Group
MDC
USA Punk Band
- From
- Austin, United States
- Since
- 1981–present
- Releases
- 31
- punk
- hardcore punk
- queercore
About
MDC is an American punk rock band formed in 1979 in Austin, Texas, subsequently based in San Francisco, and currently Portland, Oregon. Among the first wave of bands to define the sound and style of American hardcore punk, MDC originally formed as The Stains; they have periodically changed the meaning of "MDC", the most frequent being Millions of Dead Cops. The band's lyrical content expresses radical left political views and has proven influential within the punk subculture.
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MDC released material through former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra's independent label Alternative Tentacles. In the 1990s, vocalist Dave Dictor published editorials for the internationally distributed fanzine Maximum Rocknroll. MDC's initial run ended in 1995, and the band spent five years on hiatus, before returning in 2000 with some new band members.
Members
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Ron Posner guitar
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Dave Dictor lead vocals
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Mike Smith bass guitar
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Jesse Cobb membranophone
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Mikey Offender bass guitar
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Franco Mares bass guitar
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Al Schultz membranophone
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Gordon Fraser guitar
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Eric Calhoun guitar
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Matt Freeman bass guitar
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Bill Collins guitar
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Erica Liss bass guitar
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Chris Wilder guitar
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Pig Champion guitar
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Joe Strum bass guitar
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Roby Dale Williams membranophone
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John Soldo membranophone
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David Hahn guitar
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Al Basin membranophone
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Matt Van Cura bass guitar
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Brendan Bekowies guitar
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Mike Pride membranophone
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Dejan Podobnik membranophone
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Felix Griffin membranophone
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Russ Kalita guitar
Discography
Albums
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Millions of Dead Cops
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Smoke Signals Apple Music
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This Blood's for You
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Metal Devil Cokes Apple Music
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Hey Cop!!! If I Had a Face Like Yours... Apple Music
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Shades of Brown Apple Music
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Magnus Dominus Corpus Apple Music
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MDC / Riot Cop
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Mobocracy
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Mein Trumpf Apple Music
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Millions of Dead Cowboys Apple Music
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War Is a Racket
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The Last War
Singles
Compilations
Other
Links
Official
Social
Concerts
Buy
Also known as
M.D.C. · Magnus Dominus Corpus · Metal Devil Cokes · Millions of Damn Christians · Millions of Dead Children · Millions of Dead Cops · More Dead Cops · Multi Death Corporation
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0f3c4d10-e541-46f0-a589-61ad701c6ce4
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.