Richard "Chip" Walbert (born January 16, 1979) is an American musician, songwriter and disc jockey, originally from

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, but long-established in

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. He is best known for his time playing guitar in the

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...

and

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bands

Where Fear and Weapons Meet Where Fear and Weapons Meet was a hardcore punk band from South Florida. The group's first EP appeared in 1998; they followed it with a full-length in 1999, both on Revelation Records, and won nationwide exposure. They then released a split with ...

, Until the End,

On Bodies On Bodies was an American hardcore band active from 2009 to 2017. Principally based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the majority of its members resided, it also included members from Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, and Kentucky. The group was formed ...

, and

Morning Again Morning Again is an American metalcore band from Florida. They were known for their metallic sound as well as for their straight edge, vegan, anti-religious and anti-government ideals. The band was a "sister band" to Culture, often switching m ...

. He also played in Destro, All Hell Breaks Loose and Dance Floor Justice.

History

Walbert became active in the

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scene in 1995 and started his first band, Destro, in 1997 with high school friends Roy Ugarte, and future

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guitarist,

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. The band went on a brief hiatus in 1998 and he formed which only played a few shows. Destro started up again in late 1998 after drummer Ully and singer Manny left. New drummer Julio Marin of Promise No Tomorrow and later of

joined as did vocalist Kenn Marshall. The band recorded 2 records, an EP and a full length, played Hellfest 2000 and 2001 as well as

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2000 before breaking up in 2002. Walbert then formed All Hell Breaks Loose with members of Santa Sangre and Target Nevada. In 2002, Walbert also joined

and Until the End with Morning Again's John Wylie. In 2003, he started Dance Floor Justice with Alex Leon of Target Nevada, All Hell Breaks Loose and Hockey Temper. In November 2004, drummer Joe Lamadrid suddenly died which prompted All Hell Breaks Loose to disband. He later played guitar in No Excuses, a

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-based

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band. Walbert also performs as a disc jockey under the stage name DJ Chip Rock. Since 1997, he has held weekly nights at such venues as Hot Wheel Skating Center and Super Wheels Skating Center, both in Miami, Florida. Between 2017 and 2019, Walbert was the guitarist for the band Phantom Drive. He is also a collector of band t-shirts, especially of 1990s hardcore bands. All Hell Breaks Loose reunited in 2023 and are set to play a sole performance on September 8, 2023 at the South Florida Hardcore Unity festival.

Related bands

* Destro: 1997–1998, 1998–2002 * : 1998 * All Hell Breaks Loose: 2001–2004, 2006–2008, 2016, 2023 *

: 2002–2004, 2012 * Until the End: 2002–2005 * Dance Floor Justice: 2002–2003, 2004–2008 * Best Wishes: 2005–2006 * No Excuses: 2007–2008 *

: 2011–2014 *

: 2012, 2014 * Phantom Drive: 2017–2019

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