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Closet Monster was a Canadian punk rock band from Ajax, Ontario.

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Closet Monster
Origin	Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Punk rock, Pop punk, Anarcho-punk
Years active	1997-2005, 2009
Labels	Underground Operations
Members	Mark "London" Spicoluk Jesse Colburn Adam Cyncora Aaron Verdonk
Website	Official Myspace

Biography

Closet Monster was formed at Pickering High School in 1997.[1] The most recent lineup played their final show on December 8, 2005 at the Phoenix in Toronto with Underground Operations label mates Dead Letter Dept, Bombs Over Providence, Hostage Life and Protest The Hero. The band has achieved much publicity from touring Canada, the United States and Europe, playing dates on the Warped Tour, and starting a very successful Canadian record label, Underground Operations.[2] Closet Monster have shared the stage with the likes of Billy Talent, Rise Against, Alexisonfire, Propagandhi, Hot Water Music, SNFU, Madball, Atom And His Package, Suicidal Tendencies, KNUT, Dead Kennedys, Silverstein, 25tolife, The Suicide Machines, Buck-O-Nine, The Casualties, Choke, Mad Caddies, D.b.s., Mastodon, Atreyu, Ten Foot Pole, Moneen, Protest the Hero, The Movielife, Social Distortion, Bad Religion Warped Tour 2004 & 2005 and many other bands.

Their lyrics have an anarchist theme.

The band reunited in 2009 for one show at Wakestock Festival.

Before shutting down, Underground Operations released Suicide Note, an anthological compilation album of Closet Monster's work, as their last release.[3]

Final line up

• Mark "London" Spicoluk – bass guitar
• Jesse Colburn – guitar
• Adam Cyncora – guitar
• Aaron Verdonk – drums

Past members

• Brandon Hilbiorn "b-unit" – guitar, vocals
• Christopher McCartney – drums
• Kyle Gordon Stanley – drums
• Mark McAdam "MC" – guitar
• Jon Marshall "Rudy" – guitar, vocals
• Matt 'The Ween' Murphy – guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• So Be It - 1997
• Pure Unfiltered Anarchy - 1998
• A Fight For What Is Right - 1999
• Where The Fuck Is Revolution? - 2000
• Killed The Radio Star - 2002
• We Rebuilt This City - 2004

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2004	Mamma Anti-Fascisto: (Never Surrender)	We Rebuilt This City
2005	Punk Rock Ruined Our Lives

Compilation albums

• Suicide Note - 2016

Music videos

• "Mr. Holland Vs. Acceptable Behaviour" (2002)
• "Corporate Media Death Squad" (2003)
• "Mamma Anti-Fascisto: Never Surrender" (2004)
• "Punk Rock Ruined Our Lives" (2005)

References

External links

• Closet Monster Myspace Page
• Closet Monster @ BandoftheDay.com
• Underground Operations Official Website

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