History Music / MDC

** The vast majority of their discography. Their targets have ranged from capitalism and fast food ("Corporate Deathburger"), police brutality ("I Remember"), homophobia ("America's So Straight"), American culture ("Violent Rednecks"), poseurs ("Poseur Punk")...hell, even other bands weren't spared their wrath ("[[Music/BadBrains Pay to Come]] Along"), this along with invoking AcceptablePoliticalTargets when they released "Nazis Shouldn't Drive" after the lead singer of racist British punk band Skrewdriver was killed in a car crash.

MDC (Millions of Dead Cops...[[IHaveManyNames among others]]) is a HardcorePunk band from Austin, Texas, and was one of the best known bands from the scene, alongside The Dicks and Big Boys, who frequently played with each other. Formed in the late 1970's as The Stains, the band released one single (a slower version of "Creator/JohnWayne Was a Nazi" and "Born to Die") before changing their name to Millions of Dead Cops in 1981 and moving to UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco. The band joined forces with Music/JelloBiafra, who helped distribute their debut album, ''Millions of Dead Cops'' on his Alternative Tentacles label. The band quickly became a classic in the underground punk scene, touring relentlessly throughout the 1980's. Later albums would depart from their breakneck paced hardcore, dabbling in classic rock, cowpunk, and progressive rock, however the band definitely retained a punk sound.

* AltumVidetur: The title of their 2004 release, ''Magnus Dominus Corpus''[[note]]Corpses of the Ultimate Dominators[[/note]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Magnus Dominus Corpus'' was originally meant to be ''Millions of Dead Contractors'' as a protest towards the killing of contract workers in post-invasion Iraq, however the label MDC was on refused to put out the album with that title, so they changed the title to a phrase taken from the Crusades, referring to the clashing Islamic and Christian cultures.

->''"Ronald laughs as billions starve and profits forever increase''\\

MDC (Millions of Dead Cops...[[IHaveManyNames among others]]) is a HardcorePunk band from Austin, Texas, and was one of the best known bands from the scene, alongside The Dicks and Big Boys, who frequently played with each other. Formed in the late 1970's as The Stains, the band released one single (a slower version of Creator/JohnWayne Was a Nazi and Born to Die) before changing their name to Millions of Dead Cops in 1981 and moving to San Francisco. The band joined forces with [[Music/DeadKennedys Jello Biafra]], who helped distribute their debut album, ''Millions of Dead Cops'' on Alternative Tentacles. The band quickly became a classic in the underground punk scene, touring relentlessly throughout the 1980's. Later albums would depart from their breakneck paced hardcore, dabbling in classic rock, cowpunk, and progressive rock, however the band definitely retained a punk sound.

The band split up in 1995, however singer Dave Dictor reunited the band in 2000, relocated MDC to Portland, Oregon, where they still remain and tour from today.

!!"Born to Trope":

* AltumVidetur: The title of their 2004 release, "Magnus Dominus Corpus"[[note]]Corpses of the Ultimate Dominators[[/note]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: Magnus Dominus Corpus was originally meant to be "Millions of Dead Contractors" as a protest towards the killing of contract workers in post-invasion Iraq, however the label MDC was on refused to put out the album with that title, so they changed the title to a phrase taken from the Crusades, referring to the clashing Islamic and Christian cultures.
* IHaveManyNames: The standard explanation behind the acronym MDC is "Millions of Dead Cops", however various other releases by the band call themselves "Mariah Death Cult", "Millions of Damn Christians", "MILFS Date Cougars", "Magnum Dominus Corpus", "Millions of Dead Contractors", "My Dead Child", "Multi Death Corporation", "Millions of Dead Children" "Metal Devil Cokes"...

* TakeThat: The vast majority of their discography. Their targets have ranged from capitalism and fast food ("Corporate Deathburger"), police brutality ("I Remember"), homophobia ("America's So Straight"), American culture ("Violent Rednecks"), poseurs ("Poseur Punk")...hell, even other bands weren't spared their wrath ("[[Music/BadBrains Pay to Come]] Along"), this along with invoking AcceptablePoliticalTargets when they released ("Nazis Shouldn't Drive") after the lead singer of Screwdriver was killed in a car crash.

* TakeThat: The vast majority of their discography. Their targets have ranged from capitalism and fast food ("Corporate Deathburger"), police brutality ("I Remember"), homophobia ("America's So Straight"), American culture ("Violent Rednecks"), poseurs ("Poseur Punk")...hell, even other bands weren't spared their wrath ("[[Music/BadBrains Pay to Come]] Along").

* AltumVidetur: The title of their 2004 release, "Magnus Dominus Corpus"[[note]]Corpses of the Ultimate Dominators[[/note]].

MDC (Millions of Dead Cops...[[IHaveManyNames among others]]) is a HardcorePunk band from Austin, Texas, and was one of the best known bands from the scene, alongside The Dicks and Big Boys, who frequently played with each other. Formed in the late 1970's as The Stains, the band released one single (a slower version of John Wayne Was a Nazi and Born to Die) before changing their name to Millions of Dead Cops in 1981 and moving to San Francisco. The band joined forces with [[Music/DeadKennedys Jello Biafra]], who helped distribute their debut album, ''Millions of Dead Cops'' on Alternative Tentacles. The band quickly became a classic in the underground punk scene, touring relentlessly throughout the 1980's. Later albums would depart from their breakneck paced hardcore, dabbling in classic rock, cowpunk, and progressive rock, however the band definitely retained a punk sound.

* TakeThat: The vast majority of their discography. Their targets have ranged from capitalism and fast food ("Corporate Deathburger"), police brutality ("I Remember"), homophobia ("America's So Straight"), American culture {"Violent Rednecks"), poseurs ("Poseur Punk")...hell, even other bands weren't spared their wrath ("[[Music/BadBrains Pay to Come]] Along").

->''"Watcha gonna do? The Mafia in blue''\\

!!"Tropes on Parade":

* AltumVidetur: The title of their 2004 release, "Magnus Dominus Corpus"[[note]]Corpses of the Ultilate Dominators[[/note]].

* IHaveManyNames: The standard explanation behind MDC is "Millions of Dead Cops", however various other releases by the band call themselves "Mariah Death Cult", "Millions of Damn Christians", "MILFS Date Cougars", "Magnum Dominus Corpus", "Millions of Dead Contractors", "My Dead Child", "Multi Death Corporation", "Millions of Dead Children" "Metal Devil Cokes"...

* PoliceBrutality: Discussed in "I Remember", "Dead Cops/America's So Straight",
* TakeThat: The vast majority of their discography. Their targets have ranged from capitalism and fast food ("Corporate Deathburger"), police brutality ("I Remember"), homophobia ("America's So Straight"), American culture {"Violent Rednecks"), poseurs ("Poseur Punk"), and even other bands ("[[Music/BadBrains Pay to Come]] Along")

AltumVidetur: The title of their 2004 release, "Magnus Dominus Corpus"[[note]]Corpses of the Ultilate Dominators[[/note]].
TheEighties: The band formed and peaked in this decade.
IHaveManyNames: The standard explanation behind MDC is "Millions of Dead Cops", however various other releases by the band call themselves "Mariah Death Cult", "Millions of Damn Christians", "MILFS Date Cougars", "Magnum Dominus Corpus", "Millions of Dead Contractors", "My Dead Child", "Multi Death Corporation", "Millions of Dead Children" "Metal Devil Cokes"...
MinisculeRocking: Not at all a surprise coming from an 80's punk band. For example, their first album (not counting the various reissues with bonus tracks), 1982's ''Millions of Dead Cops'' has fourteen tracks on it, and runs slightly over twenty minutes, with an average track length of around 1:30. The shortest song on the record is "Violent Rednecks" at 0:39; the longest track is "John Wayne Was a Nazi" at 2:01.
PoliceBrutality: Discussed in "I Remember", "Dead Cops/America's So Straight",
TakeThat: The vast majority of their discography. Their targets have ranged from capitalism and fast food ("Corporate Deathburger"), police brutality ("I Remember"), homophobia ("America's So Straight"), American culture {"Violent Rednecks"), poseurs ("Poseur Punk"), and even other bands ("[[Music/BadBrains Pay to Come]] Along")

IHaveManyNames: The standard explanation behind MDC is "Millions of Dead Cops", however various other releases by the band call themselves "Mariah Death Cult", "Millions of Damn Christians", "MILFS Date Cougars", "Magnum Dominus Corpus", "Millions of Dead Contractors", "My Dead Child", "Multi Death Corporation", "Millions of Dead Children" "Metal Devil Cokes"...