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Their music started out as fast-paced punk rock littered with guitar solos, then evolved into a more metallic approach, and their lyrics were always cause for debate amongst the radical punk and hardcore elite. Vegan Reich began in 1987. It was led by singer/guitarist/songwriter Sean Muttaqi , who, utilizing some friends from the band Naturecore , recorded his first song to place on a compilation intended to benefit the militant Animal Liberation Front . In 1990, Vegan Reich -- now comprised of Muttaqi and drummer Jon Ewing --formulated an ideology called Hardline , and released a 7" by the same name through Hardline Records . The pair was assisted by Sergio, then-bassist for Southern California punk band Amenity , until Dom Ehling joined up in 1991 shortly after Florida native Ray Titus relocated to Laguna Beach, CA, to replace Ewing. In 1992, that lineup released a cassette-only EP called "The Wrath of God" that was as heavily influenced by Iron Maiden as the previous release was inspired by Crass . The band went on hiatus after that, with the lineup first morphing into the reggae-tinged Captive Nation Rising, and later the back-to-basics punk band Pressure. In 1996, Uprising Records compiled all of Vegan Reich's material and released it as the Anthology CD. Vegan Reich - or rather, "Vegan Jihad" as they were now known as, reconvened briefly in 1999 with Muttaqi playing guitar and bass and singing on a new EP, "Jihad", backed by Racetraitor (and future Fall Out Boy ) drummer Andy Hurley . |
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