Decapitated

In 1983 Bones left Discharge and formed Broken Bones. To round out the ranks of this new group, Bones enlisted his brother Tezz (also formerly of Discharge,) and their mates Nobby and Bazz. Broken Bones debut EP, Decapitated, was unleashed in 1984. While nothing Broken Bones ever did comes remotely close to Discharge in their prime, I still find every Broken Bones release thoroughly enjoyable, and Broken Bones later flirtations with metal were far more palatable than Discharge's. Just sayin'.

Off with yer 'ead

Reality

In August 1945 the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.

In April 1980 John Peel played this record on his radio show.

War!

Grave Mistake?

Like Bad Religion's Into The Unknown, Discharge's 1986 album Grave New World showcased an abrupt shift in style and was met with widespread derision and scorn. I'm sure everyone has heard about the disastrous tour where people booed them off stage and, in some cases, pelted them with trash, but has everyone heard this album, formulated an opinion on the record's own merits? Perhaps you have, I don't really know. Listen and reflect in the comments, or don't.

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The Nightmare Continues

I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that Discharge was the greatest punk band of all time, and possibly the greatest band of all time in general. Thousands of bands have added the "dis" prefix to their names in hopes of capturing one iota of the power and glory of the masters themselves. The influence of these spiky lads from Stoke-on-Trent still reverberates throughout the global punk scene. Sure there were some serious trangressions later on (Massacre Divine, anyone?), but between 1981-84 there was nothing darker, more crushing or utterly resolute as Discharge. So absolutely fixed on their mission, Discharge's lyrics couldn't bother with rhyme schemes, metaphor, or anything else that might dilute the punch of their message. As a result, Discharge lyrics read like haikus of nuclear oblivion. It's been 24 years since I first heard Discharge and I still get chills when I hear Cal intone the words "Lied to, threatened, cheated and deceived" at the onset of "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing." Live, Discharge was hit or miss. I've seen some pretty shaky performances on video, but here is a great live show. Not sure when and where it was recorded, but it is the same recording that Clay Records released in 1996 as "Live: The Nightmare Continues."
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