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Their first gig was at the Tunbridge Wells annual carnival, at which they got arrested. This led to their first press coverage with the local newspaper describing their gig as a ‘cacophony of noise’. In 1981, Gooky (who left the same year), Hopper and Clive “Winston” Blake came in on lead guitar, drums and bass respectively, although Hopper was quickly replaced with PJ (’Persian John’) (real name Djahanshah Aghssa). They managed to get a slot in The Exploited’s Apocalypse tour, along with Chron Gen and Anti Pasti. This led to them signing to John Curd’s record label WXYZ, with Curd and Chris Gabrin co-managing the band.

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In 1996, the band released their first album, Die For the Government, on New Red Archives. Andy Flag left the band in the Summer of 1996 because of personal disputes between himself and Justin. For a brief time after Andy’s departure in 1996, Sean Whelan of Pittsburgh band the Bad Genes filled in on bass. It was during this time that Sean was also playing in another band (57 Defective) with guitarist Chris Head, who he introduced to the band.

In early 1997, Pittsburgh guitarist Chris Head began filling in on bass. In late 1997, Jamie Cock took over as the new bassist, moving Chris Head over to second guitar, which he preferred. The current line-up finalized in 1999 when Chris Barker, also known as Chris #2, replaced Jamie Cock on bass.

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Anti Social Degenerates was founded in 1987 by Vern Obnoxious as a anarcho hardcore punk band that has relaunched in 2006. We were the youngest, fastest, most political band in the Detroit – Toledo area. We didn’t look for management or record deals. We played for beer and were happy to do so anywhere and everywhere we could for a good 4 years. ANTI SOCIAL DEGENERATES is true hardcore punk. Everything a hardcore punk band should becomprised of. Impressionable Verses. Choruses with a message and solutions. Shredding distorted guitar riffs. A sonic boom bass player that rides the blasting beats created by a powerful dynamic drummer. One minute it makes you want to pogo and the next sends you into a frenzy of a circle. 2 decades of chaos ! Screaming “Fuck the System” angst from the same political platform we started developing since the Reagan Administration. Pure Integrity! Expressing idealism, new concepts, exploitating the warmongers & right wing capitalist and………………………..well you get the drift. I’m Fucking pissed. It’s a working class war. With 3 working class Oi skinheads as our rythmn section and one spikey haired, boots and bristles anarchist with a hardcore crust influence on the vox really distinguishes our band. WE ARE HERE TO FIGHT !

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In the mid ninety’s, a solid punk rock band with subtle lyrics named Alien’s cab, knew how to conquer a great number of fans of their generation. The group possesses a good reputation on scene. They played all around the province of Quebec, headlines and later on the first part of Grim skunk’s, Groovy Aardvark, Ignite, Ten foot pole and many many more. The year 2006, is the year of their big comeback for the group that heap’s up practices shows and studio sessions. March 2007, all their dreams will become reality with a tour and a new album after ten years call (We are not alone.) Alien’s cab ten years older but they’re just as mad as they were on a scene, ten years ago. The best punk rock with all the energy and the popularity from the punk rock bands from Drummondville

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The United Blood EP is really, really RAW. I mean, it sounds like they could barely play their instruments and each person is struggling to keep in time with the rest of the band. But then again, it’s punk rock; when Agnostic Front finally got tight, they wrote crossover/mosh metal songs. At least this has energy. Also, the music is really cool and interesting – just short bursts of anger and fury, and before you can try and discern a song structure it’s over and the next one starts. And there’s good lyrics too! (Or at least inoffensive lyrics.) “Discriminate Me” seems to be about not being able to get a job and therefore survive because of one’s appearance. Funny that they would later write “Public Assistance” about cutting people’s welfare (and singling out minorities). Did Roger Miret forget about being in that situation? -CHRIS (http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/)

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Suicidal Tendencies (also known as S.T. or Suicidal) is an American crossover thrash and heavy metal band. They were formed in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir. The band is credited as one of the “the fathers of crossover thrash”. To date, Suicidal Tendencies have released ten studio albums (one of which is composed of never-before material and the other is a re-recording of their first album), two compilation albums, four split albums, one VHS, and one EP.

Suicidal Tendencies rose to fame with their 1983 self-titled debut album, which spawned the single “Institutionalized”. That single was one of the first hardcore punk videos to receive substantial airplay on MTV. Suicidal Tendencies did not release a follow-up record until 1987, with Join the Army. The album attracted the attention of Epic Records, who signed the band in 1988 and issued their third album, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today, later that year. This was followed by their next two albums, Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit…Déjà Vu and Lights…Camera…Revolution!, which were also successful and both certified Gold by the RIAA. After releasing two more studio albums (The Art of Rebellion and Suicidal for Life), Suicidal Tendencies called it quits in 1995. However, they reunited in 1997 and have continued to perform and record since then.

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ZEKE established a nasty disposition while cutting teeth on their own brash hardcore punk. ZEKE formed in 1993 with an original lineup of Blind Marky Felchtone, Donny Paycheck, Mark Pierce, and Dizzy Lee Roth. The band’s first release was 1993’s ‘West Seattle Acid Party’ single on Wrecking Ball Records, followed by the ‘Holley 750’ single on IFA Records. ZEKE then set out to bring their energetic recordings to the stage and established a more than formidable reputation as “the live band to beat” via concentrated regional touring.

The self titled single ‘Zeke’ was then released on Scooch Pooch Records and was followed by the 1995 release ‘Super Sound Racing.’ ZEKE then hit the road again, unveiling a devastatingly high-octane live assault. The band was heralded as “Rock and Roll outlaws,” playing every conceivable venue that would have them. The release of the next full-length, ‘Flat Tracker’ a year later ensured ZEKE had enough audio ammo to stay on the road for months on end. And tour they would…

In 1997 Man’s Ruin Records issued the live album ‘PIG’ to a rousing response. ZEKE then signed to Epitaph Records in 1998, releasing, ‘Kicked In The Teeth.’ ‘Kicked In The Teeth’ was mixed and engineered by Jack Endino and the album’s increased distribution and availability found the band legions of white-knuckled new followers.

ZEKE recorded the follow up to ‘Kicked in the Teeth’ — ‘Dirty Sanchez’ — with Kurt Bloch of THE FASTBACKS. ‘Dirty Sanchez’ was released in early 2000. ZEKE’s second Epitaph release, ‘Dirty Sanchez’ rocked like a motherfucker.

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Young Wasteners are a hardcore punk band from Denmark. They released one LP on Kick N Punch Records titled We Got Ways, and one self titled posthumous EP on Hjernespind.

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Beastie Boys began as a hardcore punk group in 1979, and appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash with Riot Fight and Beastie. They switched to hip-hop with the release of their 12″ single “Cooky Puss”, which was followed by a string of successful 12″ singles and their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986), which enjoyed international critical acclaim and commercial success. The group is well-known for its eclecticism, jocular and flippant attitude toward interviews and interviewers, obscure cultural references and kitschy lyrics, and for performing in outlandish matching suits.

CBGB, a then-little-known rock club, was founded in December 1973, on the site of Kristal’s earlier bar, Hilly’s on the Bowery, which he ran from 1969 to 1972. Originally, Kristal had focused on his more profitable West Village nightspot, Hilly’s, but complaints from the bar’s neighbors forced Hilly’s to close, leading its owner to concentrate on the Bowery club. The full name is CBGB & OMFUG which stands for “Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers”*. Gormandizer usually means a ravenous eater of food, but according to Kristal here it means “a voracious eater of … music”. The club was also affectionately called simply “CB’s”. As its name implied, Kristal intended the bar to feature country, bluegrass, and blues music (along with poetry readings), but it became famous as the birthplace of the American punk movement. Perhaps most notably, the punk rock pioneers The Ramones had their first shows there.

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Aus-Rotten was an American hardcore punk band, from 1992 to 2001. Formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the band was and continues to be widely popular in the underground DIY crust punk and hardcore punk subcultures, and its members practiced and espoused a philosophy of anarchism and grassroots politics.

The band included lead vocalist Dave Trenga, vocalist/guitarist Eric Good, bassist Corey Lyons, and drummer Matt Garabedian. Spitboy singer Adrienne Droogas would often join the band in their later material, particularly on songs discussing gender issues and sexism.

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