The Casualties

The Casualties
Gig in Poland in January 2007
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Street punk
Years active	1990–present
Labels	SideOneDummy
Associated acts	The Krays, The Manix, Kickstarts
Members
Jorge Herrera Rick Lopez Jake Kolatis Marc "Meggers" Eggers

The Casualties in 2006

The Casualties are an American street punk band from New York City, New York,^{[citation needed]} formed in 1990.

Biography

The Casualties members aimed to return to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH , which they believed had disappeared by 1985. During the early years, the lineup was stable. The initial lineup consisted of Colin and Jorge on vocals, Yureesh on drums, Hank on guitar, and Mark on bass. Colin stepped out for several months to finish his education while Rachel, Rivits' singer, took his place.

At this point, Colin, Jorge, Yureesh, and Mark put together a demo. Fred replaced Hank, but then Fred left to go to school, and Scott from C Squat filled in. Another guitarist, Steve, from Distraught, also filled in during this period. The EP 40 Oz. Casualty was recorded. By 1992, the band was touring and building up a fan base in NYC. In 1993, bassist Mark and guitarist Fred were replaced by Mike and Jake, respectively and Yureesh was replaced by Shawn on drums in 1994. In 1995, the band's second release, the "A Fuckin Way Of Life" E.P. was released on Eyeball Records. In 1996, Shawn left the band, and Meggers of the Rivits came to fill in and became the regular drummer. The line-up of Jorge, Jake, Mike and Meggers continued until 1997. Johnny (Of The Krays) served as bassist until 1998 (a position more permanently filled by Rick later that year).

The Casualties have continued to produce high-energy recordings and they have done US and international tours (e.g., Europe, Japan, and El Salvador) ). Under Attack was released on SideOneDummy Records in 2006, and they toured virtually non-stop for 3 years year in support of the album. Their newest album, We Are All We Have, was released on the SideOneDummy label on August 25, 2009.

Members

Current lineup

• Jorge Herrera- lead vocals (1990–present)
• Rick Lopez - vocals, bass (1998–present)
• Jake Kolatis - vocals, guitar (1993–present)
• Marc "Meggers" Eggers - drums (1995–present)

Past members

• Colin - vocals (1990–1994)
• Yureesh - drums (1990–1994)
• Hank - guitar (1990–1991)
• Mark - bass (1990–1993)
• Fred - guitar (1991–1993)
• Mike - bass (1993–1997)

Discography

Studio albums

• 1997: For the Punx
• 1998: Underground Army
• 2000: Stay Out of Order
• 2001: Die Hards
• 2004: On the Front Line
• 2005: En La Línea Del Frente
• 2006: Under Attack
• 2009: We Are All We Have

EPs

• 1992: 40 Oz. Casualty
• 1994: A Fuckin' Way Of Life
• 2000: Who's In Control?

Compilation albums

• 2001: The Early Years: 1990–1995
• 2010: For The Casualties Army

Live albums

• 1999: Live at the Fireside Bowl
• 2003: More at the Fireside Bowl
• 2007: Made in NYC

Various artists compilation appearances

• 1990: Benefit For Beer - "Political Sin"
• 1994 "Pogo Attack LP" - "25 Years To Late" - "For The Punx"
• 2001 "Warped Tour 2001" - "Fight For Your Life"
• 2003 "The Sound Of Rebellion" - "Killing Machine" - "Politicians" - "No Rules"
• 2003: Punx Unite - "Punx Unite"
• 2003: Warped Tour 2003 - "Made in N.Y.C."
• 2005: Punx Unite 2 - "Way of Life"
• 2004: AMP Magazine Presents: Volume 2-Street Punk - "Sounds From the Streets"
• 2005: Punx Unite-Leaders of Today - "Rebel"
• 2006: Warped Tour 2006 - "Under Attack"
• 2007: Take Action Tour 2007 - "VIP"
• 2010: Warped Tour 2010

Videos

• 1998: Live At NewCastle Riverside
• 1998: Underground Army World Tour
• 2000: Nightmare
• 2001: Get Off My Back
• 2004: Tomorrow Belongs To Us
• 2006: Can't Stop Us
• 2006: On City Streets
• 2009: War Is Business
• 2009: We Are All We Have
• ????: Ten Years of Destruction/Live at CBGB's
  • This video was made and compiled by a close friend of The Casualties highlighting the early years of The Casualties, and includes an animated music video for 'Punk Rock Love'. It is now the rarest and oldest footage of The Casualties ever taped (Some of it even dating back to 1991), and used to be on some punk distribution sites like AngryYoungAndPoor.com and PunkUtopia.com, but was later pulled by the band themselves because of the "Can't Stop Us" DVD (or some other DVD) that supposedly would/will contain old, rare footage of them back in the early days.

References

External links

• The Casualties on Myspace
• Burning Stars Interview with Jake - 2006