Maris the Great

In 2005, Maris expanded to the national scene by promoting Massachusetts-based hardcore band, Bury Your Dead, and serving as their personal master of ceremonies on the Ozzfest tour.

[5] In 2001, police escorted Maris from the Denver PrideFest gay pride parade when organizers of the event asked to have him removed.

[6] Westword's Laura Bond stated that, "The sexually explicit, pro-gay aspect of maristhegreat.com has proved a flash point.

"[5] Paul Koehler, drummer for the Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein, had Maris the Great removed from Warped Tour due to his belief that death is not a laughing matter.

After depicting the graphic death of KBPI's Matt Need online, police requested that Maris provide proof that the radio host was still alive.

[11] Emergency personnel have been summoned to photo shoots by members of the public who believed the blood was real, and police once blocked off an entire street after a faux severed penis was left on the sidewalk.