Behind Enemy Lines (band)


Behind Enemy Lines is an American crust punk band, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in a crossover thrash style of anarchist crust punk and thrash metal. The band features vocalist Dave Trenga and drummer Matt Garabedian, both of Aus-Rotten,, Mary Bielich and Matt Tuite and formerly guitarist Bill Chamberlain of The Pist and Caustic Christ.

Biography

History

In late 2000, after the dissolution of Aus-Rotten, two former members of that band, Dave Trenga and Matt Garabedian, formed Behind Enemy Lines along with Bill Chamberlain on guitar, and Matt Sachs, formerly of Devastation on bass. Mary Bielich and Matt Tuite joined later, playing bass and guitar respectively.
In 2007, Chamberlain was replaced by Ken Houser.

Lyrical themes

Lyrics covered a range of political topics, including: animal rights, environmentalism, human rights, LGBT rights, anti-religion and anti-capitalism. The band is noted for its harsh criticism of George W. Bush, especially on issues concerning the Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, subversion of human rights under the Patriot Act and government response to Hurricane Katrina.
Dave Trenga wrote essays detailing his political opinion on both his Myspace blog and Behind Enemy Line's website. He demonstrated a strong distaste for Christianity, stating "I have never seen such a hateful and intolerant movement infiltrate every aspect of our lives as the current Christian movement in America has" and concluded, "I only hope I see this movement fall in my lifetime."

Discography

These are former and current members of the band, according to their MySpace website.

Last known lineup