Raft of Dead Monkeys

Raft of Dead Monkeys
Origin	Seattle, Washington, US
Genres	Punk rock, hardcore punk, noise rock
Years active	1999-2001, 2004
Associated acts	Ninety Pound Wuss, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, The Out Circuit, Blenderhead, Roadside Monument
Past members	Jeff Suffering John Spalding (RIP) Matt Johnson Davey Jonathan Ford Damien Jurado James Park Doug Lorig

Raft of Dead Monkeys was a rock band from Seattle, known for their controversy within the Christian punk scene. Described as a hypothetical band mocking rock culture, their early stage shows consisted of vulgar lyrics, male strippers and bloody nurses. They broke up on October 22, 2001.

The majority of the band members were openly Christian and previously played in bands on Tooth & Nail Records, a label that featured primarily Christian rock bands. The band itself was not affiliated with Tooth & Nail, but the fan base of affiliated bands (Roadside Monument, Ninety Pound Wuss) was largely Christian, and was left confused when Raft released their first album which contained explicit lyrics.

In 2001 Raft was invited to play Tomfest, a Christian underground music festival, and received mixed reactions when singer Jeff Suffering fingered the crowd during their song Two Year Lease, which features the lyrics, "you're not the only whore in town, you're just the best fuck around." Tomfest founder Mikee Bridges later issued an apology to those who were offended by the performance.

In an interview, Suffering explained the band's concept with the following:

Raft of Dead Monkeys played a reunion show in January 2004 at Studio 7 in Seattle.

In an interview in 2015, Suffering stated that in 2016, there would be a documentary for the band.

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