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Punk bands GBH, Discharge and The Exploited
"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

Interviews
Discharge posing for a photograph in 1981
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

Albums
Discharge group portrait
"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

Bands & Artists
Corrosion of Conformity
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

Music Festivals
Discharge/Sepultura/Slipknot/Metallica/QOTSA
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

Bands & Artists
1980s LA Punks
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

Albums
Punk in 1982
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

Albums
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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

Albums
Misfits Crimson Ghost
The 11 best Misfits songs according to Discharge's JJ

By Jeff Janiak Published

Discharge vocalist JJ picks his essential Misfits playlist

Interviews
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Discharge: End Of Days

By MÖRAT Published

Punk legends save their best ’til the endtimes

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