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Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was the founder of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his brutal screaming and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke morbid humor. Throughout his career, Putnam had been involved in many side projects, including backing vocals on Pantera's The Great Southern Trendkill.

Early years

Seth Edward Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in or around Boston, Massachusetts to father Edward R. Putnam and mother Barbara Ann Donohue. Both he and his parents are divorced. In the mid-1980s, Putnam played bass in the thrash metal band Executioner.

Drug overdose and coma

On October 12, 2004 Seth Putnam was hospitalized after ingesting 2 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. Putnam's reaction to the 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."

Death

On June 11, 2011, Putnam died of a heart attack at the age of 43.

Side projects and former bands

• Angry Hate
• Satan's Warriors
• Impaled Northern Moonforest
• Shit Scum
• Full Blown A.I.D.S.
• Death's Head Quartet
• Cuntsaw
• You're Fired
• Adolf Satan
• Upsidedown Cross (note: Although Seth is credited playing guitar on their split with Sloth, the album was actually recorded years before Seth joined the band)
• Executioner
• Post Mortem
• Siege
• Sirhan Sirhan
• Insult
• Person Killer
• Vaginal Jesus

Some bands Seth has filled in for (live and/or on recordings)

• Bad Mouthed Bandits (guitar)
• Bratface (guitar)
• EYEHATEGOD (vocals)
• Buzzov-en (vocals)
• Fear of God (from Switzerland) (drums)
• Flächenbrand (Drums on 1 song)
• Haggis (vocals)
• Kilslug (guitar, drums)
• Necrophiliacs (bass on 1 song)
• Nightstick (vocals)
• Sickie Wifebeater's 4F Club (vocals)
• Seven Minutes of Nausea (drums/backup vocals on Disobedient Losers)
• Pantera (Additional screams on the 1996 release The Great Southern Trendkill)

Guest vocal appearances (including, but not limited to)

• Bruce Chittenden
• Arson Anthem
• Brutal Truth
• Convalescent Surprise
• Corrosion of Conformity
• Graveyard BBQ
• Incantation
• Napalm Death
• Nasty Disaster
• Padded Hell
• Pantera
• Psycho
• P.T.L Klub
• Scissorfight
• Slapshot
• The Ruins
• Thor
• Today is the Day
• W.B.I.
• No Skids Daddy (On the song "16")

References

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2. ^ http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/05023497.asp

External links

• wickedsickrecords.com
• Impaled Northern Moonforest
• previous Impaled Northern Moonforest site
• Menace to Sobriety Records
• Seth Putnam's MySpace page
• Seth Putnam's Facebook page

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