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The Bacillus
9+ albums
new wavealternativepost-punk
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The Bacillus was an Alternative Rock band active from 2008-2011, built around the work of Manchester-based singer-songwriter and musician Aidan Cross. Together with Stephen Sarsen (bass), Tim Lee (guitar) and Stuart Quinn-Harvie (drums), Cross debuted The Bacillus on the live circuit in 2009 and they quickly gained a reputation as a powerful and engaging live act. The band recorded and released the album "I Can't Adapt To This Prison You Call Society" in 2011, a collection of raw, quirky post-punk anthems with touches of Folk and Classic Rock and ascerbic, anti-establishment lyrics interspersed with a dark humour. The album gained The Bacillus recognition for the firm stance of Aidan Cross's lyrics against corrupt politics and the hypocrisy of the mass media. "I Can't Adapt To This Prison You Call Society" was reissued on German Shepherd Records in September 2014. The band dissolved after the release of the album and Aidan Cross went on to form the band Weimar, which he fronts to the present day. Bassist Stephen Sarsen has gone on to perform with several bands including Taylor & the Mason and Playground, as well as rejoining Cross to play guitar on Weimar's 2022 album "Dancing On A Volcano". Drummer Stuart Quinn-Harvie has also played in numerous bands since, most notably Poppycock, while guitarist Tim Lee has become a prolific solo artist. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
