Man Is the Bastard

Man Is the Bastard was an American hardcore punk band from Claremont, California. They existed from 1990 to 1997, releasing mostly split records, extended plays, and compilation albums on obscure labels from around the world. Along with contemporaneous bands such as Crossed Out, No Comment, and Capitalist Casualties, Man Is the Bastard are often recognized as one of the most prominent acts of the 1990s powerviolence movement, with some critics even citing them as originators of the genre. After their dissolution, members went on to form various other musical projects, most notably being the noise group Bastard Noise, which originally started out as a side project of the band under the name Man Is The Bastard Noise.