{{Short description|Canadian hardcore punk and metal band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dayglo Abortions | image = Dayglos at The Cobalt Hotel.jpg | caption = Dayglo Abortions performing at The Cobalt Hotel in Vancouver, August 2004 | image_size = 250 | landscape = yes | origin = [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada | genre = [[Punk rock]], [[hardcore punk]], [[crossover thrash]], {{nowrap|[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref>{{cite web | author = Charlotte Dillon | title = Day Glo Abortions | website = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = March 17, 2016 | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/day-glo-abortions-mn0000193194/biography}}</ref>}} | years_active = 1979–present | label = [[Fringe Product]]<br />God Records <br />Unrest Records | associated_acts = [[Bunchofuckingoofs]], [[Lummox]], Colour Out Of Space, The Bloody Hell's, Grey Bush | current_members = Murray "The Cretin" Acton<br />Mike Jak<br />"Blind" Marc<br />Matt Fiorito | past_members = }} The '''Dayglo Abortions''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''DGA''') are a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[hardcore punk]] and [[Heavy metal music|metal]] band from [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. Their lyrics reflect a genre-typical disregard for societal norms. The band was formed in 1979 and released their first album in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/daygloabortions.php |title=Dayglo Abortions band |publisher=metallian |date=10 April 2023 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> The band's biography, ''Argh Fuck Kill: The Story of the Dayglo Abortions'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walter |first=Chris |title=GFY Press - Argh Fuck Kill: The Story of the Dayglo Abortions |url=http://punkbooks.com/dayglos.html |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=punkbooks.com |language=en-us}}</ref> by the author [[Chris Walter (author)|Chris Walter]], was published in 2010 by Gofuckyerself Press.<ref>Gofuckyerself Press. [http://www.punkbooks.com/news.html GFY Press News Release, August 2010]</ref> Gymbo Jak, the lead singer from 1994 to 2007, also sang for the Toronto-based Maximum RNR.<ref>Harper, Kate. The band has sold 500,000+ copies worldwide since their first album (Out of the Womb) was released in 1981. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100224074139/http://www.chartattack.com/news/67295/ex-dayglo-abortions-singer-joins-maximum-rnr "Dayglo Abortions Singer Joins Maximum RNR"]}}. ''[[Chart Attack]]''. March 13, 2009.</ref>
==History==
===Legal trouble=== The band is known for its graphic album covers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dayglo-abortions-disturbing-protest-court-interview-controversy-2016/|title=Proverbial Shit Disturbers Dayglo Abortions Talk About 35 Years of Offensive Album Covers|first=Cam|last=Lindsay|date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> In 1988, a [[police]] officer in [[Nepean, Ontario]] instigated a criminal investigation of the Dayglos after his daughter brought home a copy of ''[[Here Today, Guano Tomorrow]]''. Obscenity charges were laid against the group's record label, [[Fringe Product Inc.]] along with the label's record store, Record Peddler. The DayGlo Abortions were not charged. Following a trial, a jury found that the band's material was not obscene.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/11/09/Jury-rules-Canadian-punk-rock-record-not-obscene/6660658126800 United Press International Inc.]<br>- {{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/11/09/Jury-rules-Canadian-punk-rock-record-not-obscene/6660658126800 |title=Jury rules Canadian punk rock record not obscene|access-date=2025-09-02}}<br>[[Canadian Press]], "Record firms, rights groups laud obscenity case ruling: Impact on music industry, criminal laws still in doubt" (November 10, 1990)., Reprinted in ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', p. C13.</ref>
On August 30, 2025, both Acton and Fiorito were arrested in Ohio and charged with drug possession.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devlin|first=Mike|date=2025-09-03 |title=Members of Victoria band Dayglo Abortions arrested during U.S. tour |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/members-of-victoria-band-dayglo-abortions-arrested-in-us-11155966 |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref>
=== Politics === On their 2004 album, the Dayglos showed a new-found political awareness. ''[[Holy Shiite]]'' has song titles such as "America Eats Her Young," "Christina Bin Laden," "Scientology," and "Where's Bin Laden?".
==Band members==
===Current=== *Murray Acton "The Cretin", [[lead guitar]] and vocals, 1979–1994, 1998–present *Mike Jak, guitar, 1986–1994, 1997, 2009–present *"Blind" Marc, drums, 2011–present *Matt Fiorito, guitar, 2015–present
===Former=== *"Jesus Bonehead", drums, 1979–2010 *Trevor "Spud" Hagen, bass, 1979–1999 *"Gymbo Jak", vocals, 1994–2007 *"Hung Jak", guitar, 1995–2000 *"Willy Jak", bass guitar, 2000–2018 *"Nev the Impailer", guitar, 1986–1989 (Died – 2013) *"Squid", lead guitar, 1994–1996 *"Wayne Gretsky", guitar, 1985–1986
===Timeline===
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==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''Out of the Womb'' (1981) *''Feed Us a Fetus'' (1986) *''Here Today, Guano Tomorrow'' (1988) *''Two Dogs Fucking'' (1991) *''Little Man in the Canoe'' (1995) *''Corporate Whores'' (1996) *''Death Race 2000'' (1999) *''Holy Shiite'' (2004) *''Armageddon Survival Guide'' (2016) *''Hate Speech'' (2021) *''Upside Down World'' "EP" (2023)
===Compilations=== *''Stupid World, Stupid Songs'' (1998) *''Live A.D.'' (2011) *''Wake Up It's Time To Die'' "EP" (2019) *''Fuck The World, If It Can't Take A Joke'' "Tribute Album" (2019)
===Promo Videos=== *Here Today Guano Tomorrow<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBMh-mvE3c0 |title=Dayglo Abortions - Here Today Guano Tomorrow (Official Video) - 480p SD |date=2009-05-05 |last=Sonic Vision |access-date=2025-10-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> *Skatans Skids<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1czyJBdbjhY |title=Dayglo Abortions - Skatan's Skids - 480p SD |date=2009-05-03 |last=Sonic Vision |access-date=2025-10-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> *I Love My Mom<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfTLpzD6No |title=Dayglo Abortions I Love My Mom at the Smiling Buddha, on the Skids in East Van |date=2017-03-21 |last=TheCretinDayglo |access-date=2025-10-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of bands from Canada]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.daygloabortions.com/ Dayglo Abortions official website] * [https://www.facebook.com/daygloabortions/ Dayglo Abortions on Facebook] * [https://twitter.com/Daygloabortions Dayglo Abortions on Twitter]
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