John "Porcell" Porcelly (born February 3, 1967), also known as Paramananda Das, is an American musician,[1] best known as the guitarist for the 1980s hardcore bands Young Republicans,[2] Violent Children, Youth of Today,[3] and Judge.
[4] He also sang in Project X (under the pseudonym Slam), and has had stints in other bands such as Bold and Gorilla Biscuits.
He also wrote and published the fanzine War on Illusion and ran the record label/fanzine Schism along with Alex Brown (Gorilla Biscuits/Side By Side/Project X).
[5] In 2006, Bold reunited with Porcelly on second guitar and began a European tour while also writing and recording a new album.
In 2008, Porcelly launched his straight-edge clothing company "True Till Death".