Discharge

Though still best known as seminal hardcore pioneers (of the D-beat style of punk), Discharge has been playing heavy metal for the majority of their career. While the band's earliest releases were hardcore punk, the release of Grave New World in 1986 saw the band shift to a heavy/glam metal sound which shocked many hardcore fans at the time, eventually leading the band to a small hiatus until 1991, in which singer Cal recruited a new lineup which recorded two albums in a crossover thrash/groove metal style. The original line-up reunited in 2000 and recorded an eponymous album that revives some of the intensity of their early days without sacrificing the metal leanings. Some classify Discharge as the foundation of grindcore influence, whereas many future grind/death metal bands consider Discharge their major influence. Such bands as Napalm Death and S.O.B. were heavily influenced by Discharge and really came together because of their impact. Also, bands like Hellhammer / Celtic Frost , Bathory , and Sepultura have mentioned the hardcore punk-era Discharge as one of their main influences. Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Tony "Bones" Roberts are brothers. Compilation appearances: - "Never Again" on Burning Ambitions ( VAP , 1986) - "Hear Nothing, See Nothing" on Hardcore Punk Rock ( K-Tel , 1988) - "State Violence, State Control" on The Tortellini Accident ! Taste The Originals ( EastWest , 1994) - "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing" and "Never Again" on Punk: 54 Live And Loud Classics ( Music Club ,1994) - "Never Again" on Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (Disky, 1995) - "Never Again" on Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (Disky, 1996) - "Decontrol" on Burning Ambitions - A History Of Punk Vol. 3 ( Anagram Records , 1997) - "Decontrol" on 100% Hardcore Punk ( Captain Oi! Records , 1998) - "Untitled" on A Way Of Life VHS (Para Punx Video, 1998) - "The Possibility of Life's Destruction" on Search & Destroy: The History Of Punk - Volume 1 ( Kerrang! Magazine , 2000) - "Decontrol" on Cash From Chaos ( EMI , 2001) - "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing" on Hometaping Vol. 2 ( Kerrang! Magazine , 2002) - "Fight Back" on Queencrust Versus Kiss the Goat (2003) - "State Violence State Control" and "video" on Tintorrock - Un golpe más (Tintorrock Producciones, 2004) - "Never Again", "Hell On Earth", "Realities of War", "Decontrol", "Cries of Help, Cries of Pain" and "See Nothing, Hear Nothing, Say Nothing" on British Invasion 2K4 DVD ( SOS Records , 2005) - "Free Speech for the Dumb" & "The More I See" on Full Metal Garage - Songs That Drove Metallica ( Castle Music , 2006) - "Free Speech for the Dumb" & "The More I See" on Full Metal Garage - Songs That Drove Metallica ( Sanctuary , 2006) - "Never Again" on Rock Collection Vol. 14 (Greatest Punk Rock Of The 70's And 80's) (Disky Special Products, 2006) - "Society's Victims" on Grind Your Mind - A History Of Grindcore ( Mayan Records , 2007) - "Legacy You Left Behind" and "Propaganda Feeds" on Still Our Future You're Messing Up ( Vile Records , 2009) - "Protest and Survive" on Hellfest 2012 ( Sony Music , 2012) - "State Violence State Control" on Unearthly Trance – Sonic Cathedrals Vol. XXVIII ( CVLT Nation , 2012) - "New World Order" on Rock Tribune 151 (Rock Tribune Magazine, 2015) - "New World Order" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 10) ( Nuclear Blast Records , 2016) - "Hatebomb" on Maximum Metal Vol. 217 ( Metal Hammer , 2016) - "Hatebomb" on Seek + Destroy ( Metal Hammer , 2016) - "Hatebomb" on Zero Tolerance Audio 72 (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2016) - "Hatebomb" on Lauschangriff Volume 045 ( Rock Hard , 2016) - "New World Order" on Nuclear Blast 2016 Summer Sampler ( Nuclear Blast Records , 2016) - "Infected" on Sludge Metal Massacre Vol. 6 (Holy Grail From Hell, 2016) - "Infected" on 30 Years Of Nuclear Blast (2017) - "Decontrol" on Burning Britain - A Story Of Independent UK Punk 1980-1983 ( Cherry Red Records , 2018) - "Never Again" on Punk & New Wave (The Ultimate Collection) (Union Square Production, 2018) - "Fight Back" and "Anytown" on 1980 (Brand New Rage) ( Captain Oi! Records , 2022) - "Never Again" on 1981 (All Out Attack!) ( Captain Oi! Records , 2023) - "Dooms Day" on Leather, Bristles, Studs And... Broken Noses (Crucial Scum Music) - "Fight Back" on Memories Of Tomorrow - "War's No Fairytale" on Ewig Alt...II Cassette