Manliftingbanner

{{Short description|Dutch hardcore punk band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Manliftingbanner

| image = Manl.JPG

| caption = The logo of Manliftingbanner

| image_size =

| alias =

| origin = Haarlem, Netherlands

| genre = Hardcore punk
Straight edge

| years_active = 1990-1993, 1998, 2008, 2012

| label = Crucial Response Records

| associated_acts = Lärm, Seein Red

| website =

| current_members = Paul van der Berg
Olav van der Berg
Michiel Bakker
Bart Griffioen
Johannes Adahl

| past_members = Lord Bigma

}}

Manliftingbanner is a Dutch, communist hardcore punk band. They are best known for their merging of the straight edge lifestyle and radical politics, particularly communism, anti-racism, gay rights, and the DIY ethic.Kuhn p. 41 The band has been referred to as the first communist-straight edge band.Kuhn p 14 It was originally named Profound. Due to the pretentious nature of their name, it was changed to Manliftingbanner after a Communist propaganda poster.{{cite web|last=Kent|first=Peter|title=ManLiftingBanner interview|url=http://www.sozialismus-von-unten.de/archiv/text/manliftingbanner.htm|publisher=No Answers #9|access-date=14 January 2011}}

Manliftingbanner was cited as a major influence by Swedish hardcore punk band Refused,{{cite web|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225153056/http://www.asice.net/specials/315/|archive-date=25 December 2008|url=http://www.asice.net/specials/315/|access-date=2 November 2017|title=The (International) Noise Conspiracy: music mixed with politics|publication-date=24 December 2008|author=Arold|website=www.asice.net|quote=Dennis Lyxzén: [...] it wasn’t till I found out about Born Against and most importantly ManLiftingBanner that I really became more political myself. Especially ManLiftingBanner was a big influence to Refused, most people don’t seem to know that. But to hear of a European straight edge band with communist ideas, that was so inspiring to us. That really fuelled me and the other guys to do a band as well.}} and Born from Pain frontman Rob Franssen.{{cite web|access-date=2 November 2017|title=Born From Pain – Top 5 Political hardcore songs|url=http://www.terrorizer.com/news/news-news/born-from-pain/|first=Miranda |last=Yardley |publication-date=23 December 2011 |magazine=Terrorizer|date=23 December 2011|quote=Rob Franssen: ManLiftingBanner was just a band that was always about being critical, [they’re] very leftist politically. It was just struck a chord with me because it was exactly what I was thinking about a couple of things. It was always just a band for me that said a lot of the things that I could identify with, musically as well as lyrically|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914192657/http://www.terrorizer.com/news/news-news/born-from-pain/|archive-date=14 September 2016}}