Lärm (

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for ''noise'') were a

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straight edge Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, thi ...

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band formed in 1981, first playing under the name of Total Chaoz. They referred to their music as "extreme noise", though having nothing to do with

noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...

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. Due to members being

, which was something uncommon in the

crust punk Crust punk (also known as crust or stenchcore) is a form of music influenced by English punk rock and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the early 1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on politic ...

scene, Lärm were different from many bands at the time. Members went on to form Seein Red and the communist straight edge band

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, who played in a more conventional

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style.

Discography

* 1984 - ''Campaign for Musical Destruction'' (split LP with Stanx; Eenheidsfront Records) * 1986 - ''End the Warzone'' compilation 7-inch (One Step Ahead Records) * 1986 - ''No One Can Be That Dumb'' 7-inch (own release) * 1986 - ''Straight on View LP'' (One Step Ahead Records) * 1987 - ''Nothing Is Hard in This World if You Dare to Scale the Heights'' 7-inch (Definite Choice) * 1995 - ''Destroy Sexism'' 7-inch (Wicked Witch, demo recordings) * 2004 - ''Lärm as Fuck / Humus'' split 7-inch (Wasted Youth Power Records, re-recordings by Seein Red with Roy All Tensed Up on vocals) * 2010 - ''Lärm'' (Way Back When Records, re-recordings with original singer Menno)

Reissues

* 1997 - "Extreme Noise" (Coalition Records)

References

External links

Marxbros bandcamp
Straight edge groups Dutch hardcore punk groups Musical groups established in 1981 {{punk-music-stub