Ben Stiller is an A-list Hollywood actor, starring in classic comedic movies like Zoolander, Meet The Parents, Dodgeball, and more. However, some fans might not be aware that Stiller was also a drummer in his high school punk band, which, obviously, was called Capital Punishment. In 1982, Capital Punishment recorded and released their first (and only) record, called Roadkill.
Now, it seems like Roadkill is getting a revival, with the Capital Punishment record featuring Ben Stiller on drums due out for a re-release on September 14th. However, Stiller is not the only high-profile member of the band. In fact, as noted by Consequence of Sound, Capital Punishment also features “a future Supreme Court Justice for Arizona (Peter Swann), a Professor of Slavic Studies (Peter Zuis), and a musician/documentarian whose family built the Brooklyn Bridge (Kriss Roebling).”
While the reissue of 1982’s Roadkill will be available to the public in the fall, this has been in the works for a while—the album’s re-release was originally announced in 2015. You can listen to a newly released track off the album, “Muzak Anonymous”, below. If you’re digging what you hear, you can pre-order the album here.
Capital Punishment – “Roadkill”