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((Short description|American hardcore punk band))
((more citations needed|date=September 2016))
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| name                = Racetraitor
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| origin              = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| genre               = ((flatlist| 
* [[Hardcore punk]]
* [[metalcore]]
* [[grindcore]] 
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| years_active        = 1996–1999, 2016–present
| label               = ((flatlist|
* [[Good Life Recordings|Good Life]]
* [[Uprising Records|Uprising]]
* [[Trustkill Records|Trustkill]]
* Organized Crime Records
* [[Good Fight Music]]
* Ugly and Proud Records
* Carry The Weight Records
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| associated_acts     = ((flatlist|
* [[Fall Out Boy]]
* [[Arma Angelus]]
* Killtheslavemaster
* The Kill Pill
* [[The Damned Things]]
* [[Creation is Crucifixion]]
* [[SECT]]
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| website             = 
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* [[Andy Hurley]]
* Mani Mostofi
* Brent Decker
* Dan Binaei
* Andrea Black
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* Karl Hlavinka
* Eric Bartholomae
* [[Pete Wentz]]
* Rich Miles
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'''Racetraitor''' is an American [[hardcore punk]] band originally from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The band attracted controversy in the late 1990s, before any releases, as a result of their radical take on [[racial politics]], which focused on ideas like [[systemic racism]] and [[white privilege]] before they were widely discussed topics in popular or [[underground culture]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv9mnm/hardcore-legends-racetraitor-are-on-a-mission-to-defeat-white-supremacy|title = Hardcore Legends Racetraitor Are on a Mission to Defeat White Supremacy))</ref> Racetraitor was also a key proto-metalcore act, one of the first few bands to incorporate [[extreme metal]] influences, such as [[death metal]], [[grindcore]], and [[doom metal]], into hardcore.

In 1998, the band released their album ''Burn the Idol of the White Messiah''. The album was followed by a split EP with Indianapolis band [[Burn It Down (band)|Burn It Down]] called ''Make Them Talk'' in 1999 before an initial breakup. The band has reformed as of 2016, releasing two EPs featuring new music and their second album ''2042''.

==Early career==
Racetraitor was formed in 1996 by drummer Karl Hlavinka, guitarist Daniel Binaei, bassist Brent Decker, and vocalist Mani Mostofi, playing [[powerviolence]]/[[grindcore]] music. Early songs were extremely short and heavily filled with noise. The songs were recorded in a demo that was not publicly released until 2016.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://racetraitor-hc.bandcamp.com/album/demo-1996|title=Demo 1996, by RACETRAITOR))</ref>

In the early shows, Racetraitor took a more confrontational approach to spreading [[social justice]] ideas. The band became known for calling their own audience members "[[Cracker (pejorative)|crackers]]", which the band explained as not a racial category but a term for people who perpetuate racism and exploitation in their day-to-day lives.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://metallifestyle.weebly.com/american-metalcore-project/part-22-when-acting-as-a-particle-first-wave-metalcore-1995-20009178840|title = Part 2.2: When Acting as a Particle: First-Wave Metalcore (1995 - 2000)))</ref> During a performance in [[Columbus, Ohio]] during this period, the band members criticized members of [[Anti-Racist Action]] for focusing on [[white nationalist]] groups like the [[Ku Klux Klan]] rather than systemic issues such as [[institutional racism]], leading to a physical altercation between the groups.<ref name="Our Lawyer" />

==''Burn the Idol'' and ''Make Them Talk''==
A year into the band, [[Andy Hurley]] joined as a drummer and Hlavinka began performing as a guitarist. The band noted that when Hurley joined the band, they changed sounds to match his technical ability, shifting from a noisy powerviolence band to a style closer to 1990s death metal.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://idioteq.com/racetraitor-announce-new-lp-comment-on-classic-debut-v/|title=RACETRAITOR announce new LP; comment on classic debut "Burn the Idol of the White Messiah"|date=7 September 2018))</ref> Hlavinka soon quit, only to return to the band on and off over the years. In 1997, the band went into Sonic Iguana studios Lafayette Indiana to record their debut. In 1998, [[Uprising Records]] released ''Burn the Idol of the White Messiah''. Decker soon left the group; a number of musicians played bass in the band temporarily, including [[Fall Out Boy]]'s [[Pete Wentz]].<ref name="Our Lawyer">((cite book |last1=Welch |first1=Ben |title=Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name of This Book So We Wouldn't Get Sued))</ref>

After the release of ''Burn the Idol'', the band started touring more extensively, around which time Eric Bartholomae joined the band on guitar. While playing [[Hellfest]] in [[Syracuse, New York]] in 1998, the band struck up a friendship with Josh Grabelle of [[Trustkill Records]], who expressed interest in working with them. Racetraitor released a split EP called ''Make Them Talk'' on Trustkill with Indianapolis band [[Burn It Down (band)|Burn It Down]] in 1999. They set off on their first full U.S. tour, sharing a number of dates with [[Zao (American band)|Zao]], [[Brother's Keeper (band)|Brother's Keeper]], and [[Eighteen Visions]]. By the year's end, the band broke up.

==Post-breakup==
After Racetraitor, Hurley played drums in several other projects, including Killtheslavemaster and [[Project Rocket]], and also joined Mostofi in The Kill Pill, who released one record on Uprising before disbanding. Hurley was also a guest drummer on [[Vegan Reich]]'s ''Jihad'' EP. Most notably, Hurley joined [[Fall Out Boy]] with Wentz. In 2016, Hurley joined the band [[SECT]] with members of [[Earth Crisis]] and [[Burning Love]].

Binaei went on to form [[Arma Angelus]] with Wentz, which released one full-length album on [[Eulogy Recordings]] and an EP on the label [[Happy Couples Never Last]], and Jay Jancetic ([[Harm's Way (band)|Harm's Way]]), as well as other bands. Hlavinka left Racetraitor in 1997 and joined the Pittsburgh band [[Creation Is Crucifixion]], continued to appear occasionally with Racetraitor until they disbanded in 1999, and played in other bands.

Bass player Brent Decker works at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health]]. Mostofi played in a series of bands and became a lawyer. He now works as an [[international human rights]] advocate. Bassist and guitarist Eric Bartholomae now plays guitar in Vegan Reich.

==Reunion and ''2042''==
In 2016, Racetraitor announced via Facebook that a new remixed version of ''Burn the Idol'' would be re-released on vinyl. In October 2016, the band played its first show in 17 years with Detroit hardcore band [[Earthmover]]. In September 2016, the group released two new songs: "By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania" and "Damaged".<ref name="exclaim2016">((cite web|access-date=August 11, 2017|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/fall_out_boy_drummer_andy_hurleys_racetraitor_return_with_comeback_single|title=Fall Out Boy Drummer Andy Hurley's Racetraitor Return with Comeback Single|publication-date=September 27, 2016|first=Gregory |last=Adams|website=[[Exclaim!]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929153202/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/fall_out_boy_drummer_andy_hurleys_racetraitor_return_with_comeback_single|archive-date=September 29, 2016))</ref> Hurley attributed the band's reformation to the current political situation.<ref>((cite web|access-date=August 11, 2017|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/comments.aspx?id=27244|title=Racetraitor release new music, announce reunion show|publication-date=September 27, 2016 |website=[[Lambgoat]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002044259/http://lambgoat.com/news/comments.aspx?id=27244|archive-date=October 2, 2016))</ref> “We had discussed playing a show or doing something else over the years, but nostalgia was never all that motivating, so the idea died,” Hurley explained. “But with everything happening in the past couple of years, from the way things heated up in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], to the rise in xenophobia and bigotry reflected by the popularity of [[Donald Trump]], making new music with Racetraitor felt important again.”<ref>((Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@RyanJDowney/the-return-of-racetraitor-f8b136b29931|title = The Return of Racetraitor|date = 15 March 2019))</ref>

In July 2017, British label Carry the Weight Records released a reissue of ''Burn the Idol of the White Messiah''. The record was remixed by Dallas Thomas from [[Pelican (band)|Pelican]]. The same month, Organized Crime Records released the EP ''Invisible Battles Against Invisible Fortresses''. The band supported the record with shows across the US, including the [[This is Hardcore]] festival, and a small European tour with Sect, which included a stop at [[Fluff Fest]] in the [[Czech Republic]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://idioteq.com/fluff-fest-2017-details/|title = Fluff Fest 2017 details|date = 24 April 2017))</ref>

Racetraitor announced their signing to [[Good Fight Music]] in October 2018, releasing their second full-length ''2042'' with lead single "BLK XMAS."<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-hardcore-vets-racetraitor-skewer-racist-america-new-song-blk-xmas|title = Hear Hardcore Vets Racetraitor Skewer Racist America with New Song "BLK XMAS"|date = 5 September 2018))</ref> ''2042'' received strong critical acclaim, landing in Vice Magazine's list of 100 Best Albums of 2018.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/7xyex4/the-100-best-albums-of-2018|title=The 100 Best Albums of 2018))</ref> Vice call the record "a barn-burning blast of metallic hardcore fury that screams by with guns blazing and fists held high."<ref name="vice.com">((Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv9mnm/hardcore-legends-racetraitor-are-on-a-mission-to-defeat-white-supremacy|title = Hardcore Legends Racetraitor Are on a Mission to Defeat White Supremacy))</ref> The record's title "2042" referred to the year when the US census predicts that white Americans become less than 51 percent of the population. Mostofi explained that "their decision to nab this particular title as a nod to that particular brand of fragile white fear, and a thumbed nose at the inflammatory xenophobic, Islamophobic rhetoric fueling the right wing’s terror."<ref name="vice.com"/>

The second press of the ''Burn the Idol of the White Messiah'' reissue was also released on Good Fight in partnership with Bulgarian label Ugly and Proud Records in October 2018.

In February 2020, the band joined Swedish [[post-hardcore]] legends [[Refused]] on the east coast leg of their US tour.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/refused-youth-code-racetraitor-brooklyn-steel-pics/|title=Refused, Youth Code & Racetraitor @ Brooklyn Steel (Pics)))</ref> In April, they released a split EP with Neckbeard Deathcamp, Closet Witch, and Haggathorn.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://cvltnation.com/racetraitor-closet-witch-neckbeard-deathcamp-and-haggathorn/|title = As Mad as Hell: A Review of the new 4-Way Split by Racetraitor, Closet Witch, Neckbeard Deathcamp, and Haggathorn - CVLT Nation|date = 30 April 2020))</ref> After the murder of [[George Floyd]], Racetraitor organized the "Shut It Down" compilation which raised over 30,000 dollars for the [[Movement for Black Lives]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://shutitdowncomp.bandcamp.com/album/shut-it-down-benefit-for-the-movement-for-black-lives|title = Shut it Down: Benefit for the Movement for Black Lives, by Shut It Down Comp))</ref> The compilation featured 48 well received tracks, including from prominent metal and hardcore acts such as [[Sunn O)))]], [[Primitive Man (band)|Primitive Man]], [[Xibalba (band)]], Minority Threat, [[Thou]], [[War on Women (band)]], [[Misery Signals]], [[Burn]], Amygdala, Terminal Nation, [[Modern Life is War]], and more.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-new-shut-it-down-compilation-featuring-sunn-o-thou-rwake-xibalba-and-more|title = Hear New 'Shut It Down' Compilation Featuring Sunn O))), Thou, Rwake, Xibalba and More|date = 4 September 2020))</ref>

In an interview published in June 2021, singer Mani Mostofi announced that the band is working on their final album, postponed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>((cite web |title=Racetraitor: Politics Are Still Part of the Hardcore's Fabric |url=https://diyconspiracy.net/racetraitor-interview/ |website=DIY Conspiracy|date=30 June 2021))</ref>

==Message and image==
The band attracted controversy in the late 1990s as a result of their radical take on [[racial politics]].<ref name="kaminsky">((cite web |last1=Kamiński |first1=Karol |title=RACETRAITOR announce new LP; comment on classic debut LP |date=7 September 2018 |url=https://idioteq.com/racetraitor-announce-new-lp-comment-on-classic-debut-v/ |access-date=6 April 2020))</ref> As a result of the attention and before releasing any music, Racetraitor was featured on the covers of ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' and ''[[HeartattaCk]]'', two of the most influential punk and hardcore publications at the time.<ref name="kaminsky"/> Their political advocacy centered around anti-racism and anti-colonialism, discussing issues such as [[white privilege]], [[Class discrimination|class privilege]], the [[war on drugs]], biases in the US criminal justice system, [[economic globalization]], and US foreign policy. The name of the band is a [[reappropriation]] of the pejorative term "[[race traitor]]" used by white American [[racism|racists]] as a reference to using one's social and economic privilege to pursue social justice. The band's members were [[vegan]] and [[straight edge]]. After they developed a profile in the U.S. hardcore scene, Racetraitor's communication style became less confrontational. In 1999, [[Tacoma, Washington]] metalcore band [[Botch (band)|Botch]] released the song "C. Thomas Howell as the 'Soul Man'" on their 1999 album ''[[We Are the Romans]]'', a critique of Racetraitor's attitude to race politics.<ref name="Our Lawyer" />

==Members==
===Current members===
* Mani Mostofi – lead vocals
* Andrea Black – guitar
* Daniel Binaei – guitar
* Brent Decker – bass
* [[Andy Hurley|Andrew Hurley]] – drums

===Former members===
* Eric Bartholomae – guitar
* Karl Hlavinka – guitar, bass, drums (initially)
* [[Pete Wentz]] – bass
* Rich Miles – bass

==Discography==
* ''Burn the Idol of the White  Messiah'' ([[Uprising Records]], 1998)
* ''Make Them Talk'' split EP ([[Trustkill]] with vinyl released on [[Good Life Recordings]], 1999)
* ''By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania'' EP (Organized Crime Records, 2016)
* ''Continuing the Tradition'' Demo (recorded in 1996, released by Contraband Media in 2016)
* ''Burn the Idol of the White  Messiah: remix and remaster'' (Carry the Weight Records / Contraband Media, 2017)
* ''Invisible Battles Against Invisible Fortresses'' EP (Organized Crime Records, 2017)
* ''2042'' ([[Good Fight Music]], 2018)
* ''s/t'' split EP with Neckbeard Deathcamp, Closet Witch, and Haggathorn ([[To Live a Lie]] Records, Ugly and Proud Records, Circus of the Macabre Records, and  Moment of Collapse Records, 2020
* ''Creation and the Timeless Order of Things'' ([[Good Fight Music]], 2023)

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://racetraitor-hc.bandcamp.com Racetraitor] at [[Bandcamp]]

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