Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 2023

Members: Barry Dalive, Bill Collins, Matt Freeman (2), Felix Griffin, Mikey Donaldson, Franc Mares, Ron Posner, Gordon Fraser, Dave Dictor, Erica Liss, Chris Wilder, Joe Orgera, Eric Calhoun, Al Schultz, Roby Dale Williams, Russ Kalita, Mike Smith (39), Matt Martin (2), Dejan Podobnik, Joe Strom

MDC, or Millions of Dead Cops, began in 1979 in Austin, Texas as The Stains. They released the classic "John Wayne was a Nazi" 7" in 1980, half of the pressing was under the Stains name, half "MDC-Stains". That year MDC relocated to San Francisco, following the lead of fellow leftist Texans the Dicks. Witnessing a violent police riot at their show with Flag in Orange County inspired the new name (the change was necessitated by fellow opening band the Stains from LA).