Behind Enemy Lines (band)

Behind Enemy Lines
Origin	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Crust punk
Years active	2000-2009
Associated acts	Aus-Rotten, The Pist, Caustic Christ
Members	Matt Sachs Dave Trenga Matt Garabedian Matt Tuite
Past members	Bill Chamberlain "Metal" Mary Bielich Ken Houser

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

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 (also of The Pist and Caustic Christ) on guitar, and Matt Sachs, formerly of Devastation on bass. Mary Bielich and Matt Tuite (both former members of Pittsburgh doom metal band Penance) joined later, playing bass and guitar respectively.

In 2007, Chamberlain was replaced by Ken Houser. The band split up in 2009.

Lyrics covered a range of political topics, including: animal rights, environmentalism, human rights, feminism (especially on issues of domestic violence, gender roles and abortion), 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.

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