Charles Bronson (band)
Charles Bronson | |
|---|---|
| Origin | DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1994–1997 |
| Labels | 625 Thrashcore Slap-a-Ham |
| Past members | Mark McCoy Jon Arends Ebro Vinumbrales James DeJesus Mike Suffin Aaron Aspinwall Jeff Jelen Max Ward |
Charles Bronson was an American powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, active from 1994 to 1997.
Musical style
Charles Bronson borrowed from the early powerviolence of Infest, who blended youth crew hardcore with the velocity and dissonance of thrashcore.[1] Songs were very brief, and sometimes punctuated by samples taken from various media (including Charles Bronson films). Lyrically, the group tended towards satirical commentary on the hardcore punk scene.[2] The group has been described as a "fast, screaming mess of tall, skinny guys with a lot to say (which you would only know if you read the liner notes)".[3] The group was sometimes criticized for its conceptual take on hardcore and art school tendencies, maintaining a long-standing feud with Felix Havoc of Code 13.[4] The band existed for only 3 years but members went on to form influential bands such as Los Crudos, MK-Ultra.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Demo Tape (1994) – self-released
- Charles Bronson (Diet Rootbeer) 7-inch (1995) – Six Weeks Records/Youth Attack Records
- Charles Bronson / Spazz Split 7-inch (1995) – 625, Evil Noise and Disgruntled Records
- Charles Bronson / Unanswered split 7-inch (1995) – Trackstar Records
- Charles Bronson / Ice Nine split 7-inch (1996) – Bovine Records
- Charles Bronson / Quill split 7-inch (1996) – Nat Records (Japan)
- Youth Attack! (1997) – Lengua Armada/Coalition Records
- Complete Discocrappy 2xCD (2000) – Youth Attack Records
Compilations
- All That and a Bag o Dicks (1995) – Disgruntled Records
- Double Dose of Dicks – Disgruntled Records
- Speed Freaks (1995) – Knot Music
- Vida Life (1996) – Lengua Armada
- No Royalties (1996) – Bad People Records
- Cry Now, Cry Later Vol. 4 (1996) – Pessimiser/Theologian
- Another Probe 7-inch with a Girl on the Cover (1996) – Probe
- El Guapo (1996) – Same Day Records
- Possessed to Skate (1996) – 625 and Pessimiser Records
- Deadly Encounters (1997) – Agitate 96 and Kill Music Records
- Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! A Music War (1997) – Slap A Ham Records
- Reality 3 (1997) – Deep Six Records
- Tomorrow will be Worse (1997) – Sound Pollution Records
- Mandatory Marathon (1997) – Amendment Records
- Hurt Your Feelings (2001) – Six Weeks Records
- Chicago's on Fire Again (2001) – Lengua Armada
- Skeletal Festival (2003) – self-released
References
- ^ "Middle America brought Illinois' Charles Bronson, a band that took a page both from Infest's youthcrew/grind combo and Spazz's unabashed sense of humor on their many EP, 7-inch, and comp. appearances". "Powerviolence: The Dysfunctional Family of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrgghhh!!". Terrorizer no. 172. July 2008. p. 36-37.
- ^ Pearson, David (2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-753488-5. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006
- ^ Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 [1] Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008
- ^ Sameet Sharma. "Forcing Nostalgia on Mark McCoy, 20 Years After Charles Bronson's First Show". Vice. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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