The Brat Attack

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title: "The Brat Attack" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["anarcho-punk-groups", "canadian-punk-rock-groups", "musical-groups-established-in-2001", "musical-groups-disestablished-in-2009", "2001-establishments-in-manitoba", "2009-disestablishments-in-manitoba"] description: "Canadian political punk rock band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brat_Attack" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian political punk rock band ::

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Field	Value
name	The Brat Attack
image	Bratattack.jpg
caption	Dave Zegarac
background	group_or_band
origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
genre	Punk rock
years_active	2001–2009
label	3rd Generation Recordz
Steel Capped Records/Longshot Records
Underground Operations
Rebel Time Records
website	http://www.myspace.com/thebratattack
past_members	Dave Zegarac
Jessica Brown
Ricky Green
Anastasia Chipelski
Jeff Tetrault
Chuck McGee
Andy Blum
Seana Wolfe
Darwin Baker
Kent McLeod
Eric Weiss
Santiago Silva
Ben Rodecker
Darryl Reilly
Matt Mayor
Steve Boyd
Johnny Perrin
Adam Mott
Billy Bigford
Chanelle Birks
Megan Doyle
Colin Irvine
Chris Ferguson
Dustin Jackson
Dave Halcrow
Ryan Sanders
Sean Lewis
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| name = The Brat Attack | image = Bratattack.jpg | caption = Dave Zegarac | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | genre = Punk rock | occupation = | years_active = 2001–2009 | label = 3rd Generation Recordz Steel Capped Records/Longshot Records Underground Operations Rebel Time Records | website = http://www.myspace.com/thebratattack | current_members = | past_members = Dave Zegarac Jessica Brown Ricky Green Anastasia Chipelski Jeff Tetrault Chuck McGee Andy Blum Seana Wolfe Darwin Baker Kent McLeod Eric Weiss Santiago Silva Ben Rodecker Darryl Reilly Matt Mayor Steve Boyd Johnny Perrin Adam Mott Billy Bigford Chanelle Birks Megan Doyle Colin Irvine Chris Ferguson Dustin Jackson Dave Halcrow Ryan Sanders Sean Lewis

The Brat Attack was a Canadian political punk rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2007, their biography (edited) was: "We are a political punk band that believes that we can contribute to creating social change and fighting injustice in singing about various issues that concern us, making the message the focal point, and expose people to our concerns and shit that makes us pissed off and frustrated...We are young and stupid, but believe that we should take this opportunity of singing in front of people to focus on important shit rather than the ho-hum drivel about relationships." The band has fallen into controversies in recent years due to charges on front man, Davey Brat, for distribution of child pornography, as well as a hit and run of protestors.

History

The Brat Attack was founded in 2001 with the line-up of Dave Zegarac (vocals, guitar), Jessica Brown (vocals), Ricky Green (bass), Jeff Tetrault (drums) and Chuck McGee (guitar). Brown and Green left the band and were replaced, on vocals and bass, by Anastasia Chipelski. In 2002, this line-up released their debut album, One Revolution Per Minute. By this time, Zegarac was well known among Winnipeg musicians. This was his fourth band, and his songs were now being covered by other bands. Those older songs constituted half of the content on this album; the new music was recorded in 24 hours. The album was released on Zegarac's label, 3rd Generation Records. Reviews were positive.

The success of One Revolution Per Minute led to a recording contract with Steel Capped Records which, in late 2003, released the band's second album, Destruction Sound System. By now, there had been many personnel changes. Zegarac and Tetrault remained; the rest of the original members had left. For Destruction Sound System, the line-up was vocalists Andy Blum and Seana Wolfe, bassist Darwin Baker, drummer Kent McLeod, guitarists Eric Weiss, Santiago Silva and Ben Rodecker and, on saxophone, Darryl Reilly. Destruction Sound System was also successful. Reviews were mixed, but one critic called it "one of the best punk albums to come out of Winnipeg, or anywhere for that matter, in years."

Steel Capped and Brat Attack parted company and Zegarac re-released Destruction Sound System under 3rd Generation Recordz. Underground Operations signed the band in 2005 and released their album, From This Beauty Comes Chaos and Mayhem. The album was produced by Mark Spicoluk and Steve Rizun. For this album, all of the former band members had left and Zegarac put together a new band: Matt Mayor (bass), Steve Boyd (percussion), Johnny Perrin (drums), Adam Mott and Billy Bigford on guitar, and a 17 year-old singer named Chanelle Birks, whose voice caught the attention of critics. Between the album's recording and its release, Mayor had left the band and been replaced by Colin Irvine.

In 2005, the band played the Warped Tour, Edgefest, Canadian Music Week and several shows in Toronto, opening for The Flatliners and Protest the Hero. The band fell apart, and regrouped with the line-up of bassist Dave Halcrow, guitarist Dustin Jackson, drummer Chris Ferguson and Zegarac.

In April 2008, Rebel Time Records signed The Brat Attack and released their album Those Who Sow Sorrow Shall Reap Rage that November. For this album, Tetrault had returned on drums. Birks returned to handle vocals, with Ryan Sanders and Sean Lewis contributing plain speech. The band broke up soon after the release of this album.

In 2010, Brat Attack released, as a digital download, B All You Can B, a collection of the band's B-sides, demos and live recordings.

Of all of the artists who passed through The Brat Attack, few continued with music. Andy Blum joined a boy band called 'The Afterbeat', Darryl Reilly and Darwin Baker became established with the 'Sub City Dwellers', Santiago Silva co-founded 'Project: Constellation', and Adam Mott went into music management.

In February 2022, Zegarac was charged after he drove his car through a group of protesters at a freedom convoy in downtown Winnipeg. In late 2022, Zegarac was arrested for distributing intimate images without consent, and with child luring and child pornography-related offences.

In September 2024, Zegarac was confirmed dead as a result a fatal vehicular accident. The news was first shared by Zegarac's wife. Zegarac's death was later confirmed by a Winnipeg Punks facebook group post which references confirmation from "...multiple sources including numerous calls to Office of the Chief Medical Examiner..."

Discography

• 2002: One Revolution Per Minute - (3rd Generation Recordz)
• 2003: Destruction Sound System - (Steel Capped Records)
• 2004: Destruction Sound System (2) - (3rd Generation Recordz)
• 2005: From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem - (Underground Operations)
• 2008: Those Who Sow Sorrow Shall Reap Rage - (Rebel Time Records)
• 2010: B All You Can B - (3rd Generation Recordz)

References

References

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3. (2022-02-06). "Winnipeg police ID driver accused in hit and run involving protesters against pandemic restrictions".
4. https://latenightmediaproductions.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/the-brat-attack/, Interview with Dave Zegarac, May 2012, Late Night Media Productions
5. (3 September 2002). "The Brat Attack – One Revolution Per Minute". Discogs.
6. "Brat Attack One Revolution Per Minute, Jan 2006". Exclaim!.
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8. (April 2004). "The Brat Attack, Destruction Sound System, Apr 2004". The Georgia Straight.
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11. "BRAT ATTACK, THE: Destruction Sound System, Feb 2008". Razorcake.
12. (7 July 2005). "Winnipeg's Brat Attack brings politics on tour, July 2005". Georgia Straight.
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14. (7 July 2005). "Winnipeg's Brat Attack brings politics on tour".
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16. (February 2022). "Brat Attack Interview with Rebel Time Records".
17. "The Brat Attack – Those Who Sow Sorrow Shall Reap Rage". Discogs.
18. "Brat Attack Those Who Sow Sorrow Shall Reap Rage, May 2009". Exclaim!.
19. "Anarchy and the Rock, Apr 2008". The Scope.
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