Society 1

Society 1
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Industrial metal
Years active	1999–Present
Labels	InZane Records Earache Records Crash Music
Associated acts	Dope, Primer 55, Tactics, Ministry, Killing Joke, Lotus Rising
Website	official website
Members	Matt "The Lord" Zane Alex Crescioni Dirt Von Karloff
Past members	Devin Norris Justin Reynolds Jame Potter Sin Quirin Dagon Aleister Adrian Ost Paul Raven Berzerk Kirk Sik Rick Eric Franklin Ivan DePrume

Society 1 is an industrial metal band formed in the 1990s in Los Angeles, California by lead singer Matt Zane. They have released four studio albums, a live album, a compilation album, and a spoken word poetry album by vocalist Matt Zane. The band has also performed at several major festivals, including Download, where vocalist Matt Zane broke several records by performing the entire set suspended from 4 meat hooks through his back. Zane has performed while suspended on several other occasions.^[1] Some fans and critics have compared Society 1 to bands like Marilyn Manson.

Discography

Studio albums

• Slacker Jesus (InZane Records, 2000)
• Words as Carriers (InZane Records, 2002)
• Exit Through Fear (Earache Records, 2003)
• The Sound that Ends Creation (Earache Records, 2005)
• The Years of Spiritual Dissent (Crash Music, 2006)
• A Journey from Exile (2011)
• Rise From the Dead (EP 2013)
• A Collection of Lies (Independent 2014)

Live albums

• Live and Raw (InZane Records, 2008)

DVD videos

• Fearing The Exit (Earache Records, 2004)
• The Creation of Sound - Packaged with 'The Sound That Ends Creation' (Earache Records, 2004)
• In Our Own Images - Packaged with 'The Years of Spiritual Dissent' (Crash Music, 2006)

Music videos

• "Nothing" - from Exit Through Fear
• "Hate" - from Exit Through Fear
• "All You Want" - from Exit Through Fear
• "It Isn't Me - from The Sound that Ends Creation
• "This Is The End" - from The Years of Spiritual Dissent
• "Scream Out Your Breath" - from A Journey from Exile
• "I Got You" - from A Journey from Exile

Members

Current members

• Matt "The Lord" Zane - vocals, programming, guitar^[2]
• Dirt Von Karloff - bass, backing vocals
• Alex Crescioni - guitar
• Iorden Mitev - drums

Former members

• Devin Norris - guitar (1997–2001)
• Justin Reynolds - bass, backing vocals (1997–2001)
• James Adrian Cross - drums (1997–2001)
• Sin Quirin - keyboards (2000–2001), guitars (2001–2006)
• Ivan DePrume - drums (2001–2002)
• Dagon - drums (2002–2003)
• Aleister - bass (2003–2004)
• Adrian Ost - touring drummer (2003–2004)
• Paul Raven - bass on Exit Through Fear (2003)
• Berzerk Kirk - drums (2005–2006)
• Sik Rick - drums (????-2010)
• Eric Franklin - guitars (2006–2010)
• Brian Jackson - Guitars (2012-2013) ^[3]
• Brett Pirozzi - Bass (2012)^[3]

References

1. Sharpe-Young, Garry (5 December 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
2. Society 1's Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/society1/info, accessed 10 March 2013.
3. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-society-1-ep-to-be-produced-by-former-fear-factory-drummer/

External links

• Official Society 1 website