digital hardcore
Digital hardcore is a fusion genre that combines hardcore punk with electronic dance music genres such as breakbeat, techno, and drum and bass while also drawing on heavy metal and noise music. It typically features fast tempos and aggressive ...
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Seattle, Washington
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USA
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, initially formed by J.P. Anderson and Brian Shrader in early 1999. The music was an intense mix of
gabber
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breakbeat
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drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
, hardcore techno, hardcore and heavy metal guitars, amped up with aggressive political lyrics. The band released two CDs on mp3.com, and as it was spread quickly among underground sources, the band steadily built up their following. In 2001, they began work on their third album, ''Soundtrack for the Revolution''; The album was finally released at E115 Records, a
Canadian
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indie label later that year, and tracks from it were released on
Alec Empire
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*Alec Acton (1938†...
's "Don't Fuck With US" compilation. The band also joined Alec on his European tour,Dtrashtechnologies /ref> and the band added turntablist Jason Alberts. In 2003, the band announced they were disbanding due to personal disputes between Anderson and Shrader. A posthumous album was released on D-Trash Records, with artists remixing the ''Soundtrack for the Revolution'' album as ''Remixed for the Revolution''.
Anderson is currently working with his musical project
Rabbit Junk
Rabbit Junk is an American industrial metal band made up of former the Shizit frontman JP Anderson and his wife Jennifer "Sum Grrl" Bernert. The band formed in Seattle in 2004 and are currently active in southern California.The Named''.
Members
* J.P. Anderson – vocals, guitars, programming (1999–2003)
* Brian Shrader – guitars, backup vocals, samples (1999–2003)
* Jason Alberts - turntables (2003)
Discography
* ''Evil Inside'' (1999, MP3.com)
* ''Script Kiddie'' (2000, MP3.com)
* ''Soundtrack for the Revolution'' (2001, E115) (a.k.a. ''SoFTeR'')
* ''Remixed for the Revolution'' (2004, D-Trash)
* ''Live at Club Spirit'' (2008, D-Trash)
* ''The Shizit'' (2009, D-Trash) (later reissued as ''The Named'' in 2010)