1. Kevin Mahoney is best remembered as the vocalist of Siege, a pioneering Massachusetts-based hardcore punk band whose speed and discord influenced the formation of the grindcore and powerviolence subgenres of punk rock and heavy metal.
12 Facts About Kevin Mahoney
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Kevin Mahoney was a member of Siege from 1983 to 1985, their main productive years.
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Kevin Mahoney led the group The Spoils with Siege drummer Rob Williams from 2006 to 2008.
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Kevin Mahoney had two sisters, Keren and Kathy, the latter his twin.
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In 1983, Kevin Mahoney joined guitarist Kurt Habelt, drummer Rob Williams, and bassist Hank McNamee, all from nearby Weymouth, to form Siege.
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Siege played an extreme style of hardcore punk, combining exceptionally fast tempos with Kevin Mahoney's screeching and howling vocals.
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Kevin Mahoney did not participate in the brief Siege reunion in 1991.
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Kevin Mahoney began working in information technology in the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston in 1992, and remained there for over a decade.
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Kevin Mahoney later worked in a similar capacity at the Boston Children's Hospital.
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Kevin Mahoney would spend the next couple of years as one of their principle playwrights eventually stepping on the stage as an actor in the titular role in Doug O'Keefe's Sparky.
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Kevin Mahoney died suddenly on October 14,2011, due to complications of diabetes mellitus.
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Kevin Mahoney was living in Stoughton, Massachusetts at the time.