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Birthright
12+ albums
hardcoreStraight EdgeVeganvegan straight edgemetalcore
about
There are two bands sharing the name Birthright: 1. From Indianapolis, Indiana; Birthright was a hardcore band dedicated to the vegan straight edge philosophy, as well as to fighting sexism, racism, specieism, homophobia and nationalism. Musically less metal-influenced than many of the bands from the genre, Birthright’s sound is more grounded in straight forward hardcore. Birthright had three releases, a self-titled 7” EP, Ascension,a MCD which included the first EP along with additional tracks, a song on the “Ceremony of Fire” benefit compilation CD, and a final MCD, Out of Darkness. The first two releases were put out by Catalyst Records, and the final by GoodLife Recordings. BR also did a split with the band Unconquered, released on Words of War. Birthright called it quits not long after their first European Tour, in 1999, due to continuing line up problems. Members of Birthright went on to be in Anthem Boy, Fall Out Boy, Angelville, and Risen (also on Catalyst Records) among others. 2. As promised, the second and final album by the Buffalo, NY band Birthright from 1976, once again a private press release on Freelance Records, and apparently I'm not the only one who wants this. This time we've got Greg from Blackclassical to thank for the rip - thanks also to Reza for some details and again to KG from Killergroove for alerting me to this in the first place. Quite a different album two years on from the previously-posted "Free Spirits" - with not so many free excu
