Man at Arms is a noisy rock band from the Midwest. Its members are Eric and Ted who, respectively, play guitar and drums. Both of them sing. The guitars are biting, the drumming is precise and brutal, the commentary, frustrated and scathing. Starting in Grand Rapids, Mich., in the spring of 2002 as a three-piece, the band has been playing shows around its native state and the Midwest. In January of 2005, Man at Arms parted ways with founding member and bassist, Jason, and continued to play shows and write and record songs as a two-piece. The resulting product is the band's most recent release, the Being and Commerce E.P., a collection of sharp, concise songs about things its members have read in books, listened to on the radio, and overheard in conversations. Its distorted, yet dynamic music is quirky without being weird and catchy without conventional pop hooks, drawing comparisons to the Minutemen, Shellac, Fugazi and McLusky.

There is also a swedish hardcore/punk band called Man At Arms who released the record "The Last Year Run" and also a split seven inch with Targetpoint.
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