You got kicked out of Cannibal Corpse!" which led to an altercation between the three after Six Feet Under finished their set, ending with Six Feet Under's roadies ganging up on Putnam and Martin grabbing Barnes' wrists before Barnes fled to his tour bus and hid there. Putnam released the song "Chris Barnes Is a Pussy" as retaliation to the incident in 1999. According to Putnam in an interview with Capital Chaos TV several years later, Six Feet Under went out of their way to avoid playing in the same city as Anal Cunt several years after the incident. Putnam stated "I guess he (Chris Barnes) is still afraid of me". Despite the feud, Putnam eventually became a fan of Six Feet Under and stated that "Murdered in the Basement" was his favorite song by Six Feet Under. Martin also said that Putnam saw Cannibal Corpse live on their Eaten Back To Life tour.

Hatebreed incident

Anal Cunt were booked to play at the second New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2000. Misfits headlined the main stage, Anal Cunt headlined the second stage and Hatebreed headlined the Commercial Street Cafe. Problems arose when the Hatebreed set was shut down due to problems with the sound system, so security moved Hatebreed to Anal Cunt's stage, and set them up to play before them. This apparently upset the audience that were expecting to see Anal Cunt, and according to Josh Martin, vocalist Jamey Jasta got angry and called the crowd a bunch of "washed up metalheads" and allegedly claimed that Hatebreed were more popular and sold more records than Anal Cunt. Putnam and Martin were at the bar next door not knowing what was going on, but returned by the time the Hatebreed set was over to see that Putnam was yelled at by Jasta. A melee then ensued. Martin who owned a VHS tape of the fight (which ended up getting lost) claimed that Putnam was standing 20 feet away watching the melee ensue. Putnam was arrested by the end of the night, along with his wife.

In February 2021, Jamey Jasta interviewed Jimmy Bower from Eyehategod on his podcast "The Jasta Show". Jasta mentioned a story where Putnam requested a mop to make sure the stage was clean because people were skating on it and eventually ended up attacking the audience with it instead. He also said he used to distro Anal Cunt's albums and book their shows. Bower told stories of Putnam using a fire extinguisher on stage and getting foam all over Eyehategod's gear.

Death

On June 11, 2011, Putnam died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 43. He is buried at Newton Cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.

Side projects and former bands

Putnam performing in 1993
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Angry Hate

The idea of the band came up when Putnam and Larry Lifeless (Kilslug vocalist) were drunk one night watching Jerry Springer and Larry said "That guy looks like he should be in an old punk band called Angry Hate or something". The first recording was in January 1999 of Larry hammering a fence against some lady's garage which was put on at the end of the song, "M.P." on the first release. That summer, they recorded four songs, all of which were old Sickness songs. "Blinking Blue Lights" was actually recorded by Kilslug, but never released. The other songs originally by the Sickness were never released. They made another EP called Bad Mood that had a certain number of copies pressed but were never officially released. Putnam and Lee Suniga (owner of Menace to Sobriety Records) sold them on eBay. Angry Hate performed two live shows in March and April 2002. In 2004 they recorded a song called "Satan Wins" with Paulie Kraynak on bass but it hasn't been released.

Satan's Warriors

Satan's Warriors started in February 1986 after Putnam and his friends made up a fake death metal fanzine with fake band names as a joke. Putnam eventually admitted to doing it in April of that year. There was an opening for a band to play live over the radio, so Putnam got a lineup together and made a four-song demo with him on drums and vocals, and his cousin Drew on guitar. Their final show was in July 1988. They were supposed to get back together in 2003 and re-record some songs written between 1986 and 1988. The lineup was supposed to be with Putnam on guitar and vocals, Paulie Kraynak on second guitar, and John Gillis on drums.

Impaled Northern Moonforest

In early 1997, Putnam and Josh Martin came up with the idea of starting a joke black metal band and decided to record a demo. They didn't use actual drums because someone was sleeping in the room next to them, so Martin played his acoustic guitar while Putnam did vocals and percussion by slapping his leg and a mattress. They did a few shows and sold copies of their first demo. The titles on the demo are different from the ones on the 7-inch vinyl release due to Putnam and Josh losing their copies of the demo and forgetting the titles.

Shit Scum

Shit Scum formed in 1988 after Putnam saw an ad looking for musicians. Putnam chose to call after seeing Cryptic Slaughter as the only influence as not many people in Boston were into that band. Putnam eventually invited Fred Ordonez to see Satan's Warriors (which was their last show). Anal Cunt was also playing what was supposed to be their last show but Ordonez and his friends never showed up. Putnam did another show with Anal Cunt so Ordonez could see them, while Shit Scum also did their first show on the same day. Putnam was eventually invited to a studio to play bass on their first demo called "Self Mutilation". They later did a show in January, 1990. Putnam and Ordonez (without Wayne, who was their drummer) went to a studio that college rock bands mainly performed at. The engineer did not like them and tried convincing them to quit. The record was eventually finished and they ended up owing the studio money so the studio kept the master reel.

Anal Cunt did a tour in Germany and performed some Shit Scum covers. Matthias Weigand (head of Ecocentric Records) liked the cover of the song "Shit Scum" and wanted to put out a 7-inch. Putnam called the studio and asked about the reel. The guy on the phone said "it's right here, pick it up whenever you want", not knowing they owed money to the studio. Putnam mixed all the songs and sent them to Ecocentric Records. Ordonez never had a cover for the record so Weigand made one up. The record was eventually called "Manson Is Jesus". Ordonez wanted the record to be called "I Wish this Record Could Punch You in the Face", and have a fist on the cover. Shit Scum had already broken up by the time the album was released.

Full Blown A.I.D.S.

Full Blown A.I.D.S. started in 1997 while Putnam was jamming with his friend and cousin. In 1998, he wrote some songs and recorded a demo of "No One Cares" with Nate Linehan on drums. In 2002 he moved to Texas for a while but eventually moved back to Boston. In 2003 the band went into the studio and recorded some songs and mixed them in a day. They eventually put out two EPs and a compilation CD in 2008, with both EPs and the song "Throwing Cars at People on Coke with Thor". In 2010 the band released a live album with some bonus tracks called "Viral Load" which would eventually be their last ever release and the only release with Josh Randall on drums.

Death's Head Quartet

The Death's Head Quartet was a jazz/noise improvisational band that featured Putnam on bass and vocals, Chris Joyce on guitar, Robert Williams on drums, and Jim Hobbs on saxophone. Their first release was called "Live on the Joint" which was a radio broadcast from November 1, 2001. Their second release was recorded on April 9, 2001, and was not released until 2003.

Cuntsaw

Cuntsaw started in 1989 with Putnam on vocals and guitar and Tim Morse on drums. They usually practiced after Anal Cunt shows. They did one demo called "Concerned" and did one show at Brandeis University with Fred Ordonez on second guitar. They eventually broke up. The Anal Cunt song "Foreplay with a Tree Shredder" was originally a Cuntsaw song that was named "Hell Bent for Hitler".

You're Fired

You're Fired started in 2002. Within two months they had a nine-song demo recorded which eventually became the Warning EP and was released in 2002. After Putnam died, they made an EP called The End with Paulie Kraynak on guitar. Most of the riffs were written by Putnam and the album was also recorded with Putnam's Gibson SG, Marshall cabinet and the Ampeg SS-140C amplifier head borrowed from Paulie Kraynak that was also used on the Warning EP. The End was released in 2012 on vinyl and it also can be purchased on BandCamp along with the Warning EP. The song "Throw It Off" from their last EP was originally an Anal Cunt song with different lyrics.

Adolf Satan

Adolf Satan started in 2002 after Upsidedown Cross broke up. Putnam played drums for the band for a brief period of time. He eventually quit and Nate Linehan joined. They recorded a demo in 2003 and eventually made a self-titled studio album. They recorded another demo in 2006 before breaking up two years later.

Upsidedown Cross

Upsidedown Cross started in 1989 after Larry Lifeless' band "Kilslug" had a violent breakup. The first lineup featured Larry (vocals), Cheez (bass), and Scott Vangel (guitar) who went by "Shoehorn" in the band. Taang! Records thought the band were too insane to deal with, and wouldn't sign them unless Rico Pertoleum (ex-Kilslug) was in the band, he was kicked out after the songwriting for the first record was done. J. Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. filled in on drums for the first album. Throughout the 90's they had different lineup changes and had a few more releases. Seth Putnam ended up joining them on guitar and did one show with them which also turned out to be the band's last show before they eventually broke up, Seth ended up moving to Texas. There were plans to get the band back together with Josh Martin on guitar. According to Josh, Cheez wasn't in any state to be playing an instrument, so he ended up starting Adolf Satan instead. When Seth moved back to Boston him and Josh became the two guitarists for the band, Seth ended up quitting the band in March 2003. Seth and Josh never recorded anything with the band despite Seth being credited on their split with Sloth, Cheez decided to put out an old recording and credit the lineup they had at the time. In 2011 Upsidedown Cross became a two-piece with Seth on drums and Larry on vocals and guitar. Some rehearsal footage exists of the band.

P.O.D.D.A. (Pile of Drunks & Drug Addicts)

Not much is known about this band but they had only one recording session in 2007 which eventually surfaced onto YouTube, the band had Putnam on vocals, Dejan Podobnik(Patareni, Millions of Dead Cops...) on drums and Chomi on guitar. Mickey Offender from D.R.I., Offenders, was supposed to lay a bass track but it never happened.

Sirhan Sirhan

This band started in December 1990 and Putnam and Tim Morse were trying to think of a Christmas gift for Mike Mahan who recently moved to Indiana, they recorded a demo and got a band picture in a $2 photo booth. They sent it to Mike who eventually lost his copy, the demo was released as a split album with Cuntsaw.

Insult

Insult started in 1992 as a four piece (Derek Coughlin only did vocals at the time) and decided to record an album in 1997 after releasing a few demo tapes, it was going horribly for them so they got Putnam to come in and produce their album, the album was called "I Wanna Be a Burn Victim", Putnam eventually became their bass player and did a west coast tour with them in 1998 along with a split 7-inch with Ruido and a live show over the radio which was released on a split with Anal Cunt, both the 7-inch and the live split were released in 1999. Putnam quit the same year.

Person Killer

Person Killer was a one-man project Putnam started around 1995, he made a demo and sent it to Earache Records along with a T-shirt, a pin, and a letter that didn't reveal the sender's name. It was planned to be released on a two LP set called "The Worst of Seth Putnam" but it hasn't been released.

Vaginal Jesus

Speculation circulated as to whether or not Putnam was a member of the white power grindcore/hardcore band Vaginal Jesus, after Putnam stated that he was just a friend of the band. However, he later retracted this claim and admitted to being a member.

The Losers

Before Putnam started Anal Cunt in March 1988, he had various bands that sounded like Anal Cunt. The earliest one he could remember was The Losers, who started in 1980. The band featured Putnam doing vocals and playing a toy guitar (he could not afford a real one at the time) and his cousin Michael who played cardboard boxes as fast as possible. That band's name was eventually changed to "Noise". Putnam eventually got a real guitar and made more tapes.

George H Brown

George H Brown was a blues rock band that originally featured Putnam on guitar, Mike Mahan on bass, Fred Ordonez on second guitar, Tim Morse on drums, and John McCarthy on vocals. Putnam eventually got frustrated with the band and broke it up. They got back together years later with Putnam doing guitar and vocals, Paulie Kraynak on bass and Josh Randall (FUKK/Full Blown A.I.D.S live drummer) on drums. A Myspace page was made for the band and there were plans to release a debut CD.

From Sloth to Anger

Putnam and John Kozik started a band called "Sloth" but changed the name to "From Sloth to Anger" after finding out there was a band called Sloth in New York. The band name was taken from an inner sleeve of a Borbetomagus record. The band went nowhere and only made one tape that nobody has heard. After this, they broke up. Tim Morse had a baby on the way and Mike Mahan moved to Indiana for six months, Putnam and Tim got Anal Cunt back together with Fred Ordonez on guitar.

Raging Death

In October 2021, Tim Morse did an interview on the Death Metal podcast. He mentioned Putnam having a band with his cousin called "Raging Death". Putnam did the percussion on an old plastic bank of the comic book character "The Thing" while his cousin played guitar. Since the demo was not released officially, the only song title that Morse revealed was "Rabbit Axe".

Planned project with Mike Williams

In 2004 Putnam and Mike Williams from Eyehategod got the idea of starting a band and writing a record with all "anti-cop songs" after e-mailing each other about their recent troubles with the police. A variety of riffs were written that were described as "Venom meets The Germs", but due to Williams being arrested and Putnam's eventual death no material was ever recorded and the idea for the band dissolved.

Ondskap

In 2002 Seth started Ondskap with a guy from Norway who also helped him run his website; there were plans for them to record music for a three-way split CD with two other unknown bands.

Unnamed Al Stewart cover band

Seth had plans to start an Al Stewart cover band with former members of the bands Slapshot and Stompbox, it is unknown if this band ever happened.

Cannibal Hitler

Not much info exists on this band, they have one known cassette release on Wicked Sick Records (Putnam's label) called "Don't Worry It's All Grindcore" which came out in 1989.

Screaming Gore Guts

Screaming Gore Guts was one of Putnam's pre-Anal Cunt noise bands. They started in 1985 and they did a demo called "We Are Fucking God". The lineup was Seth and 2 of his friends named Luke and Ken who also ran a fanzine called "Frightmare". They played one show in Seth's parents' living room, after that show ended the members of the band were chased home by an angry mob. The band never did anything since then but after Putnam's passing in 2011, the demo eventually surfaced on a now-defunct blog and in 2022 it surfaced onto YouTube.

Seven Minutes of Nausea

Seven Minutes of Nausea started in 1985 with Mick Hollows on vocals and Scut on drums and bass. In 1990, the group split up and Mick Hollows moved to Europe and continued the band as a one-man band that collaborated with many of his friends. Putnam played drums on their "Disobediant Loser" EP and Fred Ordonez (credited as "Fred Kase") who used to be in Anal Cunt played guitar on the same EP along with Matthias Weigand playing bass. Weigand also owns "Ecocentric Records" which is a German D.I.Y. label that released material from Putnam's bands such as the "Manson Is Jesus" EP by Shit Scum, the Psycho/Satan's Warriors split 7-inch, a compilation called "Killed by the Machinery of Sorrow" which has two Shit Scum songs and a Post Mortem song, and the "Fast Boston HC" CD by Anal Cunt. Weigand and Hollows are the remaining members of the band, they are now based in Koblenz, Germany.

Excretion

Excretion was a band that featured Anal Cunt's original lineup except Seth played guitar and Mike Mahan played a one string bass guitar.

Avant-garde band with original Anal Cunt lineup

The name for this band is currently unknown; it featured Seth Putnam on drums, Tim Morse on guitar, and Mike Mahan doing poetry. The only song that was revealed was a 45-minute song called "I Went to the Store".

Leigh Putnam

This band featured Seth on backing vocals, Josh Martin on guitar and Nate Linehan on drums. They did a CD in 1998 called "Branscombe Richmond" and only 2 copies exist.

Bands he filled in or did a guest appearance for

  • Adolf Satan (bass and drums at several live performances)
  • Anal Nosorog (Appeared on guest vocals on some live performances)
  • Bad Mouthed Bandits (guitar studio session)
  • Bratface (guitar at two live performances)
  • Eyehategod (vocals at Mardi Gras 1996 show and one other show)
  • Fear of God (drums at one live performance)
  • Flächenbrand (drums at one song at one live performance)
  • Haggis (vocal duet with Wattie Buchan from The Exploited on the song "A Calling to Arms")
  • Kilslug (guitar at two live performances)
  • Necrophiliacs (bass at one live performance)
  • Nightstick (vocals at two live performances)
  • Boredoms
  • Brutal Truth
  • Corrosion of Conformity
  • Graveyard BBQ
  • Incantation
  • Napalm Death
  • Nasty Disaster
  • Padded Hell
  • Pantera (in 1996, Putnam did guest vocals on The Great Southern Trendkill for their songs "The Great Southern Trendkill", "War Nerve", "13 Steps to Nowhere", and "Suicide Note Pt. II").
  • Psycho (he always sang their song "Group Pressure" with them)
  • P.T.L. Klub
  • Scissorfight
  • Slapshot (additional vocals on some songs on the "Live At SO36" album, also appears in their "Live In Germany 1993" VHS)
  • The Ruins
  • Thor (vocals and guitar on the song "Throwing Cars at People on Coke with Thor)
  • Today Is the Day (did vocals on their song "Butterflies")
  • W.B.I.
  • Le Scrawl (Additional vocals on the song "Quest")
  • Proclamation (vocals on the song "Conform" which is also a Siege cover, he also played guitar at a one off reunion show they did)
  • Discordance Axis (additional vocals on "Ruin Trajectory" at their show at CBGB's in August, 1995)
  • Nunslaughter (spoken intro on the "Gruesome" live album)
  • Deceased (sung a cover of "Black Metal" by Venom with them)

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