Revolting Cocks

Revolting Cocks
Live on stage, 2006
Background information
Also known as	RevCo
Origin	United States
Genres	Industrial, post-industrial, industrial metal, alternative rock
Years active	1985–1993, 2004–2010
Labels	Wax Trax, Sire, 13th Planet
Associated acts	Ministry, Front 242, The Blackouts, Finitribe, Murder, Inc., Stayte, Society 1, Tactics
Past members	Al Jourgensen Luc Van Acker Richard 23 Bill Rieflin Paul Barker Chris Connelly Josh Bradford Sin Quirin Phildo Owen

Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, were an American–Belgian industrial rock band and, sometimes, supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.

The group was founded by Richard 23 and Luc Van Acker with Al Jourgensen as their producer. According to Van Acker, the band adopted their name after trying out "insulting French expressions" on a waiter in a Chicago bar, ordering something they said meant "revolting cock" which led the waiter to say, "You are revolting cocks!"

Their first release was "No Devotion" on Wax Trax records in 1985. The single was quickly followed by an album, Big Sexy Land (1986), featuring a mix of Wax Trax-industrial, hard rock, and EBM with dominating sampling and strong synthesized beats.

Richard 23 quit in 1986 due to creative differences. The group's remaining two members were augmented by a rapidly changing set of musicians centered on Chris Connelly (Finitribe, Murder Inc., and The Damage Manual), Paul Barker (The Blackouts, Ministry, later Pink Anvil, U.S.S.A., and Flowering Blight), and Bill Rieflin (The Blackouts, Ministry, later playing with R.E.M. and Robyn Hitchcock), with around twenty others as irregular contributors or guest artists.