Impaled Northern Moonforest
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Putnam in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Seth Edward Putnam |
| Born |
May 15, 1968 Allston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | June 11, 2011 (aged 43) |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 1986–2011 |
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| Associated acts | Anal Cunt |
Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician who was the founder of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his brutal screaming and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke morbid humor. Throughout his career, Putnam had also been involved in several side projects.
Putnam was born on May 15, 1968, in or around Boston, Massachusetts to father Edward R. Putnam and mother Barbara Ann Donohue. His parents are divorced. Seth was married to his first wife, Alison, from December 1998 through June 2001. He married Julie, his second wife, in 2008. In the mid-1980s, Putnam played bass in the thrash metal band Executioner.
Despite his shock humor and turbulent lifestyle; Seth Putnam was often described by fans and peers as a warm, intelligent, sensitive man. Putnam saw himself as a comedian and used music as an outlet.
In school, classmates who knew Putnam described him as intelligent and stern; but unmotivated, apathetic and often an undergraduate. Although, he had actually skipped a grade in school and was a very bright student; and even was a student tutor. He learned to fight people and receive violence from a young age. In his own words, Putnam often blamed brutal fights with Catholic school nuns for helping to shape his cynical personality. When he reached High school after 8th grade, he had lost interest in excelling in education or academics; Becoming more of a slacker and undergraduate. By the time he had graduated school, Putnam had a falling out with the Catholic religion he was brought up in. After graduation; Putnam showed no interest in attending college or university.
On October 12, 2004 Putnam was hospitalized after ingesting a cocktail of crack-cocaine, alcohol, heroin, and two months' worth of Ambien sleeping pills. It has been reported that he spent the previous day contemplating suicide, though exact circumstances surrounding the drug overdose are vague.
Anal Cunt's 1997 album I Like It When You Die contained the track "You're in a Coma". Putnam's reaction to the resulting irony of being in a coma was published in the Boston Phoenix: "Actually, it turned out it was just as gay as the song I wrote nine years ago – being in a coma was just as fuckin' stupid as I wrote it was." Anal Cunt kept performing the song during live shows after the coma, with Putnam sharing anecdotes with the audience before the song.
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