Manliftingbanner Explained

Manliftingbanner
Origin:	Haarlem, Netherlands
Genre:	Hardcore punk Straight edge
Years Active:	1990-1993, 1998, 2008, 2012
Label:	Crucial Response Records
Associated Acts:	Lärm, Seein Red
Current Members:	Paul van der Berg Olav van der Berg Michiel Bakker Bart Griffioen Johannes Adahl
Past Members:	Lord Bigma

Manliftingbanner is a Dutch, communist hardcore punk band. They are best known for their merging of the straight edge lifestyle and radical politics, particularly communism, anti-racism, gay rights, and the DIY ethic.^[1] The band has been referred to as the first communist-straight edge band.^[2] It was originally named Profound. Due to the pretentious nature of their name, it was changed to Manliftingbanner after a Communist propaganda poster.^[3]

Manliftingbanner was cited as a major influence by Swedish hardcore punk band Refused,^[4] and Born from Pain frontman Rob Franssen.^[5]

Discography

All records were released on Crucial Response Records

• 1991 - Myth of Freedom
• 1992 - Ten Inches That Shook the World
• 1995 - We Will Not Rest
• 2012 - The Revolution Continues
• 2015 - Red Fury

Band members

• Bart - Bass
• Paul - Guitar
• Olav - Drums
• Johannes - guitar
• Michiel - Vocals

Former members

• Big - Guitar

See also

• Animal rights and punk subculture

References

• Book: Kuhn, Gabriel. Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics. 2010. PM Press. 978-1-60486-051-1.

Notes and References

1. Kuhn p. 41
2. Kuhn p 14
3. Web site: Kent. Peter. ManLiftingBanner interview. No Answers #9. 14 January 2011.
4. Web site: dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081225153056/http://www.asice.net/specials/315/. 25 December 2008. The (International) Noise Conspiracy: music mixed with politics. 2 November 2017. 24 December 2008. Arold. www.asice.net. Dennis Lyxzén

   [...] it wasn’t till I found out about Born Against and most importantly ManLiftingBanner that I really became more political myself. Especially ManLiftingBanner was a big influence to Refused, most people don’t seem to know that. But to hear of a European straight edge band with communist ideas, that was so inspiring to us. That really fuelled me and the other guys to do a band as well.

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5. Web site: 2 November 2017. Born From Pain – Top 5 Political hardcore songs. Miranda . Yardley . 23 December 2011 . Terrorizer. 23 December 2011. Rob Franssen: ManLiftingBanner was just a band that was always about being critical, [they’re] very leftist politically. It was just struck a chord with me because it was exactly what I was thinking about a couple of things. It was always just a band for me that said a lot of the things that I could identify with, musically as well as lyrically. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914192657/http://www.terrorizer.com/news/news-news/born-from-pain/. 14 September 2016.