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Another Victim was at the forefront of the burgeoning vegan straight-edge-oriented metalcore movement of the late '90s. Hailing from the same Syracuse, NY, hometown of genre standard bearers, friends, and supporters Earth Crisis, Another Victim's lyrics attacked drug and animal abuse, pornography, and racism as savagely as their brutal hardcore/metal-oriented music attacked listeners. The band formed in 1997 with Anderson Bradshaw on vocals, Jonathan Dennison on guitar, Jamie Coyle on drums, and bassist Ted Alexander. They released an EP called Portrayal of Vengeance through Stillborn Records that same year. Jonathan Buske joined Another Victim as second guitar player after the record's release, with former Path of Resistance/Earth Crisis skinbasher Mike Riccardi replacing Coyle. Former Beta Minus Mechanic member Jason DeRose was the next addition, filling in the bass slot left vacant by Alexander. Another Victim toured the East Coast shortly before this change, and soon after signed a...