Mark McCoy

For the Canadian athlete, see Mark McKoy.

Mark McCoy
Born	June 6, 1975, Illinois
Origin	DeKalb, Illinois, San Diego, California, Brooklyn, New York
Genres	punk rock, black metal, powerviolence, straight edge
Occupations	Vocalist, visual artist
Years active	1994-present
Labels	Youth Attack!, Coalition, Painkiller, Clean Plate, Three One G, Teardrop, Lengua Armada Discos
Associated acts	Charles Bronson, Das Oath, Holy Molar

Mark McCoy (born June 6, 1975) is a vocalist for several punk rock, black metal, powerviolence and experimental bands, some of which include Charles Bronson, Das Oath, Holy Molar, and most recently Failures. He also recorded a spoken-word comedy Split 7" with Mark Telfian of Limp Wrist. He currently plays guitar in Suburbanite and the anthemic hardcore punk act Veins, as well as provides vocals in Failures.

McCoy was born in Waukegan, Illinois and moved to DeKalb, Illinois in 1993 to attend art school at Northern Illinois University. He is a visual artist with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from New York City's prestigious School of Visual Arts and has published three books of artwork Wound, When I Die Bury Me In The Clothes of My Youth, and Cathexis. He currently resides in and bases his record label, Youth Attack! out of Brooklyn, New York. Since his youth he adheres to the straight edge lifestyle.

Powerviolence band Spazz have a song titled "Hardcore Before Mark McCoy Was Emo Semen".

Bands

• Charles Bronson
• Das Oath
• Virgin Mega Whore
• Holy Molar
• Social Coma
• Failures
• Ancestors
• Arts
• Haxan
• xFULLFLEDGEx
• Neil Blender Alliance (NBA)
• Hallow
• Veins
• Devil's Dung

Partial discography

• Charles Bronson— Demo Tape – self released – 1994
• Charles Bronson— All That And a Bag o Dicks Comp. 7" – 1995 – Disgruntled Records
• Double Dose Of Dicks 2x7" Comp. – 199? – Disgruntled Records
• Charles Bronson— Self Titled (Diet Rootbeer) 7" - 1995 - Six Weeks Records
• Speed Freaks 7" Comp. – 1995 – Knot Music
• Charles Bronson / Spazz Split 7" – 1995 – 625, Evil Noise and Disgruntled Records
• Charles Bronson / Unanswered Split 7" – 1995 – Trackstar Records
• Vida Life 7" COMP. – 1996 – Lengua Armada
• No Royalties 12" Comp. – 1996 – Bad People Records
• Cry Now, Cry Later Vol. 4 2x7" Comp. – 1996 – Pessimiser/Theologian
• Another Probe 7" With A Girl On The Cover Comp. 7" – 1996 – Probe
• Charles Bronson / Ice Nine Split 7" – 1996 – Bovine Records
• El Guapo 12" Comp. – 1996 – Same Day Records
• Charles Bronson / Quill Split 7" – 1996 – Nat Records (Japan)
• Possessed To Skate LP Comp. – 1996 – 625 and Pessimiser Records
• Deadly Encounters 7" Comp. – 1997 – Agitate 96 and Kill Music Records
• Bleeeeaaauurgh A Music War Comp.7" – 1997 – Slap A Ham Records
• Youth Attack! LP – 1997 – Lengua Armada
• Reality 3 12" Comp. – 1997 – Deep Six Records
• Tomorrow Will Be Worse 4x7" Comp. – 1997 – Sound Pollution Records
• Mandatory Marathon 7" Comp. – 1997 – Amendment Records
• Complete "Discocrappy" 2xCD – 2000 – Youth Attack Records
• Hurt Your Feelings Comp. CD – 2001 – Six Weeks Records
• Chicago's On Fire Again 7" Comp. – 2001 – Lengua Armada
• Skeletal Festival 7" – 2003 – Mike Sutfin (unofficial)
• Charles Bronson/ Straightedge Kegger Split 7" — 2008 — (unofficial)
• Mark McCoy/Mark Telfian Split 7" (Gloom Records)
• Das Oath— Korperkultur 10" (2001) - Coalition Records
• Das Oath— Deaf Ears CD (2002) - Coalition Records
• The Oath/Total Fury Split EP (2002) - Youth Attack Records (as The Oath)
• The Oath/Total Fury Live Split EP (2002) — (unofficial)
• Das Oath— Uber Alles Collection CD (2003) - Gloom Records/Youth Attack/Coalition Records
• The Oath self titled EP (2000) - Youth Attack/Coalition/Gloom Records (as The Oath)
• Das Oath self titled LP (2004) - Dim Mak Records
• Haxan self titled EP (2005) Youth Attack
• Arts self titled demo tape (2005) Youth Attack
• Das Oath self titled mini LP (2006) - Dim Mak Records
• Das Oath self titled 11" (2006) - ThreeOneG Records
• Das Oath/Ampere Split LP+CD 2006 - (Self-released)
• Failures self titled LP (2008) - Youth Attack/Clean Plate
• Failures self titled EP (2009) - Painkiller
• Ancestors-I (2008) - Youth Attack
• Ancestors-II (2009) - Youth Attack/Tour De Garde
• Hallow - Hallow (2009) LP - Youth Attack
• Veins CS/EP (2010) - S/T - Youth Attack
• Devil's Dung self titled tape (2010)
• Arts "Vault of Heaven" LP (2010) - Youth Attack

External links

• Youth Attack Records, home of Charles Bronson, Virgin Mega-Whore, and Holy Molar
• Mark McCoy Foundation for the Arts (personal site)
• Spin review of Das Oath record
• Charles Bronson Complete Discocrappy review
• Mark McCoy/Mark Telfian Split review

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