MDC (Millions of Dead Cops) is an American hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. The band was subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. Originally formed as The Stains before changing their name, the band also changed their name to a different initialism of MDC with every new record released. The band is known for its radical left-wing political views. MDC released material via ex-Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra's independent record label Alternative Tentacles. In the 1990s, vocalist Dave Dictor published editorials for the internationally distributed fanzine Maximumrocknroll. Selected discography: Millions of Dead Cops (1982) Smoke Signals (1986) This Blood's for You (1987) Metal Devil Cokes (1989) Hey Cop! If I Had A Face Like Yours... (1991) Shades of Brown (1993) Magnus Dominus Corpus (2004) Mein Trumpf (2017) Current lineup Dave Dictor - vocals (1979-present) Russ Kalita - guitar (2008–present) Barry Ward - guitar (2017-present) Mike Smith - bass (2007–present) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/MDC">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.