Caninus (band)

Caninus
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Deathgrind, grindcore
Years active	1992–2011
Labels	War Torn
Past members	Basil Budgie Buddy Bronson Justin Brannan Rachel Rosen Richard Christy Blast Thundercurry (Colin Kercz) Rocky Raccoon Thunder Hammer Attack L. Ron Howard

Caninus was an American deathgrind band formed as a side project by Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan, Rachel Rosen, drummer Colin Thundercurry and two female pitbull terriers, Budgie and Basil.^[1] They were signed to War Torn Records and had three releases, including a split with Hatebeak and a 7" split with death metal band Cattle Decapitation. In 2008, Richard Christy played the drums on an unknown number of songs for Caninus.^[2]

On January 5, 2011, Basil, one of Caninus's pitbulls, died. Basil had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and was euthanized.^[3] The band has ended because of the dog's death. Vocalist Budgie also died in early 2016.^[4]

Past members

• Basil – vocals
• Budgie – vocals
• Buddy Bronson – bass
• Justin Brannan – guitar
• Rachel Rosen – guitar
• Richard Christy – drums
• Blast Thundercurry (Colin Kercz) – drums
• Rocky Raccoon – drums
• Thunder Hammer Attack – drums
• L. Ron Howard – drums

Discography

• Now the Animals Have a Voice, album (2004)
• Caninus/Hatebeak, split (2005)
• Cattle Decapitation/Caninus, split (2005)

See also

• Hatebeak
• Zoomusicology

References

1. "For Those About To Squawk: Bands With Non-human Singers". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
2. "Richard Christy - The Official Richard Christy Website". Richardchristy.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. Neilstein, Vince (5 January 2011). "R.I.P. Basil, Caninus, 2001-2011". Metalsucks.net. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
4. "R.I.P. Budgie, pit bull and Caninus vocalistMetal Insider". Metalinsider.net. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

External links

• Official band website