Corporate Avenger
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{{Short description|American rap rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Corporate Avenger
| image = Corporate Avenger.jpg
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| origin = Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
| genre = Nu metal, rap rock, industrial hip hop
| years_active = 1998–2005, 2024–present
| label = Massive Sound, Suburban Noize Koch Records
| current_members = The Corporate Avenger (Spike Xavier)
Adawee The Wind (Patrick Dubar)
| past_members = The Taxman
Patrick "Pakelika"
}}
Corporate Avenger is an American rap rock band from Southern California.{{cite web|last=Jonas|first=Liana|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/freedom-is-a-state-of-mind-mw0000006658|title=Freedom Is a State of Mind – Corporate Avenger|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=November 2, 2017}}
History
The idea for the band Corporate Avenger was born some time between 1995 and 1996 when brothers, Spike and Brad Xavier were on tour in the band Humble Gods. Years later, Spike met with Marco of 1605 Studio in Huntington Beach, California, and recorded some songs. In 1999, these songs were released on Suburban Noize Records as the Taxes are Stealing EP. This EP featured the first song ever recorded by the group, "Evolve", a song questioning the origins of the native peoples of the Americas.
At the time of the EP, the band consisted of eight members, including Pakelika of the Kottonmouth Kings, and members of 20 Dead Flower Children and No Doubt. During this phase of the band's history, the group had an ever-changing lineup and no two shows would be alike.
In 2000, the group released a CD titled The New Testament, which featured new songs as well as three songs from the previous EP. It also featured a new lineup including the first appearance of vocalist Adawee the Wind.
2005 saw the release of the Born Again CD and also saw the departure of the Taxman.
In 2024, Corporate Avenger released a new song titled "War Is Won." Later that year several more songs were released, even leading into a new seven song collection, released on April 4th, 2025.
Discography
- Taxes Are Stealing EP (2000)
- The New Testament (2000)
- Freedom Is a State of Mind (2001)
- Born Again (2005)
- People Over Profit (2025)
References
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External links
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Category:Musical groups from Orange County, California