Charlotte Rae

Until their divorce in 1976, she was married to composer John Strauss, with whom she has one son. The band is renowned for the shortness of its songs: Their album Altered States Of America features 100 songs in just under 20 minutes, many songs clocking in just a few seconds or less. A respected stage actress who appeared in early seasons of Sesame Street and in a number of films, Rae first gained widespread fame in the 1961-1963 sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? as the memorable Silvia Schnauser. The lyrics usually revolve around politically very incorrect subjects, such as drugs and violence. The second of three daughters, she attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, the same school as Cloris Leachman, the actress who replaced her for the last years of The Facts of Life's run. The use of drum machines has enabled the band to play songs with tempos of thousands of BPM. Charlotte Rae, born Charlotte Rae Lubotsky in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1926, is an American actress and singer best known today for her portrayal of Edna Garrett, a character she originated on the 1978-1986 sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and continued in her own spinoff, The Facts of Life, which ran from 1979 through 1988. Agoraphobic Nosebleed's music is often described as cybergrind, i.e. grindcore utilizing drum machines and other electronic sounds.

The current line-up includes vocalist Jay Randall in addition to Hull. Its line-up has changed often during the years, leaving the only permanent member Scott Hull (guitars, bass, drum programming), who also plays guitar in Pig Destroyer. Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a metal/grindcore band formed in 1994 in Massachusetts, United States.