Dayglo Abortions
Template:Short description Template:Infobox musical artist The Dayglo Abortions (sometimes abbreviated to DGA) are a Canadian hardcore punk and metal band from Victoria, British Columbia. Their lyrics reflect a genre-typical disregard for societal norms. The band was formed in 1979 and released their first album in 1981.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The band's biography, Argh Fuck Kill: The Story of the Dayglo Abortions,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> by the author Chris Walter, was published in 2010 by Gofuckyerself Press.<ref>Gofuckyerself Press. GFY Press News Release, August 2010</ref> Gymbo Jak, the lead singer from 1994 to 2007, also sang for the Toronto-based Maximum RNR.<ref>Harper, Kate. The band has sold 500,000+ copies worldwide since their first album (Out of the Womb) was released in 1981. Template:Usurped. Chart Attack. March 13, 2009.</ref>
History
Legal trouble
The band is known for its graphic album covers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1988, a police officer in Nepean, Ontario instigated a criminal investigation of the Dayglos after his daughter brought home a copy of Here Today, Guano Tomorrow. Obscenity charges were laid against the group's record label, Fringe Product Inc. along with the label's record store, Record Peddler. The DayGlo Abortions were not charged. Following a trial, a jury found that the band's material was not obscene.<ref>United Press International Inc.
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Canadian Press, "Record firms, rights groups laud obscenity case ruling: Impact on music industry, criminal laws still in doubt" (November 10, 1990)., Reprinted in The Globe and Mail, p. C13.</ref>
On August 30, 2025, both Acton and Fiorito were arrested in Ohio.
Politics
On their 2004 album, the Dayglos showed a new-found political awareness. Holy Shiite has song titles such as "America Eats Her Young," "Christina Bin Laden," "Scientology," and "Where's Bin Laden?".
Band members
Current
- Murray Acton "The Cretin", lead guitar and vocals, 1979–1994, 1998–present
- Mike Jak, guitar, 1986–1994, 1997, 2009–present
- "Blind" Marc, drums, 2011–present
- Matt Fiorito, guitar, 2015–present
Former
- "Jesus Bonehead", drums, 1979–2010
- Trevor "Spud" Hagen, bass, 1979–1999
- "Gymbo Jak", vocals, 1994–2007
- "Hung Jak", guitar, 1995–2000
- "Willy Jak", bass guitar, 2000–2018
- "Nev the Impailer", guitar, 1986–1989 (Died – 2013)
- "Squid", lead guitar, 1994–1996
- "Wayne Gretsky", guitar, 1985–1986
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
- Out of the Womb (1981)
- Feed Us a Fetus (1986)
- Here Today, Guano Tomorrow (1988)
- Two Dogs Fucking (1991)
- Little Man in the Canoe (1995)
- Corporate Whores (1996)
- Death Race 2000 (1999)
- Holy Shiite (2004)
- Armageddon Survival Guide (2016)
- Hate Speech (2021)
- Upside Down World "EP" (2023)
Compilations
- Stupid World, Stupid Songs (1998)
- Live A.D. (2011)
- Wake Up It's Time To Die "EP" (2019)
- Fuck The World, If It Can't Take A Joke
"Tribute Album" (2019)
Promo Videos
- Here Today Guano Tomorrow<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
- Skatans Skids<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
- I Love My Mom<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>