Liberteer

Liberteer is the grindcore project of Santa Cruz, California–based musician Matthew Widener, best known for his work for Exhumed, The County Medical Examiners and Cretin.^[1] The project started out as a band under the name Citizen and went through a name change with Widener's shifting political views.^[2] It released its debut album, Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees in 2012 through Relapse Records.^[3]

Liberteer
Also known as	Citizen (2004-2011)
Origin	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Genres	Grindcore
Years active	2004 (2004)–present
Labels	Relapse
Members	Matthew Widener
Past members	Derrick Mike
Website	liberteer.bandcamp.com

Liberteer's lyrics mainly deal with anarchism.^[1] Compositionally, its sound also features unconventional elements such as brass and banjo sections,^[4] as well as influences from classical music, which Widener studies and composes.^[1]

Members

• Matthew Widener – vocals, all instruments
• Derrick – bass (2004–2011)
• Mike – drums (2004–2011)

Discography

Studio albums

• Manifesto for the New Patriot (2005, as Citizen)
• Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees (2012)