I Became a Counselor So I Could Tell Rape Victims They Asked for It
Anal Cunt was a grindcore band from Boston, USA. They are often referred to… Read Full Bio ↴Anal Cunt was a grindcore band from Boston, USA. They are often referred to by their initials A.C. Due to the perceived—indeed intended—offensive nature of their name, many of their album covers simply displaying the initials A.C. However, the band has managed to subvert even this abbreviation, by drawing these letters in a manner resembling an anus and a vulva. Their musical catalog consists almost entirely (barring the overwrought satirical Picnic of Love album and a number of cover songs) of ridiculously offensive material. The band has often been criticized for its popularity being based solely on their controversial song titles and lyrics rather than any musical ability, and is often mentioned when a debate is being made against the grindcore genre of music. One ongoing dispute is how much Anal Cunt actually believes in what they say on their albums.

Common lyrical themes include misogyny, homophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, ridicule of the unfortunate, and insults directed towards other bands (examples: "Limp Bizkit Think They're Black, But They're Just Gay" and "Anyone Who Likes The Dillinger Escape Plan Is a Faggot"). Some examples of their controversial song titles are "Hitler Was A Sensitive Man", "I Hope You Get Deported", and "Your Kid Committed Suicide Because You Suck" (the original title was "Conor Clapton Committed Suicide Because His Father Sucks"; it was changed because Earache records were afraid that the label might have been sued in response to this song). One recurring song title is "X is gay", with X being a person, place, thing, idea or event. Some well-known examples are: "Technology Is Gay", "The Internet Is Gay", "Windchimes are Gay", and "The Word 'Homophobic' Is Gay".

The sound of a typical Anal Cunt song is that of loud, extremely distorted guitars playing very simple riffs (often using only open strings), blast beat drumming, and loud (often unintelligible) screaming.

Anal Cunt was founded in 1988 in Massachusetts by Seth Putnam. He chose the name by making a list of obscene words, and then trying to find what he believed to be the most stupid, offensive combination of them--Anal Cunt. The band was meant as a joke, and was to only release one album and do one show; however, the band went strong for more than 20 years before Seth Putnam's death.

Anal Cunt's take on making song titles a joke in themselves may have influenced many other hardcore and grindcore bands who attempt to get laughs from humorous, but often cryptic, titles.

Since 1997, Anal Cunt has also become known for its acoustic black metal side-project Impaled Northern Moonforest, another joke band.

In 2000, they released Split With The Raunchous Brothers. The tracks on the album are: "I'm Hitler", "The Guy Who Shot His Kid Up With AIDS is Awesome", and "I Went Back In Time, And Voted For Hitler".

Additionally, infamous punk rocker GG Allin has a song titled "Anal Cunt", but there is no relation between them, although according to Putnam, Allin requested Anal Cunt to be his backup band on one particular tour. This never happened, most likely owing to Allin's death.

In October 2004, Seth Putnam overdosed on "a combination of heroin, crack, alcohol, and two months worth of Ambien sleeping pills done all at once." As a result, he was comatose for several days and sustained severe nerve damage, needing months of physical therapy to recover. According to Putnam, doctors had intended to "pull the plug", fearing he'd spend the rest of his days as a vegetable. Some observers considered this poetic justice, given such Anal Cunt song titles as "Jack Kevorkian Is Cool" and "You're in a Coma". Surprisingly enough, in the same news post he confirmed that there will be a new Anal Cunt album.

Seth Putnam died of a heart attack on June 11th, 2011.

I Became a Counselor So I Could Tell Rape Victims They Asked for It
Anal Cunt Lyrics


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YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A WOMAN
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD A CUNT
YOU DESERVED IT
CUZ YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT

D-U-M-B C-U-N-T

YOU DESERVED IT, YOU DESERVED IT, YOU DESERVED IT YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT
YOU DESERVED IT, YOU DESERVED IT, YOU DESERVED IT YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT

YOU SHOULD'VE WORN A CHASTITY BELT
YOU SHOULD'VE VOLUNTEERED TO FUCK HIM
YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN UGLY
I HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN

D-U-M-B C-U-N-T

YOU DESERVED IT YOU DESERVED IT YOU DESERVED IT YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT
YOU DESERVED IT YOU DESERVED IT YOU DESERVED IT YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT
Line by Line Meaning

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A WOMAN
Being a woman is inherently wrong and deserving of violence.


YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD A CUNT
Having female genitalia makes someone deserving of sexual assault.


YOU DESERVED IT
The victim brought on the violence themselves.


CUZ YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT
The victim's intelligence or worthiness as a person is lacking due to being a woman.


YOU SHOULD'VE WORN A CHASTITY BELT
The victim should've taken extreme measures to protect themselves from assault, rather than blaming the perpetrator.


YOU SHOULD'VE VOLUNTEERED TO FUCK HIM
The victim should've been willing and enthusiastic about the assault, rather than resisting.


YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN UGLY
The victim's attractiveness is a factor in whether or not they deserve assault.


I HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN
The perpetrator's misogyny and hatred towards women is a driving factor in the assault.


YOU DESERVED IT YOU DESERVED IT YOU DESERVED IT YOU'RE A DUMB CUNT
Reinforcing the belief that the victim is at fault and deserves the violence perpetrated against them due to their gender.




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