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Seth Putnam
Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician best known as the founder, frontman and sole consistent member of grindcore band Anal Cunt. His work was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals, with lyrics meant to shock or blaspheme. Throughout his career, Putnam was also involved in numerous side projects.
Seth Edward Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Edward R. Putnam and Barbara Ann Donohue. 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.They remained married till his death. From 1986 to 1988, Putnam played bass in the thrash metal band Executioner. He was also in a band called Satan's Warriors for a brief period of time. Putnam 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.
After leaving Executioner Putnam then had the idea to start a 'noise/blurcore' band and went on to record a demo in his mother's attic. His band Anal Cunt was then formed on March 1, 1988, Putnam later stated he came up with the band's name by choosing the two stupidest words to combine together to form a band name. When Putnam started the band he initially wanted to just release one demo tape however the band ended up turning into something bigger.
The band's first performance was a rehearsal in 1988 at Putnam's mother's house in front of some family members, namely his mother, his two little brothers and his grandmother, as well as some of his mother's friends. The group eventually started touring and released their 47 Song Demo and 88 song demo. Throughout Putnam’s tenure in the band Anal Cunt released multiple albums and EPS. They also toured worldwide, went through numerous lineup changes and disbanded twice.
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 "You're in a Coma" during live shows after Putnam's coma, with Putnam sharing anecdotes with the audience before the song.[citation needed]
Prior to his 2004 coma, 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." Putnam still continued to drink and use heroin following his coma, but not the same extent that he had prior to the coma.
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.
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Seth Putnam
Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician best known as the founder, frontman and sole consistent member of grindcore band Anal Cunt. His work was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals, with lyrics meant to shock or blaspheme. Throughout his career, Putnam was also involved in numerous side projects.
Seth Edward Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Edward R. Putnam and Barbara Ann Donohue. 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.They remained married till his death. From 1986 to 1988, Putnam played bass in the thrash metal band Executioner. He was also in a band called Satan's Warriors for a brief period of time. Putnam 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.
After leaving Executioner Putnam then had the idea to start a 'noise/blurcore' band and went on to record a demo in his mother's attic. His band Anal Cunt was then formed on March 1, 1988, Putnam later stated he came up with the band's name by choosing the two stupidest words to combine together to form a band name. When Putnam started the band he initially wanted to just release one demo tape however the band ended up turning into something bigger.
The band's first performance was a rehearsal in 1988 at Putnam's mother's house in front of some family members, namely his mother, his two little brothers and his grandmother, as well as some of his mother's friends. The group eventually started touring and released their 47 Song Demo and 88 song demo. Throughout Putnam’s tenure in the band Anal Cunt released multiple albums and EPS. They also toured worldwide, went through numerous lineup changes and disbanded twice.
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 "You're in a Coma" during live shows after Putnam's coma, with Putnam sharing anecdotes with the audience before the song.[citation needed]
Prior to his 2004 coma, 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." Putnam still continued to drink and use heroin following his coma, but not the same extent that he had prior to the coma.
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.
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