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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

Interviews
1983 overlooked albums
10 brilliant but overlooked albums turning 40 this year

By Rich Hobson Published

1983 was the year heavy metal truly took off in America, but some of rock and metal's biggest bands released albums that fell by the wayside

Albums
Wattie Buchan onstage
The Exploited's Wattie Buchan suffers second onstage heart attack

By Fraser Lewry Published

Wattie collapsed during a set in Columbia at the weekend - and The Exploited have cancelled the remainder of their tour

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
The Exploited
The Exploited’s Wattie in hospital with “serious heart condition”

By Scott Munro Published

The Exploited report that vocalist Wattie Buchan almost died in Belgium due to “a very serious heart condition”

Bands & Artists
The Exploited
Russian Exploited fan killed trying to quieten neo-Nazis

By Scott Munro Published

Russian fan stabbed and killed following The Exploited’s show in St Petersburg - reports say he was trying to stop neo-Nazis from using Sieg Heil gesture

Bands & Artists
The Young Ones
The Young Ones' Vyvyan Basterd: The 6 Best Bands According To His T-Shirts

By Chris Chantler Published

Check out the sartorial choices of The Young Ones' most dangerous housemate

Bands & Artists
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The 10 Best Live Punk Albums

By Alex Burrows Published

Relive 10 classic gigs without getting covered in gob and cider

Albums
Rebellion festival celebrated its 20th anniversary this year
What happened when thousands of punks descended upon a British seaside town?

By Natasha Scharf Published

10 reasons why Blackpool's Rebellion Festival was the dog's bollocks

Music Festivals
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