Seth Putnam

Seth Putnam
Background information
Birth name	Seth Edward Putnam
Born	May 15, 1968(1968-05-15) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	June 11, 2011(2011-06-11) (aged 43)
Genres	Grindcore, noisecore, hardcore punk
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Years active	1986–2011

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

Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in or around Boston, Massachusetts to father Edward R. Putnam and mother Barbara Ann Donohue. His parents are divorced. Seth was married to his first wife, Alison, from December 1998 through June 2001. He married Julie, his second wife in 2008. In the mid-1980s, Putnam played bass in the thrash metal band Executioner.

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. Putnam's reaction to the irony of being in a coma – the band's 1997 album I Like It When You Die contained the track "You're 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."

Feud with Chris Barnes

There had been friction between Putnam and Six Feet Under vocalist Chris Barnes. According to Putnam's website, Putnam heckled Barnes during the Six Feet Under set, leading to an altercation between the two, ending with Six Feet Under's roadies ganging up on Putnam while Barnes fled to his tour bus. Putnam released the song, "Chris Barnes is a Pussy" as retaliation to the incident. Despite the feud, Putnam stated that "Murdered in the Basement" was his favorite song by Six Feet Under.

Death

On June 11, 2011, Putnam died of a suspected 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 Putnam is credited playing guitar on their split with Sloth, the album was actually recorded years before he joined the band)
• Executioner
• Post Mortem
• Siege
• Sirhan Sirhan
• Insult
• Person Killer
• Vaginal Jesus

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

• Bad Mouthed Bandits (guitar)
• Bratface (guitar)
• EYEHATEGOD (vocals)
• Buzzoven (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
• 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")

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