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Caring About Anything is Gay: The Life and Music of Seth Putnam
You'll laugh and you'll cry!
The Seth Putnam you saw on stage and the Seth Putnam you didn't see.
It's been more than a decade since Anal Cunt's singer and leader passed away. However the insane and piercing screaming that offended everyone everywhere is still infuriating much of the same people it did so long ago, much for the
entertainment not only of the band itself but the fans who still mourn and wish for an artist like Seth Putnam in this day and age of extreme political correctness.
Many things have been said, and continue to be said, about Seth. Some are truths, some are lies. Going through tons of different sources this book hopes to finally put to rest myths and lies about his life and persona. Reconstructing Seth's life
and career through interviews, anecdotes and stories from the road as a celebration of the man and his art.
Seth Putnam the myth,
Seth Putnam the legend,
Seth Putnam the man and
Seth Putnam the human being.
Caring about anything is gay!
The Seth Putnam you saw on stage and the Seth Putnam you didn't see.
It's been more than a decade since Anal Cunt's singer and leader passed away. However the insane and piercing screaming that offended everyone everywhere is still infuriating much of the same people it did so long ago, much for the
entertainment not only of the band itself but the fans who still mourn and wish for an artist like Seth Putnam in this day and age of extreme political correctness.
Many things have been said, and continue to be said, about Seth. Some are truths, some are lies. Going through tons of different sources this book hopes to finally put to rest myths and lies about his life and persona. Reconstructing Seth's life
and career through interviews, anecdotes and stories from the road as a celebration of the man and his art.
Seth Putnam the myth,
Seth Putnam the legend,
Seth Putnam the man and
Seth Putnam the human being.
Caring about anything is gay!
383 pages, Paperback
Published March 10, 2025
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July 22, 2026
I see the author has a newer edition of this out, which I hope fixes the layout issues in this one. For some reason, high frequency line breaks fracture the text into awkward couplets.
This is a work of admitted hagiography in praise of the productivity, talents, and peerless trolling ability of A.C. creative principal Seth Putnam. The chronological detail delves into recording sessions, pressing runs and variants and counts all of interest to the geeky collector (like me). This includes side projects and collaborations. There is a discography and extensive photos section.
The author talks about a documentary I now want to see:
Putnam, despite those that held things against him (which this book argues is comedic trolling, including racism, Nazi imagery, and homophobia) had a lot of admirers:
Scott Hull goes even further:
It is right for Hull to elevate Putnam above just A.C. frontman due to the impactful notoriety he had outside that band:
There is inevitable connections drawn to the similar jester of filth, GG Alling.
This is a work of admitted hagiography in praise of the productivity, talents, and peerless trolling ability of A.C. creative principal Seth Putnam. The chronological detail delves into recording sessions, pressing runs and variants and counts all of interest to the geeky collector (like me). This includes side projects and collaborations. There is a discography and extensive photos section.
The author talks about a documentary I now want to see:
One day in the year 2020, I stumbled upon the documentary about Grindcore called "Slave to the Grind". I already knew that Seth and Anal Cunt were featured in it. But instead of watching the whole thing, I just skipped parts to only watch Seth's scenes.
Putnam, despite those that held things against him (which this book argues is comedic trolling, including racism, Nazi imagery, and homophobia) had a lot of admirers:
Phil Anselmo of the legendary Pantera described him as hilarious and extremist. With a bizarre sense of humor that pissed everybody off, amazingly creative.
Scott Hull goes even further:
Anal Cunt guitarist Scott Hull gives the following definition of Seth as a person, icon and friend: "For any culture or subculture to survive, it needs to have a robust mythology. Seth Putnam and AC stories contributed a lot to the underground mythology. It gave the scene someone that was true to all those stories, both good and bad. People like Seth lend some depth and definition to this subculture.
It is right for Hull to elevate Putnam above just A.C. frontman due to the impactful notoriety he had outside that band:
That same year of 1988 Seth and a bunch of friends started what would actually be his most controversial project, Vaginal Jesus. The name alone making zero sense and yet being extremely offensive at the same time. It was perfect. This band started as an offensive anti- religious piece which later changed into a band pretending to be actual racists with heavy doses of comedy, going so far as to release their material on actual "white power" labels. This way, the band not only ended up offending the clowns of the political correct herd but also actual far-righters and National Socialists. It was a band that went one step further than Anal Cunt.
There is inevitable connections drawn to the similar jester of filth, GG Alling.
On one occasion the Murder Junkies did a show with The Mentors and Meatmen and Seth attended. He was in front of the stage and would yell: "Your singer sucks! Kick him out of the stage and let me come up and sing for you!" Even thought Merle was never an Anal Cunt fan he found Seth to be a good guy and kind of like GG. When given something to drink or smoke he'd take it without asking.
...people have dubbed him "the GG Allin of Grindcore". Michael Pilmer describes one incident when he was with his own band, Krapper Keeper, on stage with Anal Cunt and Seth grabbed a trash can filled with empty glass bottles and threw it to the audience.
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