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"Getting off the bus, you could be attacked by a gang of skinheads, bikers or straights. It was hairy." Riots, teargas and slamdancing – The 80s scene that helped inspire Metallica, Slayer, Napalm Death and beyond
By Rich Hobson published
Thrash, black metal, grindcore - none of it would exist without UK82

The feral story of Discharge’s Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing, the punk album that changed metal
By Stephen Hill published
How D-beat pioneers Discharge took punk and metal to extreme new realms

"Imagine if Guns N' Roses were the worst band you've ever heard": How hardcore punk titans Discharge went glam metal and sabotaged their own career
By Sleazegrinder published
Allegedly inspired by Led Zeppelin, punk icons Discharge released Grave New World in 1986... and never really recovered

The world’s loudest bands took over the home of BritPop last weekend and it was beautiful
By Paul Brannigan published
80 bands, 5001 riffs and a bellydancer: DesertFest 2023 was a blast

10 bands that wouldn't exist without Discharge
By Mörat published
From Metallica to Slipknot, Machine Head to Napalm Death, heavy music wouldn't be the same without Discharge

The 12 heaviest punk albums of all time
By Rich Hobson last updated
The 12 punk records that changed the shape of heavy to come – from Bad Brains and Discharge to Sacrilege and Extreme Noise Terror

12 albums that prove 1982 was punk's greatest year
By Rich Hobson published
Punk might have been more popular in '77, but the class of 1982 changed the landscape of music forever

Disciples of Discharge: 10 obscure but brilliant dis-core albums
By Ian Glasper published
10 discs of Molotov-throwing mayhem by the dis-core bands whose monikers paid tribute to punk legends Discharge
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