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 Gave Nambla Pictures of Your Kid
Anal Cunt Lyrics
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We ended up at a NAMBLA meeting
I knocked at the door and Artimus Pyle answered
I gave him pictures of your kid because I hate him
I gave NAMBLA pictures of your kid
Artimus Pyle, Artimus Pyle, Artimus, Artimus, Artimus Pyle
The next day there was a line at your door
Artimus Pyle was going back for seconds
Your kid had a lock of Artimus' beard in his ass
Your kid made Artimus' Saturday night special
I gave NAMBLA pictures of your kid
Artimus Pyle, Artimus Pyle, Artimus, Artimus, Artimus Pyle
Lynryd Skynyrd used to be your favorite band
Until Artimis had your kid's dick in his hand
The lyrics to Anal Cunt's song I Gave Nambla Pictures of Your Kid, are incredibly disturbing and offensive. The song is about the lead singer, Seth Putnam, following Artimus Pyle, the former drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, to a meeting of NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association. Putnam then hands over pictures of the child of someone he hates, in order to get back at them. The lyrics are graphic and detail how Pyle sexually abused the child, leaving a lock of his beard in the child's anus.
The song is clearly meant to shock and offend, and it is difficult to take any deeper meaning from the lyrics. The song serves as an example of extreme shock art, and was likely meant to be a commentary on the taboo nature of pedophilia and how it is viewed in society. However, the lyrics are so over-the-top and crude that any potential message is completely lost.
Line by Line Meaning
I followed Artimus Pyle after a Lynyrd Skynyrd show
I stalked Artimus Pyle after a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert
We ended up at a NAMBLA meeting
He and I went to a meeting of the North American Man/Boy Love Association
I knocked at the door and Artimus Pyle answered
I knocked on the door, and Artimus Pyle responded by opening the door
I gave him pictures of your kid because I hate him
I provided him photographs of your child due to my loathing towards him.
The next day there was a line at your door
The following day, there was a queue at your dwelling
Artimus Pyle was going back for seconds
Artimus Pyle wanted to do it again
Your kid had a lock of Artimus' beard in his ass
Your child had a piece of Artimus Pyle's beard trapped in their rectum
Your kid made Artimus' Saturday night special
Your child made Artimus Pyle's Saturday evening an exceptional experience
Lynyrd Skynyrd used to be your favorite band
You used to love Lynyrd Skynyrd
Until Artimis had your kid's dick in his hand
However, that changed once Artimus Pyle had your child's genitalia in his grasp.
Contributed by John H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mike Swapp
It’s despicable how they call pedophilia as “sexual Harassment”
Stardew Drop
Despicable as in pedophilia is ok or pedophilia is way worse than sexual harassment?
Ahmad Qureshi
@Stardew Drop way worse this person means
Ethan Sprague
It is by definition sexual harassment although in quite possibly the most terrible form it can take on.
Jennifer Boiles
If only sexual harassment was the only problem in “Hollywood” but sadly so much goes on that most of us “normal people” couldn’t even imagine in our worst nightmares.
Helen Boula
You're right if you don't know you don't know it is everywhere Hollywood just one small little town
Mimi LaChe'
Unfortunately! 😩
Bonnie parker the outlaw
Like what? Pls explain! I wanna know! We all know pedophilia and sexual harassment but , is there more to it than that? I think i read somewhere about being part of the illuminati but thats all Ive heard.
Random Panda
I definitely think that some are also part of some freaky cults
tridaddy7103
Corey explained this years ago and the media and people looked the other way. He's owed a big apology